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Child Sex Abuse Case In Australia Comes To America
Two thoughts: * This story illustrates why the Forward is the premiere Jewish news publication in the diaspora. * Consider the eery parallels to the sexual molestation situation at Beis Midrash Toras HaShem in North Hollywood. Email: The following note … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Australia, Chabad, Orthodoxy
Tagged child sex abuse, david kramer, don wolf, laibl wolf, rabbi meir, sex abuse case
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A Brief History Of My Beard
Noon. Thursday. Jan. 31. 2008. I’m at the Robertson branch of the Los Angeles Public Library leafing through the February issue of Commentary magazine. It’s been a few days since I’ve shaved. I stop at an article on the role … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged growing a beard, long white beard, rabbi meir, religious observance, rick moses, robertson branch
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The Jewish Supremacist
I’m surprised at the number of my Orthodox friends who used to roll with Rabbi Meir Kahane. I’ve always thought of R. Meir Kahane as an extremist but Orthodox Jews in Los Angeles that I’ve met seem split 50/50 on … Continue reading
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Tagged classmates, man jack, meir kahane, orthodox jews, rabbi meir, supremacist
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Life Lessons From Football
Rabbi Meir Goldberg writes: The importance of a tzibbur: Joshua Schwager, member of the 1986 national champion Penn State Nittany Lions and now a shomer Torah umitzvos Jew, told my students at Rutgers that the 2007 New York Giants became … Continue reading
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Tagged champion penn state, giants shockey, new york giants, penn state nittany, penn state nittany lions, rabbi meir
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What’s The Scoop On Telshe Yeshiva College?
It is located at 28400 Euclid Ave, Wickliffe, OH 44092. (440) 943-5300 The oldest yeshiva in America has a new administration. The Gifter family (which ran Telshe from 1964) is out in the cold. The powers now at Telshe include … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, euclid ave, greenwald, new administration, rabbi aaron, rabbi meir, rabbi mordechai, rabbi moshe feinstein, rabbi yisroel, wickliffe oh, yeshiva college
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The Talmudic Encylopedia Head Dead At 96
(IsraelNN.com) Rabbi Yehoshua Hutner, the long-time Director of the monumental Talmudic Encyclopedia project, passed away early Monday morning at the age of 96. Born in Warsaw in 1913, the deceased was the scion of rabbinical families in Europe. Even his … Continue reading
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Tagged early monday morning, jewish medical ethics, kol nidrei prayer, rabbi meir, rabbi shlomo, rabbi yehoshua
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Jerusalem’s Rabbi Mickey Rosen Has Died
He presided over the liberal Yakar synagogue. He was the primary teacher for Reb Mimi Feigelson of American Jewish University. Blog: I was deeply upset to hear a few minutes ago that Rabbi Meir (Mickey) Rosen passed away last night. … Continue reading
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Tagged beit midrash, funeral details, gentle person, jewish university, rabbi meir, talmid
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Rabbi Levi Meir Is Dead
Beth Jacob emails: "We announce with sorrow the passing of Rabbi Levi Meier, husband of Marcie Meier, father of Chana Gelb, Isaac & Yosef Meier, Malka Grebnau and brother of Rabbi Menachem Meier. The funeral service will take place tomorrow, Monday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Beit Shemesh, Beth Jacob, cedars sinai medical, cedars sinai medical center, licensed clinical psychologist, malka, place tomorrow, rabbi levi, rabbi meir, rabbi menachem
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My Beard Bothers The World
In February 2008, I read an essay in Commentary magazine by the clean-shaven Rabbi Meir Soloveitchik on the role of the beard in Judaism. It laid out the reasons for why the beard (as opposed to the clean-shaven look) was … Continue reading →