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"This guy knows all the gossip, the ins and outs, the lashon hara of the Orthodox world. He’s an [expert] in... all the inner workings of the Orthodox world." (Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff)"This generation's Hillel." (Nathan Cofnas)
Tag Archives: hashem
Toras HaShem Is Now Young Israel Of Valley Village
Jeff emails: Did you hear that Rabbi Zvi Block is negotiating selling his shul Toras HaShem for 1.2mil $ to Yeshivas Ner Aryeh? Joe emails: “It would be an incredible power play by the right wing in the valley. Toras … Continue reading
Posted in Synagogue
Tagged aryeh, black hats, hashem, orthodox shuls, toras, yeshivas
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LimmudLA 2010
I hope Heaven will be one long LimmudLA. Here’s my story this year: Jan. 29. I got sick. Jan. 31. The healing begins. Feb. 7. I return to yoga for the first time in 11 days. “Perfect,” I think. “I … Continue reading
Posted in Limmud, Personal, R. Michael Melchior
Tagged adrenalin, Alexander Technique, alexander technique teacher, attitude, brown paper bags, costa mesa hilton, couch, credit card payments, financial responsibility, friday morning, hashem, heaven, jan 29, pornographer, sessions, teacher training
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RebMoshe.com!
In heretofore secret documents now finally unveiled by the Leader, Reb Moshe lays out his plans for his very own website (grammatical and spelling mistakes are in the original): Through the gift of ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit), HaShem showed me … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Rabbis, Satire
Tagged hashem, nationaldebt, reb moshe, ruach hakodesh, secret documents, spelling mistakes, spiritual artist, spiritual friend
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There’s A Giant Book Expo In Town
And nobody has invited me to a party. I have no pull. Whatever happened to the power of Luke Ford? I guess I gave it all up for HaShem. I went in 1999. It seemed boring. I walked around. Big … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
Tagged angel city press, book expo, bookexpo america, california artists, david kipen, edgar award, giant book, hashem, intimate history, joe queenan, kevin roderick, keynote speaker, local publishers, luke ford, michael connelly, new york stinks, publishers weekly, raw egg, red carpet, thomas l friedman
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A Portrait Of A Rabbi Predator
Think Rabbi Yaakov Menken aka Kenny the Shark. That type. We’ve got one or two rabbis like this in Pico/Robertson. They’re in positions of power. I wouldn’t want to rock the boat. I’m not the type who likes to name … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged best friend, Conversion, conversions, counseling, Divorce, family and friends, goyim, hashem, jewish growth, job, kenny the shark, Marriage, Orthodoxy, outreach, predator, rabbi yaakov menken, Rabbis, sake, vulnerable women
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