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Marc Gafni Returns To His Rebbe Role

Marc refers to himself as a "rebbe" on the front page of his new "Jewish Liberation School." I thought Marc was leaving the rabbinate behind him. That he was now a spiritual artist. Marc’s partner in this new endeavor, Gabriel … Continue reading

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JConnectLA Friday Night

Workmen’s Circle. 6:20 p.m. I’m the second person to arrive. It’s my first Shabbat in over eight years without my black undertaker suit. Instead I’m wearing this striped ill-fitting number I got for $20 from the Jewish thrift store on … Continue reading

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Where Can One Find The Most Transcendent Prayer In Pico/Robertson?

Without a doubt, it is the Happy Minyan (Shlomo Carlebach style but without the child molestation) and its marvelous cantor Yehuda Solomon (lead vocalist for the Moshav Band). This place’s prayer beats the pants off every other minyan in town. … Continue reading

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