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Tag Archives: rosh hashanah and yom kippur
Taking Back Shaarei Tefila?
Allan N. Lowy, Richie Katz, Motty Naor and Emil Fish, Past Presidents of Congregation Shaarei Tefila ([email protected]) email: Dear Members, Former Members, Future Members, Stakeholders and Friends: The time has come to take back our Shul from a cabal that … Continue reading
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Tagged allan goldstein, laughing stock, motty, orthodox shul, rosh hashanah and yom kippur, stuart goldman
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Dennis Prager Enjoys Life In La Cañada Flintridge
Here’s an awkwardly written interview with Dennis Prager by somebody on the left who obviously can’t stand the talkshow host’s views: Prager’s gift with words goes back long before his embrace of La Cañada — “Norman Rockwell-ville” and “a beautiful … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, female brain, krla 870, male brain, norman rockwell, rosh hashanah and yom kippur
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Make Heather Pink’s Dreams Come True
Click here for her Amazon.com wish list. I met Heather Pink and her boyfriend Andrew Parker in Tampa Bay between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur of 2005. We were at the “Tampa Show”, an informal gathering of Shakespeare scholars. I … Continue reading
Posted in Jews, Personal, Pornography
Tagged Brandeis University, noel ashman, real estate investor, reform synagogue, rosh hashanah and yom kippur, shakespeare scholars
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Making ‘Em Squirm With The Big Shabbos Shuva Drasha
David Suissa writes: There are many unique quirks in the Orthodox tradition, but few that I love more than the late-afternoon sermon on Shabbat Shuva, the Shabbat that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Here in Pico-Robertson, it’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged day of atonement, drasha, morning prayer service, observant jews, rosh hashanah and yom kippur, shabbat shuva
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