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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Does Not Back Down
Yesterday I blogged about the televised conflict about Hollywood Jews between the Orthodox rabbi and the Jewish convert to Catholicism. Now Rabbi Boteach blogs: Now Coren has shoved his foot far deeper into his mouth with a personal diatribe against … Continue reading
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Tagged early morning flight, kosher meal, orthodox rabbi, personal insults, rabbi boteach, rabbi shmuley boteach
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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Vs Canadian TV Host Michael Coren
Rabbi Boteach is taking a lot of offense of late. At LimmudLA, he stormed out of one of his sessions (on his book Kosher Jesus) after 10 minutes because he was asked by a volunteer to keep the noise level … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood, Shmuley Boteach
Tagged christian motivation, elders of zion, Jewish Journal, michael coran, michael coren, orthodox jews, protocols of the elders of zion, rabbi boteach, rabbi shmuley boteach, workship
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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Considers Election Run Against Anthony Weiner
Rabbi Boteach writes for the Jewish Journal: …Weiner needs help to overcome self-destructive tendencies that border on a death wish and that will consume him if he ignores them. Any elected official who tweets his swollen male appendage to a … Continue reading
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Tagged anthony weiner, destructive tendencies, inner torment, male appendage, rabbi boteach, rabbi shmuley boteach
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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach’s Issue With American Jewish University
Rabbi Boteach writes: I thought of this story recently in an incident with the American Jewish University (formerly, the University of Judaism) in Los Angeles after my organization, This World: The Values Network, approached the AJU to ask if they … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Hitchens, rabbi boteach, rabbi david wolpe, rabbi shmuley boteach, robert wexler, university of judaism
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Orit Arfa Given The Brush-Off By Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger
Orit Arfa writes a fascinating and heartfelt blog post on a recent debate at Stephen S. Wise temple: “Hi Patti,” I said as I approached her. “My colleague at the Jewish Journal once interviewed you, and I thought I’d introduce … Continue reading
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Tagged chit chat, Dennis Prager, Jewish Journal, mike adamle, patti stanger, rabbi boteach
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Will Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Do Anything For Publicity?
The Jewish Journal takes a snide shot at Rabbi Boteach in its Calendar section selection for April 28: "…an Orthodox rabbi whose self-proclaimed Eleventh Commandment is ‘Thou Shalt do anything for publicity and recognition’…" Here’s the 1996 article that pioneered … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Shmuley Boteach
Tagged love quot, national fatherhood initiative, orthodox rabbi, patti stanger, rabbi boteach, relationship book, roland warren, section selection, Yoav Botach
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Stolen Cocoa Krispies Taste Sweeter
My Video Blog As I was leaving LimmudLA last month, I was given three boxes of food to take to SOVA to feed the homeless. Figuring that I was only a canceled credit card away from being homeless, I appropriated … Continue reading
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