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The Rabbi on the Beach at the Shul on the Beach

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Orthodox Jews and E-Readers

by rabbifink on December 23, 2010 · 20 comments

Esther Petrack's Mother Speaks: Esther is observant, it was all editing

by rabbifink on October 19, 2010 · 87 comments

Esther Petrack: Modern Orthodox Jewish Girl on America's Next Top Model Drops Shabbos on Television

by rabbifink on September 16, 2010 · 34 comments

The Jewish Home – In Memory of The Holzbergs Formerly of Mumbai | Drasha Vayetze 2008

by rabbifink on November 25, 2009 · 0 comments

KCET Visits PJC and Interviews Me

by rabbifink on November 6, 2009 · 2 comments

A Jewish Black Woman's "Henry Gates" Situation

by rabbifink on August 1, 2009 · 5 comments

Shame on Gizmodo | Shame on Us Too

by rabbifink on July 19, 2009 · 27 comments

Great Shavuos Turnout Renders Previous Post Moot

by rabbifink on May 31, 2009 · 3 comments

A Piece of Peace

by rabbifink on January 25, 2009 · 0 comments

Truth or Consequences – Drasha Vayigash

by rabbifink on January 3, 2009 · 2 comments

A Good Man Never Rests – Drasha Vayeshev

by rabbifink on December 21, 2008 · 0 comments

Happy Hanukah Too: Kosher Machine Only Serves 24/6 Because It's Shomer Shabbos

by rabbifink on December 19, 2008 · 1 comment

Venice CA and Santa Monica California Jewish Learning and Judaism

by rabbifink on December 1, 2008 · 0 comments


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