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Yisroel Pensack: 2 Years after Mumbai Massacre, Chabad and Slain Rabbi’s Parents Battle in Court
The Chabad-Lubavitch movement thrives on favorable publicity, but this story on The New York Times homepage doesn’t qualify as that: MUMBAI, India — Days ahead of the second anniversary of a deadly terrorist attack on this bustling city, a Jewish center … Continue reading
Posted in Brooklyn, Chabad, Hasidim, Israel, Judaism, New York Times, Terror, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged battle in court, denomination, Eliran Russo, holtzberg, india, jewish center, legal dispute, lubavitch, massacre, Mumbai, Nariman House, renovation of building, slain rabbi's parents
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Frum Satire At Pacific Jewish Center
PJC’s rabbi Eliyahu Fink blogs: Heshy Fried aka Frum Satire performed in front of a very diverse crowd of ~60 at the Pacific Jewish Center at the Shul on the Beach on Sunday February 14 2010 and it was incredible. … Continue reading
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Tagged comedic genius, eliyahu, heshy, jewish center, laughing all the way, PJC
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Pacific Jewish Center Hires A New Rabbi
Rabbi Eliyahu Fink will be a part-time rabbi. He’s also going to law school. He says: "I am excited to join the Pacific Jewish Center as your Rabbi. Over the next few weeks I would like to get to know … Continue reading
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Tagged book of genesis, eliyahu, jewish center, origins of the universe, torah reading
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What’s Going On At Pacific Jewish Center?
For the past 15 years, it has been but a shell of its former self (it had a magnificent run under Rabbi Daniel Lapin and macher Michael Medved). It had a brief revival under Rabbi David Lapin (circa 1997-2001). A … Continue reading
Posted in PJC, Venice
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Jewish Briefs
Joe emails: An offer was made to mediate the Biston-Weil dispute before a beit din and that fell through. It is now scheduled for trial in September. Pacific Jewish Center in Venice is looking for a part time rabbi – … Continue reading
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