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Restless Night
Not much sleep. I can’t get warm. June gloom. I feel ill at ease. Am I just starting to sense the enormity of my anxiety? Is that why it feels so keen right now? Am I letting down my defenses? … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal, Pico/Robertson
Tagged good graces, ill at ease, june gloom, orthodox community, orthodox family, shuvuot
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Chabad Of Beverlywood – The Hot New Shul In Pico/Robertson
Located at 1952 Robertson Blvd in zipcode 90035, it is presided over by Rabbi Dov Newman. 310-836-6770. It gets about hundred people on Shabbos morning. For Shuvuot, it had a massive ice cream bar and about 300 attendees. On Simchat Torah, … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad, Pico/Robertson
Tagged chabad israel center, maariv, massive ice, shuvuot, simchat torah, south robertson blvd
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David Suissa: ‘I Heart Shuvuot’
I got a sneak peak at excerpts of David Suissa’s column in next week’s Jewish Journal: In most suburban congregations, other than the occasional blintz offering, no one really talks about Shavout, but last week I had lunch with an … Continue reading
Posted in David Suissa, Satire
Tagged azure magazine, bagel factory, blintz, israel consulate, Jewish Journal, kosher restaurant, moroccan woman, Orthodox Union, shuvuot, vexing issues, yiddishkeit
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