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Modern Orthodox Shul Chooses Chabad Rabbi
The Jewish Journal reports: On Dec. 19, at a closed-door meeting in Congregation Shaarei Tefila’s social hall, about 60 of the Modern Orthodox synagogue’s current members voted to hire Rabbi Moshe Kesselman to lead the shul. Kesselman has been serving … Continue reading
Posted in Shaarei Tefila
Tagged allan lowy, chabad rabbi, Jewish Journal, orthodox shul, orthodox synagogue, rabbi moshe
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First Time In An Orthodox Shul
Jane emails: “Do you have any advice for me before I go walking into an Orthodox synagogue?” * Know that in Orthodox Judaism, men and women pray separately. The more Orthodox the community, the more men and women are separated, … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy
Tagged open toed shoes, orthodox conversion, orthodox rabbis, orthodox shul, orthodox synagogue, prospective converts, shabbat shalom
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Need help finding an Orthodox Synagogue!
Jane emails: “I’m a prospective Jewish convert. I’ve spent the past 4 months or so studying at a Conservative Temple here in Los Angeles. Although I really enjoyed my experience, I want to experience and learn more, however this time … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Orthodoxy
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Advice To Potential Converts To Orthodox Judaism
I find myself talking a lot to people interested in converting to Orthodox Judaism. Here’s some advice: * There are more than five Orthodox Jewish law courts (Batei Din) in Los Angeles that do conversions — including the RCC (the … Continue reading
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Tagged aa degree, converts to judaism, jewish converts, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism, orthodox synagogue
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Rahm Emanuel’s Orthodox Rabbi Does NOT Condemn Clinton-Mezvinsky Intermarriage
Rob Eshman emails: In an under-the-radar but utterly groundbreaking post at the blog “Morethodoxy,” Rabbi Asher Lopatin, the Orthodox leader of Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel, a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Chicago– which White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel attends– … Continue reading
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Tagged marc mezvinsky, nai israel, orthodox rabbi, orthodox synagogue, Rahm Emanuel, reform rabbi
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Rahm Emmanuel Holds A Bar Mitzvah Celebration For His Son On A Sunday
I know that Rahm Emanuel speaks Hebrew, belongs to an Orthodox synagogue and visits Israel. His wife, Amy Rule, apparently did not receive an Orthodox conversion. Rabbi Asher Lopatin writes to the Failed Messiah blog in November 2008: Please read … Continue reading
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Tagged agudas achim congregation, amy rule, jewish tradition, orthodox conversion, orthodox synagogue, Rahm Emanuel, rahm emmanuel, torah reading
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How Is The LAPD And News Media So Cocksure The Synagogue Shooting Was Not A Hate Crime?
If this had happened at a mosque, do you think there is one chance in a hundred that they would’ve been so quick to declare this was not a hate crime? The Los Angeles Times reports this morning: Los Angeles … Continue reading
Posted in Adat Yeshurun, Anti-Semitism, Dennis Prager, Los Angeles
Tagged Adat Yeshurun, angeles police department, Dennis Prager, federal authorities, hate crime legislation, Los Angeles Times, orthodox synagogue, rich wheeler, two muslims
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Modern Orthodoxy Vs Right-Wing Orthodoxy
Joe emails: You can tell the difference between Modern Orthodoxy and more Right Wing Old School Orthodoxy by looking at synagogue websites. Bnai David Judea is this high powered modern orthodox synagogue – it has women on the board, it … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Haredi, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Pico/Robertson
Tagged bell curves, black hats, orthodox synagogue, synagogue websites, tons of kids, torah study
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Rita Pauker Vs. Rabbi Samuel Ohana
Here’s my Feb. 23, 2009 report on this dispute over four Torah scrolls. The Jewish Journal reported April 15, 2009: North Hollywood widow Rita Pauker plans to appeal a recent L.A. Superior Court decision that would bar her from reclaiming … Continue reading
Posted in R. Avrohom Union, R. Samuel Ohana, Rabbis, RCC
Tagged los angeles daily news, orthodox synagogue, scott sobel, sifrei torah, superior court judge, torah scrolls
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