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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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Tagged AJU, artson, bias, incoming president, Jewcy, jewish university, national presence, national reputation, nbsp, newsweek, orthodox rabbis, ra, rabbinical school, skirball center, wexler, wohlberg
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