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Tag Archives: duke helfand
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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Tagged blue shield of california, duke helfand, gender law, health insurance rates, health insurer, orthodox jew
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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
Posted in Adat Yeshurun, Jews
Tagged Adat Yeshurun, Anti-Semitism, community activists, duke helfand, face time, good shabbos, hate crimes, north hollywood, orthodox jew, said rami, sephardic synagogue, tv cameras
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Ending 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
Posted in Jews, Los Angeles
Tagged duke helfand, learning hebrew, marriage equality, neighborhood food, orthodox shuls, torah jew, trash cans, yummy desserts
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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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Tagged assistant rabbi, duke helfand, orthodox rabbi, public brawl, rabbi michael, superior court judge
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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
Posted in Islam, Jews
Tagged beige carpet, duke helfand, jewish student groups, masjid omar, omar ibn al khattab, shabbat dinner
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