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Tag Archives: shiurim
Email Tampering Got R. Pilichowski Fired From Beth Jacob
Norm emails: After 10 days, you have succeeded only in “uncovering” the facts that the entire city knows. Your sources must be drying up. Yes, Rabbi Uri Pilichowski was forced to resign, and it was very sad coming after his … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, R. Uri Pilichowski
Tagged assistant rabbi, Beth Jacob, beth jacob congregation, beverly hills ca, ceo job, e mail, eldest daughter, entire city, job prospects, Kollel, Orthodox Union, rabbi, shiurim, youth group leaders
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The Redemption Of Natan Slifkin?
Rabbi Slifkin blogs: Beginning nearly six years ago, I was the target of a campaign which caused incredible hardship for my family and myself. Today, several years later, Baruch Hashem I am fine. And where are the people who engineered … Continue reading
Posted in R. Natan Slifkin
Tagged abuses of power, audio recordings, Conservative Judaism, financial scandal, shiurim, yeshivah
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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
Posted in Orthodox Union
Tagged corporate contracts, jewish action, parashat hashavua, shacharit, shiur, shiurim
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I’m Live On My Cam!
Click here to join the fun! I’ve missed you guys. guest3: meet any ladies over the break? Guest23: What are we listening to? YourMoralLeader: scorpions Guest23: I’m dying for a slice of white bread Guest23: with a shmear of peanut … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged bore, cardiac arrest, concentration, davening, followers, hog, horses, Judaism, margins, miss emma, peanut butter, prayer session, rituals, scorpions, seder, self assertion, sex money power, shiurim, shmear, white bread
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