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Shabbaton With Luke Ford

Posted by on Jul 20, 2012 in Personal, Shuls |

Westwood Jewish Center: Join us for an elegant Shabbat at our state of the art banquet hall in honor of the holiday of Tu B’Av on August 3, 4.

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The son of a Christian evangelist, Luke Ford is a convert to Orthodox Judaism. He’s an Alexander Technique teacher and author living in Pico-Robertson. He’s been interviewed on 60 Minutes, ABC News, Entertainment Tonight and has been written about in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles, and GQ magazine.

Luke is the author of the book, “Yesterday’s News Tomorrow: Inside American Jewish Journalism.”

Here are some things that have been written about him:

“He breaks legitimate stories that have a huge impact.” (Emmanuelle Richard, Online Journalism Review)

“Aggressive, eloquent, he’s a kind of shaggy-haired, acid-washed Brad Pitt.” (Matt Labash, Weekly Standard)

“Smart, insightful and with a charming Australian accent, Ford is one of the most fascinating characters.” (Michelle Goldberg, Speak magazine)

Come eat, drink and be merry while socializing with members of the tribe on our magnificent rooftop with beautiful 360′ views of the city!

Tu- B’Av- is Judaism’s designated day of matchmaking. According to Jewish tradition, the day has special powers to help one find their soul mate.

Back by popular demand, our Shabbat programs for young professionals draw an engaging pool of young professional Jews who are serious about their Judaism and relationships.

The $20 minimum donation includes dinner, lunch and all alcoholic beverages if registered by Friday, July 20th. $36 afterwards.

to register:

http://jewishwestwood.com/donate_form.html

Please specify “Shabbat dinner” in the “other” field

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WEHT To The Sephardi shul on Robertson and Cashio?

Posted by on Mar 7, 2012 in Shuls |

C. emails: We recently read your article about walking past the Sephardi shul on Robertson and Cashio last June only to find that it was no longer there. I was wondering if you happened to know where the Rabbi or shul have gone. We had a wonderful experience with them several years ago and were looking to contact them. Thank you for any help that you can provide for me.

Luke says: They now meet behind Munchies.

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New Program For Modern Orthodox Women

Posted by on Aug 18, 2011 in Shuls |

August 18, 2011

Dear Community Members,

As the summer comes to a close and we prepare to begin the new year of 5772/2011-2012, we would like to inform you of an exciting new program that will be coming to our community. A joint committee of volunteers, represented by members of Beth Jacob  Congregation, B’nai David Judea, Young Israel of Century City, and YULA Girls School
has been working under our auspices to bring a Yoetzet Halacha to work in our community on a part-time basis.

For those who may not be familiar with this position, Nishmat, an Orthodox Jewish institution of higher Torah learning for women, based in Jerusalem, established the Keren Ariel Women’s Halachic Institute in1997 to train Yoatzot Halacha, or Women Halachic Consultants. Women preparing to become Yoatzot Halacha are chosen for their
extensive Torah scholarship, leadership ability, and deep religious commitment, and devote two years (over 1000 hours) to intensive Talmudic and Halachic study with rabbinic authorities in Taharat Hamishpachah-laws of Niddah, Mikvah and family purity. They receive training from medical and health professionals who are experts
in modern medicine and psychology, including gynecology, infertility, women’s health, family dynamics and sexuality.

Following comprehensive examinations administered by a panel of distinguished Roshei Kollel and Poskim, graduates are certified by a panel of Orthodox Rabbis to be a  resource for women with questions regarding Taharat Hamishpachah. Graduates of
this program have been working with great success in communities across Israel and in the United States to assist women who are more comfortable discussing very personal issues with another woman. As female Halachic advisors, the Yoatzot consult with  Orthodox Rabbinic authorities when approached with questions which demand a posek’s discretion. For more information on Nishmat’s program, visit http://www.yoatzot.org/
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With that background, we are very excited to announce that Shoshana Samuels, a recent graduate of Nishmat’s program and a certified Yoetzet Halacha, will be making regular visits to our Los Angeles community throughout the upcoming year. She will present to small groups of women at the homes of our Shul members on topics related, but  not limited, to general understandings of Taharat Hamishpacha, women’s health, marital intimacy, symbolism of mikvah, family planning, peri-menopause and menopause, and will also be available for individual one on one consultations.

Each of these individual events will be announced through our Shul bulletins and  will be open to members of all of our Kehilot. Between visits, Shoshana will be  reachable for consultation via phone and e-mail and will encourage women to reach out to her with questions related to her knowledge base. Shoshana will be living
 and teaching in Teaneck, New Jersey and will serve in the official role as a Yoetzet Halacha at Congregation Rinat Yisrael. She is not only extremely intelligent, but also outgoing, friendly and very approachable. She looks forward to putting her years of study into practice as a Yoetzet Halacha in the Los Angeles community.

In the coming weeks, we will send out further details for the first Yoetzet Halacha weekend program, scheduled to take place September 16-18th. We encourage you to attend one or more of the sessions as an opportunity to meet Shoshana, and become more familiar with what a Yoetzet Halacha has to offer the members of our community.

This one-year pilot program is being funded by private donations through the American Friends of Nishmat, and additional sponsorship opportunities are available upon request. Please feel free to contact Alison Anziska at amsa140@hotmail.com[mailto:amsa140@hotmail.com]
for more information.

We look forward to continued growth together as a community, and extend to all of you our sincerest wishes for a happy and healthy New Year.

Rabbi Kalman Topp, Beth Jacob Congregation

Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky, B’nai David Judea

Rabbi Elazar Muskin, Young Israel of Century City

Rabbi Avraham Lieberman, YULA Girls School

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The LINK Kollel Opens A Shul In Pico-Robertson

Posted by on Aug 12, 2011 in Shuls |

Email: With great and bursting praise to the Almighty, we formally announce the beginning of the New LINK Shul – an offshoot of the LINK Kollel.

Where will the shul be located?
In our Kollel, 1453 Robertson – corner of Saturn and Robertson. It is a beautiful space with a backyard area, two classrooms and a gorgeous sanctuary. We are in the process of beautiful renovations as well.

When does it start?
The 1st minyan begins with Shacharis on Thursday, September 1st at 6:45am. In general, Mon. and Th. mornings will be at 6:45am, Tues., Wed. and Fri. will be at 7am and Sun. at 8:15am.The 1st Shabbos minyan will begin on September 9-10th. Fri. Mincha will be 15 minutes before sundown; Shabbos mornings will start at 9am. We will have Mincha Sun. thru Th. at 2:15pm and Maariv at 9:30pm. There will also be a Mincha/ Maariv combined, beginning 15 minutes before sunset.

What are the membership costs?
Free. That’s correct. We certainly welcome and need donations, but we hope b’ezras Hashem for as long as we can, to keep the membership all free. To be a member, you must fill out a form which we will send out shortly. We will charge for seats for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. No one will be turned away for lack of funds for RH/YK – but we may sell out – so please reserve as soon as we open it up.

Will there be childcare/youth groups ?
Yes. We will have baby care on the shul premises and three childcare groups that will be staffed by energetic and responsible counselors under the supervision of experienced adults in a fantastic preschool facility that has an indoor/outdoor area

What type of shul will it be and whom do you expect to attend?
Warm and Serious. All different types of Jews – united by a desire to grow in their Judaism
Warm in that everyone will feel comfortable. Warm in that no one feels judged. Warm in that everyone will have a place for a Shabbos meal. Warm in that the mechitza allows women to see well while maintaining ideal halachic standards. Warm in that the LINK shul will have wonderful melodies and sweet singing. Warm in that the LINK shul seeks to develop community and connections.
Serious in that a shul is a place to pray to Hashem and the decorous davening will be assumed, not imposed. Serious in that the davening will not be shleppy and belabored. Serious in that you will feel like you are in a special space.

Are there any unique features to the shul?

1. Our wonderful Kollel Rabbis, Rebbitzens and their families form the nucleus of the community
2. Over Shabbos, there will be at least 8 distinct learning opportunities.
3. Every non-winter Shabbos, when feasible, we will have a women’s shiur in the Pico community. The first three shiurim will be given by Rebbitzen Batyah Brander on Yonah. Stay tuned for details
4. Every non-winter Shabbos, we will have father-son learning.
5. Approximately once a month, there will be a soulful, beautiful and extended Seudah Shlishis
6. During winter months, we will have an Oneg Shabbos 1-2 times a month
7. A serious teen minyan [for young men, 11-16] run by one of our Kollel Rabbis, to empower the youth
8. Approximately 4 beautiful Shabbatonim with outstanding and dynamic Torah personalities (including Rabbi Paysach Krohn)

Will there be shiurim during the week?
The LINK Shul is affiliated with the LINK Kollel. The Link Kollel will provide over 25 weekly shiurim (for men and women) and 50+ Chavrusa Slots. Got www.linkla.org for details

Will there be a Kiddush every week. If so, will it be a hot Kiddush?
Yes. We really hope so.

Does Pico need another shul?
We need at least as many shuls as restaurants. In truth, the Pico Robertson community is moving eastward and we seek to meet the growing demand of the vibrant Pico community.

Who will lead the minyan ?
Rabbi Asher Brander and Rabbi Eli Stern. Rabbi Brander has been the Rabbi of the Westwood Kehilla for the past 17 years, and Rebbe at YULA High School and Bnos Devorah for 21 years. He founded the LINK Kollel in 2002 . Rabbi Stern has been a shul Rabbi and an Outreach teacher for the past 24 years in 4 cities, including the last 15 in LA.

How can I help? How can I find out more?

We’ll let you know after Shabbos, in the meantime, enjoy Shabbos, and we look forward to joining your community really soon!!

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Who Wants To Set Up A New Shul In Torah Town?

Posted by on Jun 21, 2011 in Shuls, Torah |

Walking past Cashio and Robertson Blvd last night on the way to Torah Talk, I noticed that the Sephardic shul on that north-west corner was no more. The building was empty. It had signs up saying vacant.

Prior to Sephardi shul, there was a Breslover shul at this location.

Who’s moving in next? Will this holy site go for profane purposes?

I’ve also noticed that what used to be a Sephardic day school just north of Cashio, south of Pico, is no more. It has been replaced by a school teaching Spanish and Mandarin immersion.

Here’s the Wikipedia entry for South-Robertson:

In 2009, the Los Angeles Times’s “Mapping L.A.” project supplied these “Pico-Robertson” neighborhood statistics: population: 18,019; median household income: $63,356.[3]
[edit]Education

Part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the neighborhood is served by Canfield, Crescent Heights, Shenandoah, and Castle Heights elementary schools and Emerson Middle School. The high school for the South Robertson neighborhood is Hamilton High School. The magnet school Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies (LACES) is in the nearby Faircrest Heights neighborhood.
[edit]Jewish community

The neighborhood features more than thirty Certified Kosher restaurants [1], including delis, Chinese, Italian and Mexican restaurants, a donut shop, a frozen yogurt shop, bakeries, and butchers. The community features four men’s mikvahs and one woman’s mikvah, the largest known as the Los Angeles Mikvah. There are several Jewish day schools located in the Pico Robertson area. The Chabad community operates four schools, Bais Chaya Mushka and Bais Chana, both of which are on Pico Boulevard, as well as the newly relocated Cheder Menachem on La Cienega. Yeshiva University High School has campuses on both South Robertson Boulevard and West Pico Boulevard, in the heart of the Pico-Robertson Jewish community.
The community overall has a wide variety of Jewish denominational groups. Over the past two decades, the Orthodox community has grown to become the most largest Jewish denomination in the area. This is evident in the growth of the Hasidic community. According to Chabad [2], the Hasidic movement has eleven centers in the immediate Pico-Robertson area, including the two high schools, boys cheder, day school, six synagogues, and a community center. Minyan Finder reports over twenty synagogues operating in the area.

I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. Facebook Fan Page.

This week we study Parashat Korach (Numbers 16:1-18:32).

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Temple Akiba (Reform) In Culver City

Posted by on May 20, 2011 in Shuls |

Sharlene emails in response to my page on LA shuls:

Please come visit our synagogue and get a more accurate feel for what is going on. Temple Akiba is a dynamic place offering wonderful opportunities/activities for people of all ages. Check out our website. www.templeakiba.net.

Become our friend on FACEBOOK.

We have the largest nursery school enrollment we have ever had. That has brought many young families to Temple Akiba. We offer Hebrew school, confirmation class, bar/bat mitzvah training with our full time cantor, talented and brilliant Lonee Frailich. We have a gifted staff of educators and a full time young rabbi Zachery Shapiro who we are so thrilled to have at the helm leading our congregation to greatness. Services every Fri eve and some Sat. mornings.

We offer a sisterhood, men’s club, havurahs, Bible Study, coffee with the Rabbi, a Wednesday lunch and learn with our clergy, relious school classes, nursery school, Day Camp, summer overnight camp at Camp Max Strauss for 2011, activities every day/evening of the week. Temple Akiba is a busy place every day with lots of people coming and going involved in many Temple activities. We are working on a capital campaign and are ready to begin the 1st phase of renovating and remodeling our buildings and gardens.

Last Sunday’s Mitzvah Day project brought over 350 people to Temple Akiba to participate in over 20 different projects of Tikkun Olam.

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Free Yom Kippur Services

Posted by on Sep 26, 2009 in Shuls |

As compiled by AaronsTent@aol.com:

Dear Friends:

Stuck without plans for the High Holidays?!

Never Fear– JCafeLA & The Aaron’s Tent Jewish Events Newsletter have got you covered!

Below, please find an UPDATED list of 5 Separate Groups providing FREE high holiday services at multiple Levels of Jewish observance.

PLEASE FORWARD to ANY Jewish friends that would find this helpful.

Best regards & wishes for a blessing-filled New Year!

Aaron Kemp of JCafeLA (& The Aaron’s Tent Jewish Events Newsletter.)

(PLEASE NOTE: we have made every effort to post accurate information but are not responsible for typos; please verify details with sponsoring organizations) ;D

FREE WORLDWIDE SERVICES FINDER: FIND SERVICES NEAR YOU—http://www.chabad.org/holidays/jewishnewyear/calendar_events.htm

“CHAI” HOLIDAYS w/THE CHAI CENTER:
WHAT: Experience the “CHAI” Holidays with the Chai Center and the world famous Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz (aka “Schwartzie”) as he leads meaningful, enjoyable services in English. His services are usually attended by 600-800 people and are followed by a great Rosh Ha Shanah Singles party featuring unlimited Apples and Honey + assorted wines.
WHERE: WGA ( “Writers Guild of America”) Theater 135 South Doheny Dr,. Bev Hills, CA 90211
WHEN: Yom Kippur, Sunday, September 27th 8th 6:30-8:30 pm, Monday, September 28th 11:00am-2:00 pm, Neilah: 5:30-7:28 pm
AGES: Open
COST: FREE!
INFO: No Reservations required, Walk-ins welcome. However, any info, 310-391-7995: http://www.chaicenter.org/high_holidays.htm

CHABAD ON OLYMPIC 5623 W. Olympic LA CA 90036
WHAT: FREE HIGH HOLIDAYS SERVICES w/CHABAD on OLYMPIC
WHERE: CHABAD ON OLYMPIC- THE FRIEDMAN CENTER 5623 W. Olympic LA CA 90036
WHEN: Yom Kippur Sunday September 27th 6:26 Candlelighting, Kol Nidrei: 6:30 pm, Monday Sep 28th Morning Services: 10:00 am, Yizhor 11:30 am, Neilah 6:20 pm, Fast Ends: 7:20 pm
AGES: OPEN
COST: FREE
INFO: http://www.maalot.org/ 323-965-1111 ext 101 NOTE: Chabad has MANY FREE locations for Services, use this LINK to find them: http://www.chabad.org/holidays/jewishnewyear/calendar_events.htm

HIGH HOLIDAYS AT THE LAUGH FACTORY! –
WHAT: When is a comedy club, not a comedy club? A:When it hosts FREE high holiday services! Services are conducted in the Reform Jewish tradition by Rabbi Bob Jacobs.
WHERE: Laugh Factory, 8001 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90046
WHEN: Yom Kippur, Kol Nidre, Sunday September 27th 6:00-8:00 pm, Monday September 28th 11:00am-1:00pm, Neilah: 6:00-8:00pm (Break the fast will follow)
AGES: Open
COST: ( FREE! donations are not accepted. )
INFO: Info: 323) 656-1336×1 http://www.laughfactory.com/content/Club.html#H_high_holiday

HIGH HOLIDAYS w/Darryl Temkin, PhD (submitted by Deb Klein-thank you!)
WHAT: Enjoy High Holiday Services with Doctor Daryl Temkin, PhD in what has become a yearly tradition. Many attendees rave about his services!
WHERE: Hillel Hebrew Academy, First Floor Community Room: 9120 Olympic Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90211
WHEN: Sun. Sept. 27th, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm, Mon. 9:30 am-12:30 pm and 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
AGES: Open
COST: NO CHARGE!
INFO: RSVP & further info- DarylTemkinPhD@Gmail.com

HIGH HOLIDAYS w/ATERET ISRAEL @ 2 LOCATIONS WESTWOOD & LA! –
WHAT: Enjoy meaningful High Holidays Services w/Ateret Israel @ 2 separate locations in Westwood (Emerson Middle School) and in Pico Robertson
WHERE: Westwood: Emerson Middle School -1650 Selby Ave (1 blk E of Westwood, 1 blk N of Santa Monica); LA Pico-Robertson: 1467 S. Crest Ave (1 blk W of Livonia, 1 blk So of Pico)
WHEN: Westwood (Emerson Middle School) Sun, Sep 27th Kol Nidrei 7:30 pm, Mon Sep 28th 8:00 am
LA/Pico Robertson: Sun Sep 27th Kol Nidrei: 6:00 pm, Monday Sep 28th: Shaharit: 5:45 AM
Barukh Sheamar: 6:15 AM
AGES: Open
COST: FREE!
INFO: Please RSVP- For Westwood call 310-927-6599, For LA/Pico Robtson, call 310-274 -2526

http://ateretisrael.org/

FIND SERVICES NEAR YOU—USE THE CHABAD SERVICE FINDER @ THIS LINK, WORKS ALL OVER THE US & WORLD: http://www.chabad.org/holidays/jewishnewyear/calendar_events.htm

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Knesset Israel of Beverlywood

Posted by on Aug 5, 2009 in Drugs, Shuls |

Shelly Rothchild emails (pdf attached about a free drug offer):

I am a member, and my husband is the rabbi, of Knesset Israel Congregation of Beverlywood, a small synagogue located at 2364 South Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles. A medical marijuana facility is applying for a hardship exemption to sell marijuana next door to my synagogue based on the fact that it was previously closed down by the LAPD at another location.
I am a breast cancer survivor, and I have no problem with medical marijuana facilities as a general proposition. However, the marijuana facility located next door painted a cross on the wall of my synagogue and also put signs on the synagogue wall advertising their marijuana store, without the permission or consent of my synagogue.
A hearing will be held on August 6, 2009, at 10 am, in Room 350 at 200 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, on its application for an exemption. The attached was posted on the internet inviting people to attend the hearing to support the exemption in return for free marijuana, so that this facility could continue to sell drugs next to my synagogue, which is attended by, among others, families with young children.
Is this permissible conduct for a medical marijuana facility?
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Slacking Off In The Hood

Posted by on Jun 21, 2008 in Shuls |

Pico-Robertson shuls are no different than other shuls in the United States over the summer. Attendance slacks off.

Most American synagogues abandon adult education classes in the summer.

When Jews leave town, they often don’t bother to take the sacred text with them.

They’re away from the eyes of the community and so they let down on their observance and study.

This morning the rabbi said there should be no time off from God.

He bemoaned how kids in his religious school were unaware of the Torah portions between the middle of Bamidbar (Numbers) and the beginning of Devarim (Deuteronomy) because they and their parents check out from serious religious observance and study during the summer.

I want to voice a contrarian perspective.

Orthodox Judaism demands so much that is not from God that I have sympathy for those who want to take a summer respite from the inane demands of the rabbis.

Let’s talk about yom tov sheni — the extra day of a Jewish festival because 2,000 years ago, the rabbis weren’t sure of their calendar calculations. That we still observe this restriction today — making Passover and Succoth into eight days instead of seven, Shuvuot into two days instead of one — is a clear violation of the Torah’s command to not increase or decrease its mitzvahs (commandments). Yet many Orthodox Jews go along with this extra restriction because it’s the price of belonging to an Orthodox community.

The prayers have only been multiplied over the years. They are beyond the endurance of mere mortals. The observant Jew has to pray for over an hour a day. That’s insane. This is time that would be far better devoted to studying the sacred texts rather than repeating by rote the inventions of some bloke a thousand years ago.

Rosh Hashanah morning davening goes for about six hours. That’s nuts.

We have this huge number of prayers to get through — so big that only the most pious can say any of them with any serious intention — because the rabbis don’t have the balls to cut back on the liturgy and to challenge the rulings of other rabbis a thousand years ago.

Laws that were made by man can be changed by man.

I’m fine with ascribing the Torah to God but don’t ascribe the rulings of Rabbi Shlemiel in the eighth century to God and don’t force me to repeat his poetry as part of the divine prayer requirement.

The average Orthodox Jew looks for ways to slack off that are communally permitted, and this means in the United States taking summer’s off from serious religious observance and study (while still keeping shabbat).

If God has a human bone in His body, He’ll respect this.

Don’t hate, HaShem, congratulate. Your children have defeated You.

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Bnai David, Happy Minyan Are Where The Women Are

Posted by on Jun 19, 2008 in Shuls |

More attractive young single women go to Bnai David-Judea and the Happy Minyan than any other synagogue in zip code 90035 (Pico/Robertson). While Beth Jacob, Mogen David and Young Israel of Century City are deserts, Bnai David is a dessert with a thriving program for youngies called “chaverim“. Check out the learning sessions for prayer and Talmud if you want to connect.

YICC and Beth Jacob have Young Professionals minyans on Shabbos morning but these don’t get many single females.

Aish Ha Torah is great at outreach and gets some singles.

I don’t know why Beth Jacob is not succeeding with singles. They have a young charismatic rabbi and a bunch of young couples.

Chabad has single young women but they marry quickly and only to hardcore Chabad guys.

JConnectLA throws the best singles events for Los Angeles Orthodox Jews.

Sinai Temple’s ATID program throws great events for the less observant.

Beth Am attracts much of the American Jewish University crowd, including many singles (particularly at the Shlomo-Carlebach-style Neshama minyan Friday evenings).

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Bringing Back The Love To Pico-Robertson

Posted by on Jun 19, 2008 in Rabbis, Shuls |

When Steven Weil came to town in 2000 to take over Beth Jacob, his sociable side got the best of him and he started socializing with members of competing shuls in Pico/Robertson. He invited them to his home, he became interested in their lives, he learned their names and the names of their family and friends. He was a hail fellow well met type of rabbi and he made a lot of important friends fast.

Unfortunately, these new friends did not include the other rabbis in Pico/Robertson.

Rabbi Muskin at Young Israel of Century City (YICC) felt like Rabbi Weil did not give him sufficient kovod (honor) as the senior Modern Orthodox rabbi of the neighborhood.

Rabbi Weil began referring to Rabbi Muskin in uncomplimentary terms, words that I can’t use on a family-friendly blog such as this one.

This absence of a loving relationship particularly gnawed on Rabbi Muskin who often confided to his congregants how much it hurt him that Rabbi Weil didn’t seek him out.

Rabbi Weil didn’t give a flip.

At a meeting with Christian Zionists a couple of months ago, Rabbi Weil said something that caused a fellow rabbi in the ‘hood to walk out.

Rabbi Weil does not have warm relations with any other synagogue rabbi in Pico/Robertson.

Rabbi Muskin is an intense man who likes to run things. His shul does not need an executive director. Rabbi Muskin does that job. Rabbi Muskin runs his shul, not the shul’s board of directors. Rabbi Muskin runs the simchas (celebrations) of his congregants. They get in big trouble if they try to hold a simcha outside the shul. Rabbi Muskin has a particular vision for his community — a community that I loved during my year there — and he enforces it.

YICC and Bnai David-Judea have excellent relations. Even though Bnai David is too liberal for Rabbi Muskin’s tastes, his criticisms are muted at best.

Members of the three Modern Orthodox shuls in Pico/Robertson often hang out with each other, as do members of the two chareidi non-Hasidic shuls — Aish HaTorah and Anshe Emet.

Rabbi Daniel Korobkin, the likely next rabbi of Beth Jacob (which has about 800 member families, many on paper only, and a budget twice that of the other Modern Orthodox shuls in the hood), has excellent relations with the rabbis at Bnai David and YICC.

Meanwhile, Rabbi Weil will run the Orthodox Union. I predict he’ll do a great job. He’s the CEO type more than the pastoral care type. He delegated the visiting the sick type stuff to Rabbi Marc Mandel.

Rabbi Weil has an MBA. He loves to run things by delegating. He prefers to concentrate on the big picture and the big donors.

Beth Jacob now has four minyans on Shabbat. A year ago, Young Israel of Century City added a young professionals minyan and a few months later Beth Jacob followed suit. For a while it had an age limit (35 or something), but that’s been dropped. Beth Jacob is going to hire an assistant rabbi to cater to this minyan.

Most of the young single women go to the Happy Minyan or Bnai David (and a few at Aish, almost none to Beth Jacob and YICC).

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Chabad Of Beverlywood

Posted by on Jun 19, 2008 in Shuls |

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, it has an open bar and hundreds of happy Jews.

It has the best children’s facilities of any shul in the neighborhood because the place used to be a kindergarten.

The Chabad Israel Center at 1520 South Robertson Blvd is the messianic Chabad in the ‘hood. They do the moshiach dance between Mincha and Maariv on Friday nights. Phone: 310-271-6193 Fax: 310-271-0494. Rabbi Amitai Yemini. It is known as the Israeli Chabad.

Does anyone want to do the Moshiach dance with me? I don’t know the moves nor the lyrics but I want to get with the program.

Word.

Here are more Chabad shuls in 90035.

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