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Monthly Archives: June 2011
New Kosher Frozen Yogurt Store On Robertson, Alcott
From Monday night’s show: Rabbi Rabbs: “As if the first seven of them within walking distance of that corner and went out of business weren’t a sign that this is not a business to go into. They’ve been working on … Continue reading
Posted in Kosher, Torah
Tagged alcott, monday night, pico blvd, rabbi, walking distance
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The Cask – A Kosher Wine Store On Pico Blvd
This was a hot topic of discussion at the kiddish club on Shabbos morning. Will a kosher wine store make a go of it in Pico-Robertson? The profit margins on wine are tiny, about 10%. Report: Pico Blvd. is now … Continue reading
Posted in Kosher
Tagged kosher wine, pico blvd, profit margins, wine store, wineshop
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Hot Day In Pico-Robertson, Don’t Expect Orthodox Jews To Show Much Skin
I remember a friend of mine moved from a university in Australia to one in California. And he went to work in dress shorts and received an unexpectedly large amount of derision. Dress shorts aren’t acceptable in the U.S. Dress … Continue reading
Posted in Weather
Tagged bank managers, kaddish, leon wieseltier, modern orthodox, orthodox jews, university in australia
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This Week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Chukkat (Numbers 19:1-22:1)
Tune in for the most exciting event in Pico-Robertson on Monday nights! We’ve been doing this show weekly for a year. I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged elijah the prophet, garbagemen, rabbs, red heifer, water from the rock, weekly torah portion
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LAPL Robertson Branch Opens Mondays Starting July 18
The Robertson branch of the Los Angeles Public Library will start opening on Mondays beginning July 18. The branch is currently closed on Saturdays and Mondays but open Sunday afternoons.
Posted in Books
Tagged angeles public library, lapl, robertson branch, saturdays, sunday afternoons
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Jacaranda In Bloom Around Pico-Robertson
The name of the college yearbook where I grew up in Australia (Avondale College in Cooranbong) was the jacaranda. I love this purple flower and it blooms twice a year in Pico-Robertson for about a month each time. Particularly south … Continue reading
Posted in Green
Tagged avondale college, college yearbook, jacaranda, purple blossoms, purple flower
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Getting My Frum On At The Robertson Branch Of The LA Public Library
I rarely set foot in the Robertson branch of the LAPL without running into Orthodox Jews I know from shul. Every year, this branch becomes more and more Orthodox. It is the only branch open on Sundays. Pico-Robertson keeps getting … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged frum, lapl, modern orthodox, orthodox jews, robertson branch
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The Cheapest Produce In Pico-Robertson
It is at Glatt Mart. You can’t beat the prices. I picked up celery yesterday for 79c. It was twice that price at Ralphs, half a mile west on Pico. The Persian Elat market next door to Glatt Mart also … Continue reading
Posted in Kosher
Tagged aisles, celery, elat market, persians
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Where’s The Recession In Pico-Robertson?
I notice very few vacation buildings in Pico-Robertson. But you go a few blocks outside of Pico-Robertson to La Cienega Blvd and east of La Cienega on Pico, and you’ll find some vacancies. There was that great Hollywood video store … Continue reading
Posted in Real Estate
Tagged airdrome, hollywood video store, jp morgan chase, jpmorgan chase, la cienega blvd, mortgage interest deduction, mortgage interest rates, orthodox jewish community, walking the streets
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Luke Ford, Rabbi Rabbs Study Parashat Shelach (Numbers 13:1-15:41)
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 Shelach (Numbers 13:1-15:41).