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Tag Archives: meir
Is It Permitted To Evaluate Your Teacher Honestly?
DF posts: "Very often "halacha" is just common sense. [Except in matters of ritual, where it is frequently the opposite.] In this case, Dr. Meir quotes the Chafetz Chayim to say you can use surveys if it’s constructive, and that … Continue reading
Posted in Hirhurim
Tagged business manager, common sense, meir, survey system, surveys
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Meir Kin Dispute Resolution In Sight?
This email made the rounds today (background on this story): From: Jeremy <[email protected]> Date: Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:11 PM Subject: May 31st Kin Rally Postponed To: [email protected] Dear Friends, As per the advice of community rabbis, in light … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Meir Kin, Rabbis
Tagged aguna, community rabbis, dear friends, gestetner, mean time, meir, overwhelming evidence, propaganda machine, time check, vicious woman
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Meir Kin Divorce Protests
This announcement went out to Orthodox shuls across Los Angeles, including YICC: L.A. COMMUNITY RALLY this Sunday, May 10th Protest Meir Kin’s Refusal to Give His Wife A Valid Get Dear Friends, We would like to remind you about the … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Meir Kin, Orthodoxy, Pico/Robertson
Tagged aguna, civil courts, dear community, divorce agreement, meir, spirited woman
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Camera of Death Vs. Shoes For The Stars
I spent Friday afternoon with actress Christina DeRosa at the store of her friend Jacob Meir — Shoes for the Stars(7558 Melrose Ave, [email protected], 323-655-2657). Complete video. I meet makeup artist and clothing designer Tal Sheyn. Christina Christina Christina Tal … Continue reading
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Tagged bmw z4, Christina DeRosa, friday afternoon, friend jacob, hotmail, makeup artist, meir, melrose ave
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Saving Isaac Hersh?
Save Isaac emails: Here is a letter publicized by Michael Hersh. The lines that start with FACT – are the counter claims to his propaganda. It is also EXTREMELY important to let everyone know the sequence of events PRIOR to … Continue reading
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Tagged 15 minutes, allegations, independent evaluation, intention, Israel, jamaica, meir, mental health professionals, parents, period of time, propaganda, psychiatric history, rsquo, s david, sequence of events, short period, tranquility bay, Truth, twin brother, Yeshiva University
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Tranquility Bay II
Michael Hersh writes (and some of his email was edited into third person before it got to me): It is also EXTREMELY important to let everyone know the sequence of events PRIOR to [Yeshiva University’s David] Pelcovitz interviewing my son … Continue reading
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Tagged England, independent evaluation, intention, Israel, jamaica, meir, mental health professionals, nbsp, objective report, parents, psychiatric history, rsquo, sequence of events, tranquility bay, Truth, twin brother, us embassy
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