September 21, 2010   -   13 Tishrei 5771

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OUTREACH

50,000 Secular Israelis Join Tzohar's Yom Kippur Inititaive
American Chabad on Campus Breaks 100 Center Milestone

 PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING
Google Search & Jewish Charity
Jim Joseph Foundation is Heavy Hitter in Jewish Education
Jewish Funders Network President to Step Down

NORTH AMERICA
American Jews More Generous Than Other Religious Groups
Renew Our (Summer) Days of Old

ADL to Time: Apologize for Story

ISRAEL
Survey: Ultra-Orthodox Israelis are Most Polite
The MASA University Grants
Eight US Universities Launch Programs in Israel
IDF to Draft 30% of Yeshiva Students by 2015

INTERNATIONAL
Finding a Lost Tribe of Israel in India

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Obesity Rate of Jewish Day School Children Double of Non-Jewish Children
The Case for Term Limitis in Jewish Life
Shabbat Saves Jewish Book Industry

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tzoharMichael50,000 Secular Israelis Join Tzohar's Yom Kippur Initiative
An Article from Arutz Sheva

Tens of Thousands of secular Israeli Jews are scheduled to join in prayer services all around the country, as part of the Tzohar Rabbinic organization's Praying Together Yom Kippur Initiative. Continue Reading

outreacharticle2American Chabad on Campus Breaks 100 Center Milsetone
An Article from Crown Heights Info

Speaking at the banquet of the annual conference of Chabad on Campus emissaries Thursday night, philanthropist and international businessman George Rohr announced an historic slate of nine new campus projects. Continue Reading
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googlefundraisingarticle1Google Search and Jewish Charity
An Article from eJew
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Tzedakah, Inc. has released a new study entitled Searching for Tzedakah: What Google Reveals about America's Interest in Jewish Charity.     Continue Reading

Fundraisingarticle2Jim Joseph Foundation is Heavy Hitter in Jewish Education
An Article from The Jim Joseph Foundation

When Interland Corporation founder Jim Joseph died in 2003 at age 68, few people outside San Francisco and the real estate field had heard of him.  Continue Reading

Fundraising3Jewish Funders Network President to Step Down
An Article from JTA

The president of the Jewish Funders Network, Mark Charendoff, will step down at the end of the calendar year, according to a letter the organization's chairman sent out to JFN members just before Rosh Hashanah. Continue Reading
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moneyNamart1American Jews More Generous Than Other Religious Groups
An Article from Miller-McCune

Giving money to the poor is a doctrine of pretty much every religion, but a new study suggests some faiths are better than others at inspiring their followers to actually open their wallets. Continue Reading

Namart2Renew Our (Summer) Days of Old
An Article from The Jewish Week

Chadesh Yamenu K'kedem. Renew our days as of old. As Jews we can't help but have these words roll off our tongue at this time each year as we experience the emotive and reflective liturgy of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Continue Reading

 
Namart3ADL to Time: Apologize for Story
An Article from Ynet News

After having received calls and e-mails from around the country expressing outrage at Time magazine's September 2 article... Continue Reading

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chassidimisrael1Survey: Ultra-Orthodox Israelis are Most Polite
An Article from Arutz Sheva

Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement) will be observed by Jews around the world this coming Shabbat.  Continue Reading

israel2The MASA University Grants
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Ever since our post on Sunday, American Colleges Expand Israel Study Programs, we've been asked about the $400,000 in MASA grants, and for specifics about the programs. Continue Reading
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israel4Eight US Universities Launch Programs in Israel
An Article from Ynet News

Eight leading universities in the United States will launch study-abroad programs in Israel this year. Continue Reading

Israel5IDF to Draft 30% of Yeshiva Students by 2015
An Article from Haaretz

The IDF and the National Economic Council have reached agreement on the future conscription of the ultra-Orthodox into the army.  Continue Reading
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taj mahalinternationalarticle1Finding a Lost Tribe of Israel in India
An Article from Asian Jewish Life

The road leading from the village of Churachandpur winds through lush and verdant fields.Continue Reading
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fattening foodInterestarticle1Obesity Rate Among Jewish Day School Children Double of Non-Jewish Children
An Article from Haaretz

Maureen Benjamins is a senior epidemiologist at the Sinai Urban Health Institute, located in Chicago, and a few years ago she decided to survey the health of more than 200 Jews attending Talmud Torah day schools in two Chicago suburbs.  Continue Reading
Interestarticle6The Case for Term Limits in Jewish Life
An Article from The Jewish Week

As we anticipate the beginning of the New Year it's a good time to reflect, take stock, and think about life and mortality. Not just personally, but communally as well. Continue Reading
 
interest2Shabbat Saves Jewish Book Industry
An Article from The Forward

Despite the much-touted death of the physical book, the Orthodox Jewish publishing industry is booming. Perhaps because of the prohibition against using electricity on holidays or on the Sabbath, the "ArtScroll revolution" is well under way. Continue Reading
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