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Tag Archives: shul
Dennis Prager Delivers The 7th Annual Ariel Avrech Memorial Lecture
Who was Ariel Avrech? 10 a.m. Young Israel of Century City (YICC). I walk in clutching a copy of the new novel — By Fire, By Water — written by Mitchell James Kaplan. I flip to the first page, which … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Personal, Robert J. Avrech
Tagged Dennis Prager, james kaplan, nathaniel hawthorne, new novel, shul, Young Israel
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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Debates Dennis Prager
This was done March 24, 2008 at Nessah synagogue in Beverly Hillls, a nominally Orthodox Persian shul. Dennis Prager: “I grew up in an East European Hasidic shtibble in New York. The rabbi was from Romania. Ultra-Orthodox. In order to … Continue reading
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Tagged 17th street, Dennis Prager, honor god, rabbi shmuley boteach, shul, yom kippur
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I Want To Be Big & Tough
I want to hear, “Luke, you are so big!” I like to walk into a room and feel big. I like to go out with girls and feel big. I like to walk into shul and feel big. I hate … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, little voice, loma linda university, shul, Torah
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Dr. Gershon Hepner Back In Prison
This is his second felony conviction. The Pico-Robertson resident went back to prison about three months ago. He’ll be away for a few years. Rabbi Steven Weil of Beth Jacob wrote a letter in 2005 pleading for Dr. Hepner to … Continue reading
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Tagged felonies, felony conviction, gershon, Gershon Hepner, hebrew academy, lenient sentence, shul
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The Richer The Shul, The Colder
My theory is that rich people feel less of a need to reach out to strangers and to make them feel welcome. Instead, they are used to people clambering for their attention. Perhaps a big part of the reason that … Continue reading
Posted in Synagogue
Tagged churches, proportion, religious beliefs, shul, synagogues
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