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Tag Archives: resignation
Beth Jacob’s Former Rabbi Uri Pilichowski Posts On FB About Shooting
Rabbi Pilichowski posts a picture of himself shooting with the Facebook update: “Sometimes you need to blow off some steam…shooting is a lot like making kiddush…you always have to keep other people in mind…;)” I wonder who he has in … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, R. Kalman Topp, R. Uri Pilichowski
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Rabbi Uri Pilichowski’s Resignation From Beth Jacob Was Not Voluntary
*Update!* Rabbi Pilichowski apparently did something and was then quickly forced to resign. What happened we do not know as yet. At a board meeting of Beth Jacob last week, the head rabbi of the shul and the president of … Continue reading
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Bulletin: Spitzer Rescinds Resignation
"I’m not going to take this lying down," Governor Spritzer said in resolute tone. "I have a history of ‘standing up’ for things that I value, like $5,000-an-hour prostitutes," the governor unabashedly explained. (Yisroel Pensack) Here are more Eliot Spitzer … Continue reading
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Tagged amber, conan o brien, david letterman, Eliot Spitzer, FBI, Hillary Clinton, holy cow, hooker, hookers, jay leno, jokes, knees, prostitutes, prostitution ring, resignation, scandal, soliciting a prostitute, state of new york, sting, wiretap
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I’m Resigning As Your Moral Leader
In the past few days I have begun to atone for my private failings with my friends and my religious community. The remorse I feel will always be with me. Words cannot describe how grateful I am for the love … Continue reading
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Tagged belief, compassion, faith and trust, few days, human beings, Love, march 17, moral leader, orderly transition, orthodox jews, prayers, privilege, public servant, rabbi, Religion, religious community, remarkable people, remorse, resignation, torah jew
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