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Tag Archives: thursday night
‘Friday Night Was Lovely’
"Friday night was lovely," he says. "Don’t say lovely," she says. "So was Thursday night." "Thursday night was more aggressive," he says. "Friday night was a little more emotional." "Do you think it is OK to do both?" "Of course." … Continue reading
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Tagged affections, friday night, gentle mood, mommy, quot quot, thursday night
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The Joy Of Yoga – Have You Noticed My Spiritual Growth?
I was Marc Germain’s radio show Thursday night for 30 minutes. Marc: "What’s happening with you?" Luke: "I just got back from yoga. Have you noticed a certain spiritual change in me?" Marc: "You dabble in almost everything." "Have you … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Yoga
Tagged ballgame, joy of yoga, marc germain, quot, radio show, spiritual change, spiritual growth, thursday night
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A Taste Of Limmud LA
I attend the LimmudLA event in Manhattan Beach Thursday night for one reason — I want to hear sociologist Steven M. Cohen. I am not disappointed. Audio
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Tagged Limmud, manhattan beach, sociologist, Steven M. Cohen, thursday night
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The Lag B’Omer Party Thursday Night
From JConnectLA: "Come one, come all, let LA Jews unite on this special night! WHEN: Thursday, May 22nd 6pm to 10pm WHERE: Dockweiler Beach – 12000 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey WHAT: Bonfire, BBQ, Live music & jam session … Continue reading
Posted in JConnect LA
Tagged 6pm, amp, bonfire, dockweiler beach, jam session, Jews, lag b omer, Music, own instruments, playa del rey, thursday night, vista del mar
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Brady Westwater Tells LA Times Editor Russ Stanton He Has A ‘Serial Fabricator’ On Staff
I videotaped the whole evening. It’s available here. Though Brady Westwater did not say the name of the fabricator (Brady’s word, not mine) publicly, he means reporter Ari B. Bloomekatz who Brady says consistently makes whopping errors and writes from … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Los Angeles Times
Tagged amy alkon, brady, fabricator, ford, gossip column, job, la times, libel suits, luke ford, name tag, negative word, person crowd, quot, russ, sportswriter, stanton, thursday night, westwater
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NCSY Purim Party Requires Two Squad Cars And Police Helicopter To Quell
The National Council of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) held a Purim party Thursday night at an Orthodox shul in Pico/Robertson. There were four security guards on hand and they couldn’t keep the kids under control. They were racing around the shul … Continue reading
Posted in NCSY, Pico/Robertson
Tagged disaster, drinking alcohol, festive holiday, fire alarms, firecrackers, hard liquor, Jewish Journal, joyous purim, lanner, neighbors, opening doors, orthodox shul, Orthodox Union, orthodox youth, pico blvd, police helicopter, prodigious amounts, Purim, purim party, security guards, squad cars, synagogue youth, thursday night, water buffalo, west coast director
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Drunk Driving Shocker At Shalhevet
A couple of the leading lights at Shalhevet wanted to do something dramatic to shock the kids into not drinking to excess on Purim, which begins Thursday night. So they went around the classrooms of the high school and said, … Continue reading
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Tagged classmates, drunk drivers, pedagogical technique, Purim, quot, shocker, thursday night
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