July 18, 2010
The 50 Most Prestigious Shabbos Invites In Hancock Park
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* Rabbi Gershon Bess
* Rabbi Avrohom Union
* Rabbi Daniel Korobkin
* Rabbi Yitzhok Adlerstein
* David Rubin
* Baruch Cohen
* Yehuda Faigin
* Barry Weiss
* Chaim Manela
* Zev Wolmark
* Benzion Westreich
* Andrew Freedman
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January 6, 2009
Today's Fast
From Bnai David-Judea:
Tuesday, January 6th will be the
fast of the 10th of Tevet
The fast of the 10th of Tevet commemorates the day on which the Babylonians laid siege to Jerusalem, leading to the eventual destruction in 586 B.C.E. This fast (along with the 17th of Tammuz, Tisha B'Av and T'zom Gedalia) were actually suspended during the Second Temple period, but were volitionally reaccepted by the community of Israel at some point following the second destruction in 70 C.E. This was motivated by the general state of physical insecurity that the Jewish people faced on a continuous basis. We mark the tenth of Tevet with special inclusions in davening. At Shacharit (6:30am) we include Selichot, Avinu Malkeynu and Torah reading and at Mincha (4:00pm) we include a Haftarah reading as well.
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June 25, 2008
Why People Become Orthodox
A Conservative rabbi writes on hirhurim:
A young man or woman attends a Schechter school and learns about Shabbat and kashrut and tefillin and so on. At Camp Ramah, they live halachic Judaism (by Conservative standards if not Orthodox ones) 24/7. They may attend a college with a strong Conservative minyan at Hillel and many other Conservative Jews who participate in the kosher meal plan. Then they go out into the world and want to be a part of a community where this level of observance is maintained. If they happen to live in New York or Washington or Boston or LA — and perhaps a handful of other places — they can find either an independent non-Orthodox minyan or a “Library Minyan” within a larger Conservative shul where this level of observance is, if not the norm, at least not considered outlandish. If they are not so fortunate — or if they are single and looking to find a spouse with the same observance level and want to broaden their dating pool — they may well gravitate towards the Modern Orthodox community.
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June 19, 2008
Tzaddikim Of Pico-Robertson
Mr and Mrs Nuriel Cohen win my award for global kindness. They do a host of good things, such as gather food from caterers after simchas and make it available for pickup from their home. They offer challas on Friday and other baked goods from the bakeries etc etc etc. Their home is a giant mitzvah factory.
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Shtreimels in Hancock Park … (Photos by Dan Kacvinski)
When Tali Rosenthal moved to Los Angeles eight years ago, she landed in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood on the Westside. It was near her office, and besides, it was where many of Los Angeles' Orthodox singles live.
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