{"id":30080,"date":"2011-02-17T20:51:17","date_gmt":"2011-02-18T04:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=30080"},"modified":"2011-02-17T21:14:48","modified_gmt":"2011-02-18T05:14:48","slug":"dancing-with-the-rabbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=30080","title":{"rendered":"Dancing With The Rabbis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh man, I want to go to this so bad. Who wants to buy me a ticket?<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"480\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gJGALf2vwHY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mixed-dancing is one of the big no-nos of Orthodox Judaism, but not of Conservative Judaism as this email from <A HREF=\"http:\/\/aju.edu\">AJU (the West Coast Conservative seminary)<\/a> shows:<\/p>\n<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/www.ajula.edu\/misc\/fr11DWR.aspx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/Images\/photos1\/dancing.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 600px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffc50a\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"padding: 0px;\" bgcolor=\"#ffc50a\">\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"5\" width=\"475\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ajula.edu\/Newsletter\/wcce\/images\/brad.png\" border=\"0\" height=\"118\" width=\"85\" \/><\/td>\n<td>          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ajula.edu\/Newsletter\/wcce\/images\/mark.png\" border=\"0\" height=\"119\" width=\"85\" \/><\/td>\n<td>          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ajula.edu\/Newsletter\/wcce\/images\/elliot.png\" border=\"0\" height=\"116\" width=\"85\" \/><\/td>\n<td>          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ajula.edu\/Newsletter\/wcce\/images\/nina.png\" border=\"0\" height=\"117\" width=\"85\" \/><\/td>\n<td>          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ajula.edu\/Newsletter\/wcce\/images\/zoe.png\" border=\"0\" height=\"117\" width=\"85\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" align=\"center\">          <span style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(148, 5, 127);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\" align=\"center\"  >          Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson <\/span>          <span style=\";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"  >will be dancing           the <\/span>          <span style=\"color: rgb(148, 5, 127);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"  >          Foxtrot<\/span><span style=\";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"  > with           Tina Mayer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" align=\"center\">          <span style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: rgb(148, 5, 127);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\" align=\"center\"  >          Rabbi Mark Borovitz <\/span>          <span style=\";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"  >will be dancing           the <\/span>          <span style=\"color: rgb(148, 5, 127);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"  >          Cha Cha <\/span><span style=\";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"  >with           Mimi Karsh<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; 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The grand winner, chosen by you, will receive        the coveted mirrored-ball trophy and a generous donation        to a charity of their choice. Not only will you enjoy the        rabbis dancing, but also be treated to behind-the-scenes        practice footage, and a special performance by <b>       <span style=\"color: rgb(148, 5, 127);\">Karina Smirnoff<\/span> <\/b>&amp;<span style=\"color: rgb(148, 5, 127);\">       <\/span><b><span style=\"color: rgb(148, 5, 127);\">Louis Van  Amstel<\/span>       <\/b>of<b> <span style=\"color: rgb(148, 5, 127);\">Dancing with the Stars<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: rgb(148, 5, 127);\">.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Arial;\">       <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 10px;\" align=\"right\"><b>       <span style=\";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"  >To purchase tickets, please        call <span style=\"color: rgb(148, 5, 127);\">310.440.1246 <\/span>or<br \/>\n     visit us at       <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ajula.edu:81\/CT00001001c21YMDAwMTE3MDIw.HTML?D=2011-02-17\" target=\"_blank\">       <span style=\"color: rgb(148, 5, 127);\">wcce.ajula.edu\/dwr<\/span><\/a>       <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 251px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\" align=\"center\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"189\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ajula.edu\/Newsletter\/wcce\/images\/dancer.png\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"75\" \/><\/td>\n<td>         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ajula.edu\/Newsletter\/wcce\/images\/danceg.png\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"76\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 251px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(255, 197, 10);\" bg=\"\" align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"margin: 10px;\" align=\"left\">       <span style=\";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"  ><b>$100 Sponsor Ticket<\/b><br \/>\n     Includes <i>hors d&#8217;oeuvres<\/i> and wine reception with        live dancing, reserved parking, a VIP seat and special edition        kippah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 10px;\" align=\"left\">       <span style=\";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"  ><b>$60 Patron Ticket<\/b><br \/>\n     Includes <i>hors d&#8217;oeuvres<\/i> and wine reception with        live dancing and general parking<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 10px;\">     <b><span style=\"color: rgb(148, 5, 127);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;\"  >Sunday, April 3,      2011 at 6pm<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>          <b><span style=\";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;\"  >Gindi Auditorium at American Jewish      University, 15600 Mulholland Drive, Bel Air 90077<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh man, I want to go to this so bad. 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