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Young Israel Has To Go?

A college student, Rebecca Blady, blogs: I’ve been thinking a lot about the impending schism in Orthodox Judaism in America. I’ll be perfectly honest and tell you flat out I’m pro-schism: Whether the moguls of the Orthodox world like it … Continue reading

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I Heard Rumors About Young Israel Lawsuits

So I shelled out $4.75 to search civil lawsuits on LASuperiorCourt.org. I didn’t find a lot. I found 17 lawsuits all told. Three of them were from Young Israel of South Beverly Hills located on Pico Blvd against Sue and … Continue reading

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Jennifer Garner Files Restraining Order, Young Israel of Beverly Hills Sues Sue & Lawrence Mischel

Case Type: Civil Harassment (General Jurisdiction) Case#: BS117785 CASE NAME: JENNIFER GARNER AFFLECK VS STEVEN R BURKY Parties: BURKY STEVEN R. – PL/PET Attorneys: BERK BLAIR ESQ. – Attorney for PL/PET Date Filed: 11/07/2008 Case Type: Quiet Title (General Jurisdiction) … Continue reading

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Orthodox Rabbis In California Push For Proposition 8

There’s a two-page ad in the latest issue of the Jewish Journal that reads in part: The constitutional amendment "that marriage is only between one man and one woman." This is crucial for the sake of our families, for our … Continue reading

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Debating Kosher Ethics

From the New York Times: An immigration raid at the nation’s largest kosher meatpacking plant has opened a wide rift among Jewish leaders over the company’s ethical conduct and led to new interest in a campaign to create wage and … Continue reading

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