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Dennis Prager Concludes His Teaching Of The Torah
In April 1992, Dennis Prager began teaching the Torah verse-by-verse at what was then the University of Judaism (now known as American Jewish University). On February 2, 2010, he was due to finish. A check of DennisPrager.com on Jan. 22, … Continue reading
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Tagged books of the torah, Dennis Prager, jewish university, relevant guide, university of judaism, verse by verse
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Rabbi Meir Kahane’s Last Public Talk Was At Brandeis University
Marc B. Shapiro writes: See here A few days before his death, Rabbi Meir Kahane spoke at Brandeis. I think it was actually his last public talk before the night he was killed. For a video of Gopin confronting Kahane … Continue reading
Posted in Aryeh Cohen, Brandeis University, Marc B. Shapiro, R. Meir Kahane
Tagged Aryeh Cohen, Brandeis University, claiming land, jewish university, Marc B. Shapiro, rabbi meir kahane
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American Jewish University Professor Yitzchak Kerem Says The Sephardim Were Discriminated Against With Holocaust Reparations
Part Two I met Dr. Yitzchak Kerem at LimmudLA a few weeks ago. "Yitzchak Kerem is an historian on Sephardic Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has been the editor of Sefarad, the Sephardic newsletter, since 1991. He … Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Ashkenazim, Genocide, Greece, Sephardim, Turkey, Yitzchak Kerem
Tagged american jewish, diaspora jewry, eastern european jews, ecumenical patriarch of constantinople, encyclopedia of the holocaust, former soviet bloc, hebrew university of jerusalem, holocaust reparations, hovel, jewish university, Sephardim
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What’s The Latest On Peter Lowy?
The Jewish Journal hasn’t touched this story, but one of LA’s richest Jews (chair of the board of American Jewish University) is apparently a major tax cheat. Joe emails: What’s the latest with this? With the recent pressure UBS is … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewish, depositors, frank lowy, Jewish Journal, jewish university, liechtenstein foundation, lowy, senator carl levin, senator levin, us senate committee, westfield group
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Inside American Jewish University
Here is their 2006 990 filing for 2005. Highest paid employees of AJU: Robert Wexler: $222,000 Bradley Artson: $177,000 Mark Bookman: $174,600 Gady Levy: $145,000 Zofia Yalovsky: $143,000 Jay Strear: $143,000 Ronald Wolfson: $142,000 Nina Leiberman Giladi: $126,700
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Jerusalem’s Rabbi Mickey Rosen Has Died
He presided over the liberal Yakar synagogue. He was the primary teacher for Reb Mimi Feigelson of American Jewish University. Blog: I was deeply upset to hear a few minutes ago that Rabbi Meir (Mickey) Rosen passed away last night. … Continue reading
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Tagged beit midrash, funeral details, gentle person, jewish university, rabbi meir, talmid
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American Jewish University’s Celebration Of Jewish Books Festival
Sunday 9 a.m. I step outside and call my friend who’s supposed to be picking me up now. I leave a message. A minute later, he calls me back. "Your call just woke me up. Let me jump in the … Continue reading
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Tagged alice walker, jewish university, lifelong democrat, oy ve, sharon waxman, vincent bugliosi
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Spinning
Monday night. Fifty five degrees out. Too cold. Staying in. Running late. What’s the use of going to shul? Tuesday morning. Failure. Failure. Failure. I feel like a failure. I feel like I’m swirling down the toilet of life. On … Continue reading
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Tagged daisy wheel, divrei torah, drama queen, hakafot, jewish university, men dance
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Will American Jewish University Take Over The Jewish Community Library Of Los Angeles?
The library is now located in the Jewish Federation building at 6505 Wilshire Blvd, which means you have to go through an elaborate security check to get to it. The American Jewish University recently made a presentation to the Federation … Continue reading
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Tagged AJU, jewish community library, jewish los angeles, jewish university, wilshire blvd
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Where Are The Charedim On Newsweek’s Most Influential Rabbis List?
All the orthodox rabbis are Modern Orthodox. Tarfon writes on Jewcy: There seems to be a substantial LA-centric bias to the "influential" list. In what sense is R’ Hier influential? Does anyone outside of LA know or care about the … Continue reading
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