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Tag Archives: rabbi daniel
Rabbi Daniel Korobkin Leaving Town
I believe the rabbi was recruited a year ago by Yeshiva University to apply for this post. It’s a major congregation in Toronto (more than 700 families). I got this email: Dear Friends, Rabbi Daniel and Karen Korobkin have been … Continue reading
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Tagged admiration, dear friends, desiree, dinner committee, rabba, rabbi daniel
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Rabbi Daniel Gordis – A Conservative Rabbi And Lightning Rod On Israel
I never thought much of Rabbi Daniel Gordis’s work (I read his first two books, they were snoozers) until he moved to Israel. Since then, everything I have read by him has been magnificent. He’s found his mission. He’s found … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative rabbi, jewish national homeland, judah magnes, lifelong activist, orthodox rabbinate, rabbi daniel
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I Want To Open Up My Own Virtual Kollel/Recovery Center
According to this 2008 990 filing on guidestar.org, the Westside Kollel CEO Rabbi Marc Lebhar brought home over $110,000 that year. This makes me question why did I ever bother with —-? Instead, I should’ve opened up a kollel. Oy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Google, google search, guidestar, rabbi daniel, unaffiliated jews, zaret
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Running Camp Ramah Earned You $225 K In 2008
Camp Ramah‘s 2008 990 filing reveals that executive director Rabbi Daniel Greyber earned $225,000 in 2008. Elie Mechaly, operations director, brought home a sweet $140,000. It’s a blessing that rabbis don’t take vows of poverty before embarking on their careers. … Continue reading
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Tagged campramah, hefty salaries, hot chick, hot chicks, nancy cooper, rabbi daniel
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Young Israel of Santa Monica Crew Rejoins Pacific Jewish Center
I understand that the half-dozen stalwarts of Young Israel of Santa Monica, a breakaway from the Pacific Jewish Center about 18 years ago, have rejoined the mother shul. When Rabbi Daniel Lapin was in his prime, he kicked out a … Continue reading
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Tagged cosmic accident, doubletree inn, pet goat, rabbi daniel, venice center, Young Israel
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Rabbi Daniel Bouskila Leaves Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel In Westwood
Rabbi Daniel Bouskila has been at the temple since 1993. Before that, it was run by Rabbi Jacob M. Ott. The parting of Rabbi Bouskila and Tifereth Israel was sudden. The news came out last week. I don’t know the … Continue reading
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Tagged gmail, rabbi daniel, sephardic temple tifereth, temple tifereth israel, Westwood
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The Other Side Of The Rabbi Leib Tropper Story
ST emails: Dear Luke, you have given much attention to the Tropper scandal, and rightfully so I think it would be nice to at least show a little of the other side of the story. From the blogs it would … Continue reading
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Rabbi Tropper Is Back!
One of the signs of a successful penitent, our tradition teaches us, is that he is able to forgive himself. By this standard, Rabbi Leib Tropper is a tzaddik! Rabbi Daniel Eidensohn blogs: Contrary to those who claim that Tropper … Continue reading
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Rabbis Kids Rock
From the New Jersey Jewish News: The sound has the screaming urgency of punk rock. The lyrics question everything. A snippet of their first recording, heard on the blog of the hip Jewish music site JDub Records, is appropriately titled … Continue reading
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Tagged birthright israel, daniel brenner, newsweek magazine, rabbi daniel, schechter day school, solomon schechter day school
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