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Rita Pauker Whoops With Delight Over OU Decision To Disinvite Steve Friedman
I call Rita Monday afternoon. Luke: “What’s your reaction to the OU decision?” Rita yells “Yahoo! I was hysterically happy. Ohmigod, justice has been served. I was thrilled.” Luke: “Were you surprised?” Rita: “Semi-surprised.” Luke: “Where did the four Torah … Continue reading
Posted in R. Samuel Ohana, Steven Friedman
Tagged brilliant speaker, kitchen duty, orthodox rabbi, pauker, steve friedman, whoops, wonderful guy, Young Israel
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Who Owns These Torah Scrolls?
Rabbi Samuel Ohana’s attorney Scott Sobel responds to the latest ruling: The RCC contract for binding arbitration was for arbitration of the dispute of Mrs. Rita Pauker, as an individual, against Rabbi Samuel Ohana, as an individual, and Beth Midrash … Continue reading
Posted in R. Samuel Ohana
Tagged binding arbitration, israel congregation, pauker, scott sobel, sifrei torah, torah scrolls
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Widow Gets Victory In Court
Jack emails: “I wonder if the rebitzen will be able to sell these torahs with the stigma attached to them.” The Los Angeles Daily News reports: The widow of a North Hollywood rabbi who has fought for years to regain … Continue reading
Posted in R. Samuel Ohana
Tagged angeles superior court, los angeles superior court, mishkan, pauker, superior court judge, torahs
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Los Angeles Torah Scroll Dispute
Julie Fax writes July 20, 2010 in the Jewish Journal: Despite two rabbinic court rulings against him, a Sherman Oaks rabbi is refusing to turn over four Torah scrolls that a rabbi’s widow says belong to her. In May, a … Continue reading
Posted in R. Samuel Ohana
Tagged gross injustice, israel congregation, mid 1990s, mishkan, pauker, scott sobel, torah scroll, torah scrolls
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Widow To Get Torahs Back
Background on this dispute. Jeff emails: Luke: Last April, you blogged about the Mishan Israel/Pauker fight over the Torahs. Just as an FYI, the RCC Bet Din heard the case again and issued a second ruling in Pauker’s favor, demanding … Continue reading
Posted in R. Samuel Ohana, RCC
Tagged bet, civil judgment, fyi, israel congregation, ohana, pauker, rabbinical council of california, torah scroll, torah scrolls
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