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My Health Insurance Rates Just Jumped 16%

Thanks to Obamacare! More mandated coverage means I have to pay higher rates. I hope the Republicans are able to raise enough votes to repeal Obamacare. Duke Helfand now covers the health beat for the Los Angeles Times. He is … Continue reading

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Police Now Say That North Hollywood Synagogue Shooting Yesterday Was Not A Hate Crime

That must come as a relief to the men who were shot in the legs and a disappointment to the rabbis and community leaders who’d love more face time in front of the TV cameras if only they could show … Continue reading

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Clueless Jews Campaign To End Hunger In Los Angeles

I’d love to see some evidence that anyone is dying in Los Angeles of malnutrition. I walk around Pico-Robertson and see all my favorite Orthodox shuls promoting GiveLifeMeaning.org, a campaign to solve a problem that does not exist. I’ve seen … Continue reading

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Torah ownership dispute goes to Superior Court in Los Angeles

I covered this story two weeks ago. Duke Helfand writes in today’s Los Angeles Times: A rancorous legal fight over the rightful ownership of four Torahs has spilled from religious to civil courts in Los Angeles, with the widow of … Continue reading

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Synagogue/Mosque Twin Services

The Los Angeles Times article is written by an Orthodox Jew (Duke Helfand) and someone I presume is a Muslim (Raja Abdulrahim): Rabbinical student Jessica Koss paused in front of the mosque and carefully wrapped a turquoise and green scarf … Continue reading

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