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Tag Archives: modern orthodox
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
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Tagged bank managers, kaddish, leon wieseltier, modern orthodox, orthodox jews, university in australia
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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
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Tagged frum, lapl, modern orthodox, orthodox jews, robertson branch
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Seeking Good Conversation
An Orthodox rabbi calls me Sunday afternoon. “I’m watching Analyze This on channel 5. I met somebody last night who’s a gay ex-Mormon. Very nice guy. He really liked me a lot. He’s going to UCLA and is studying to … Continue reading
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Tagged christopher hitchens, i don t care, modern orthodox, orthodox rabbi, richard dawkins, sam harris
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Don’t Expect Pico-Robertson Business To Rush Out To Get New ‘Ethics’ Certification
Kosher businesses in Pico-Robertson already have four regular inspectors they have to deal with. I doubt any of them are rushing to sign up for this new program by the community’s Modern Orthodox rabbis. The minimum wage already puts entry … Continue reading
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Tagged minimum wage, modern orthodox, orthodox rabbis, overtime rates, steep price
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‘The Conversion Crisis’
That was the topic of this afternoon lecture at YICC by Professor Daniel Sperber from Bar Ilan. He said the Modern Orthodox had to take back political power in Israel from the chareidim. Good luck. The rigorists win out in … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon lecture, conversion crisis, daniel sperber, modern orthodox, yicc
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