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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: Hillel
Emma And I Are Getting Married At Our Lady Of Perpetual Sorrow
I promised her a beach wedding and there were no shuls handy! From my live cam chat: DavidLazar: getting ready to graduate DavidLazar: what’s new with you? YourMoralLeader: mazal tov YourMoralLeader: what will you do next? DavidLazar: thanks YourMoralLeader: just … Continue reading
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Tagged beach wedding, devorah, emma ford, eww, feller, fords, frick, heavy burden, hebrew name, Hillel, live cam chat, love life, malibu, mazal tov, moral leadership, older men, seidler, wife emma, woot, yuck
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Got Kosher Files For Bankruptcy
Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy sent out an email to parents today saying that Got Kosher (which serves Hillel’s lunch program) is filing chapter seven bankruptcy. Hillel’s rival business partners asked Hillel to choose between them and Hillel blew them both … Continue reading
Posted in Got Kosher, Harkham Hillel
Tagged aviva, bankruptcy court central district of california, bankruptcy petition, Beverly Hills, bitter dispute, breach of contract, business decisions, california los angeles, caterer, central district of california, chapter eleven, chapter seven, complainer, debtor, deceiver, ebner, email, engell, eviction notice, figueroa st, harkham, hebrew academy, Hillel, Israel, Jewish Journal, kiddush, kitchen space, kosher certification, legal complaints, livonia ave, lunch program, morey, parents, san vicente blvd, shabbat, shenandoah, shul, suissa, tom avery, united states trustee, vigorous defense, wilshire blvd ste, Young Israel
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Purimpalooza V – Party at the Palace!
Jconnect LA invites you to travel with us to the Persian Empire in the year 370 BCE, to the palace of King Achashverosh, where we will relive the Purim story and become a part of history. This will be a … Continue reading
Posted in JConnect LA
Tagged 12 tribes, achashverosh, costume contest, dietary laws, dj eric, eric rosen, Hillel, jconnect, jewlicious, legendary experience, light refreshments, megillah, meir panim, party at the palace, persian empire, pico blvd, Purim, purim story, purimpalooza, zoa
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A Hillel For Our Times
????? ????? Doron Maharta Z"L The oldest (age 26) among the 8 Yesivah student who were massacred last week at M’rkaz HaRav: He wanted to be a Rabbi and studied at M’rcaz HaRav any free moment he had from the army. … Continue reading
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Tagged ashdod, chassidim, code of jewish law, dish washer, ethiopians, frocks, gemara, gerrer, Hillel, kippot, martyr, mercaz harav, mess hall, Rabbis, rosh yeshiva, shabbat, shul, talmud, yeshiva students, yeshivas
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Man’s Search For Meaning
Dana Jennings writes for the NYT: As my 40s lengthened, I inexplicably became ravenous for wisdom and meaning. I devoured theological tomes — the works of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and the Catholic writer Thomas Merton come to mind — … Continue reading
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Tagged 12th century, abraham joshua heschel, ancient sages, becoming a jew, catholic writer, celestial highway, cuts of steak, drone, flesh and blood, Hillel, little voice, new testament, nyt, protestantism, sacred texts, saints and martyrs, solace, starbucks, thomas merton, transcendence
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