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RABBINIC AUTHORITIES
HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky
HaRav Yaakov Perlow
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Rabbi Ilan Feldman
Atlanta, GA
Rabbi Yaacov Haber
Jerusalem, Israel
Mr. Richard Horowitz
Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh
Northbrook, IL
Dr. David Lieberman
Lakewood, NJ
Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun
National Director
Rabbi Shlomo Porter
Baltimore, MD
Mr. Jeff Schachter Esq.
Passaic, NJ
Mr. Frank Storch
Baltimore, MD
HaRav Michel Twerski
Milwaukee, WI
Mr. Jerry Wolasky
Baltimore, MD
ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. Mark Bane
Lawrence, NY
Mr. Jonathan Beren
Denver, CO
Dr. Robert Edelman
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Avraham Edelstein
Jerusalem, Israel
Dr. Michael J Elman
Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman
Mr. Joseph Friedman
Olney, MD
Mr. Harvey Hecker
Toronto, ONT
Mr. Steven Rosedale
Cincinnatti, OH
Rabbi Simcha Scholar
Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Dovid Refson
Jerusalem, Israel
Mr Gary Torgow
Detroit, MI
Rabbi Abraham Twerski, MD
Monsey, NY
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  From Singing in the Church Choir to Participating in the First Ever Birthright Trip
An Article from Schusterman Foundation
There are thousands of Rachel Cohens in the world today-one went to my seummer camp, there is almost always one enrolled at my alma mter, the University of Pennsylvania, 376 of us use gmail and there 960 of us on Facebook! Continue Reading |
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 Jewish Federations, Overseas Partners Reach Funding Deal
An Article from The Jewish Week
The New York-based Jewish Federations of North America and its two primary overseas partners have reached an agreement in principle over how to divide the money raised by local federations. Continue Reading
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 Messianic Jews Making New Push in Flatbush
An Article from The Jewish Week
On the 1900 block of Coney Island Avenue, a major business thoroughfare in the heart of Brooklyn's heavily Orthodox Flatbush neighborhood, you could easily buy some kosher sushi or a few tractates of the Talmud. Continue Reading
Religion Poll Bears Out Jewish Braininess
An Article from Tablet Magazine
The New York Times noted that, based on a sampling of over 3400 Americans, Jews are outpaced in their knowledge of world religions only by atheists/agnostics. Continue Reading
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 Israeli Jews Back Non-Orthodox Conversions
An Article from JTA
Nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews believe that non-Orthodox converts to Judaism should be considered Jewish, a new Israeli government survey reveals. Continue Reading
Hundreds in North May Undergo Circumcision Corrections
An Article from Ynet News
Israel's Chief Rabbinate suspects that a mohel (ritual circumciser) from the north performed hundreds of circumcisions in recent years that did not comply with Jewish Law. Continue Reading
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 More South African Universities Weigh Boycott
An Article from Mail & Guardian
three more varsity heads added their na
After the Mail & Guardian reported last week that Unisa Vice-Chancellor Barney Pityana had signed a petition calling on the UJ to sever all contact with Ben-Gurion, three more varsity heads added their names. Continue Reading
| | Polish Neo-Nazis Discover They're Jewish, Become Orthodox
An Article from Daled Amos
Two Polish neo-Nazis who were childhood sweethearts and later became skinheads have discovered what for them is a shocking family secret: They're actually Jewish. Continue Reading
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 Rabbi Searches are Tough, But are They Illegal?
An Article from The Jewish Forward
As a member of my synagogue's rabbi search committee, I was deeply troubled to learn of the rules imposed by the Rabbinical Assembly, the Conservative movement's governing rabbinical body, on rabbinic searches.
Continue Reading | Conservative Judaism's New 'Context' for Adult Ed
An Article from The Jewish Week
This fall, the Conservative movement's Jewish Theological Seminary expects to enroll several hundred new students, most of whom will never actually walk through its Upper Manhattan doors. Continue Reading
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