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Ari Wasserman’s Double Life
From Jewish Action, a magazine of the Orthodox Union: Ari Wasserman, thirty-eight, a successful Los Angeles lawyer, is leading a double life. He’s traversing both the Torah and corporate worlds with seemingly the greatest of ease, and prospering in both. … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate contracts, jewish action, parashat hashavua, shacharit, shiur, shiurim
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As Pico-Robertson Turns III
Read part one here. Part two. Her name is Rachel the Rabbi Killer aka Rachel Gold. She makes $200,000 a year selling ads for the Jewish Journal. She won’t be denied. When she enters a rabbi’s office, she won’t leave … Continue reading
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Tagged ewww, jewish standards, private sessions, rachel gold, shacharit, torah classes
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I Need White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino To Put A Little More Effort Into Her Lipstick
Too often, it is uneven and it distracts me from concentrating on the important things she has to say about the economy and foreign affairs and stuff. Also, I want her to put a little more effort into her foundation … Continue reading
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Tagged happier times, important things, kangaroo, mincha, shacharit, white house spokeswoman
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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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