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The Night Of Unity

Posted by on Feb 8, 2011 in JConnectLA |

Rabbi Yonah from JConnectLA.com:

The Scene at “LA’s Most Exciting Gala”

The Night of Unity is a truly unique event at the El Rey Theatre produced by Noah Flom, one of America’s top party-planners (his Super Bowl party was covered in the NY Times ), benefiting JConnect and Jewlicious.

Guests will enjoy delicious food, drinks and conversation, world-class entertainment that will make you want to leap to the dance floor, and inspiring change-makers and young people that are agents of positive progress in the Jewish world.

Guests to this year’s Night of Unity will be entertained by multiple world-class performers including Cousin Junebug, the leading classic funk band in LA, Naked Rhythm, described by Sting as “a great musical journey,” Yael Meyer, a rising Jewish star in the world of indie singer-songwriters, and other special guests.

Hors d’oeuvres and an open bar await all the guests as they arrive. The bar is stocked with the finest top-shelf liquor, wine, and beer. Take your drink over to the casino tables for some cards, dice or roulette. Stroll past the silent auction, where you can bid on a 5-star getaway to one of North America’s most exclusive resorts, rejuvenating spa treatments, exclusive memberships, a one-of-a kind pair of boxing gloves signed by the first ever Israeli world boxing champion Yuri Forman, and more.

The evening continues with special performances, a short tribute and awards ceremony, all followed by opulent desserts, more drinks, more music and more dancing.

Night Of Unity promises to be an unforgettable evening! Tickets are limited and onsale now!
Special rates for Young Professionals – email michal@nightofunity.com or call 310-277-5544

Fools Gold performing on Main Stage Saturday night!

Jewlicious Festival – February 25-27

The most exciting Jewish Festival in North America is back for an incredible 7th year in a row! Musical headliners include Matisyahu, Fools Gold, Soul Farm, Aharit Hayamim, Kosha Dillz and more! Our infamous Comedy show features the Sklar Brothers who you may have seen in Entourage, Grey’s Anatomy, Curb Your Enthusiasm and more. And that’s on top of our regular roster of interesting speakers covering a wide range of issues that matter. Find out more at http://www.jewliciousfestival.com or just go right ahead and book your tickets today!

Innovation Israel: Meet 3 of Israel’s leading social entrepreneurs – Feb 7 – 14.

Volunteer For Super Sunday – February 13th

Centennial Super Sunday is February 13th and, as an experienced and effective fundraiser, we’re counting on you to make the calls that make the difference in support of our Federation’s 2011 Campaign!

To celebrate our Centennial, participants will also take part in an on-site service project while other community members are volunteering their time at numerous locations throughout greater Los Angeles – making this an inspiring day of hands-on volunteering and community fundraising. Please sign up today to ensure its success.

Who: The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
What: Centennial Super Sunday Phone Sessions
Where: The Jewish Federation Valley Alliance, 22622 Vanowen Street, West Hills 91307
When: Session I 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Session II 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Session III 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Sign up for Centennial Super Sunday at the Valley today:

http://www.jewishla.org/supersundayvalley

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Heshy Fried Unimpressed With Pizza Maven

Posted by on Feb 1, 2011 in Kosher |

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Heshy writes on FrumSatire.net:

On Friday, my friend a fellow blogger Eliyahu Fink took me to Pizza Maven in Hancock Park, the frummy side of town. I wass marveling at the sites as I drove to the place. There were women in sheitles walking dozens of children all dressed in the same outfits, men in hats with peyos behind their ears and teams of high school girls drinking slurpies. I was getting my frum on, I felt almost exactly the same exact feelings I used to have when I would take a drive from Rochester to New York once every few months – it was the same 5 hour drive and it brought me to a whole new world. I remember thinking how fun NY was and always looking forward to getting the hell out of there. LA is the same way, I love the frummies, I love eating the food and looking at all the super cutties (LA is home to the best pritzus in America) but I thank God that I don’t live there. LA, like New York, is way too urban for me.

So Pizza Maven wasn’t too great, it’s good to eat pizza and look at frummies and the place was too clean to be a New York pizza store in a frum neighborhood. The guy behind the counter was a friendly older Boro Parker who shot the shit with everyone who ordered anything, but the pizza was a bit lame – too much dough, not enough cheese and no crunch. The mozerella sticks were lame – they seemed like they were from the package and ridiculously overpriced for what they were – I still maintain that the best kosher cheese sticks are made in Jerusalem Pizza in Detroit.

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Heshy Fried Unimpressed With Nana

Posted by on Feb 1, 2011 in Kosher |

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Heshy writes on FrumSatire.net:

I got to LA at about 10pm on Thursday night and was desperate to eat milchigs, something really cheesy, I work at a very meat intensive restaurant and the big impetus for coming to LA was to eat some pizza and maybe some pasta – both of which I can’t get in the Bay Area. So I met my buddy at Cafe Nana, one of the few places open that late and I was crushed by the terrible menu, regardless we got an eggplant parm, fettucini alfredo and mozerella sticks – I wasn’t expecting anything too great so I wasn’t disappointed by the taste of the food as much I normally would be.

The problem with becoming a cook at a good restaurant, coupled with living in the pretentious foodie capitol of the US, is that I have to be careful not to expect too much. Cafe Nana is a low level restaurant with low level food catering to frum people. I could tell the clientele by just looking at the fish offerings – they have the 4 frummy fishes – talapia, salmon, tuna and chilean sea bass and everything seemed to be generic stuff. Admittedly the eggplant was decent, but it was $12 for a slice of eggplant with cheese on it. When my friend ordered a glass of wine they damned near filled the thing to the top.

For desert my friend took me to Toppings, one of the strangest kosher ice cream shops I have ever been in. The place was immaculate, the colors were cool and there was a line of self serve frozen yogurt machines, the man behind the topping counter gave us samples and I started saying to no one in particular that such a system would never work in New York, I myself just tried some samples and didn’t need to buy anything.

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Unhappy Tenants In Marina Del Rey

Posted by on Feb 1, 2011 in Real Estate |

I’ve been covering this story for months and it just keeps getting uglier.

Here are my previous reports on this.

I wrote a few months ago about the fall of real estate developer Laurence Gluck and the unhappy residents of the AQUA apartment complex at 4750 Lincoln Blvd, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292.

Aqua was formerly Marina Terrace & Archstone & Fiji Villas & Chateau Marina.

Aqua is managed and owned by BRE Properties.

An unhappy tenant emails me: “There have been 4-5 break-ins to units and cars just over the last 2 weeks and BRE will not increase Security. One tenant had his remote stolen during the theft and BRE wanted to charge him $50 to replace it. When he got upset he was then brought into the office and lectured by our very unpleasant
Assistant Manager on how to treat people. Two other tenants…just last week…had their personal belongings stolen off their first floor
balconies. And a crowbar was used to break in to a unit on Monday. I have seen a student crying because of how she was treated and an elderly man being completely ignored and blown off. Read On

And other housing news below:

January 31, 2011

January 30, 2011

January 28, 2011

January 23, 2011

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