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Addressing Our Youth with Old Wine in a New Vessel

One Jew at a Time: Kiruv in Colombia

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Need a Social Media Strategy? Start with These Three Pronged Approaches

Groups: Measure to Eliminate Nonprofit Mail Discounts Could Cripple Fundraising

NORTH AMERICA

How Many Jews Are There in LA? No One Knows For Sure

LA Day Schools Manage to Survive, Even Thrive Despite Recession

ISRAEL

Just How Expensive Is It to Live in Israel?

Woman Divorces Brain Damages Husband

Israeli Students Race to Find the Killer App

INTERNATIONAL

British Guardian Calls for End of Israel

Egyptian Government Bans Export of Palm Leaves to Israel

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Inside Empire's Slaughter House: The Life of a Kosher Chicken

A Guide to the Galaxy of Islamic Anti-Semitism

Study Predicts that in Many Modern, Secular Societies Religions Will Be Driven Toward Extinction

Does the 21st Century Call for New Goals for Jewish Education?

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Atlanta, GA

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Jerusalem, Israel

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Los Angeles, CA

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Northbrook, IL

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Lakewood, NJ

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National Director

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Baltimore, MD

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Passaic, NJ

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Baltimore, MD

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Milwaukee, WI

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Baltimore, MD

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Lawrence, NY

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Denver, CO

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Baltimore, MD

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Jerusalem, Israel

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New York, NY

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Toronto, ONT

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Cincinnatti, OH

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Brooklyn, NY

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Jerusalem, Israel

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Detroit, MI

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Teaneck, NJ

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Addressing Our Youth with Old Wine in a New Vessel An Article from Yated A true mechanech never stops being a mechanech regardless of his age and regardless of whether or not he is formally teaching in a classroom or holds a position in chinuch. Continue Reading
One Jew at a Time: Kiruv in Colombia An Article from Hamodia The fact that they didn't know a word of Spanish was only one of the difficulties that Rabbi and Mrs. Yehoshua Rosenfeld had to deal with when they first arrived in Bogota in 1980. Continue Reading

Need a Social Media Strategy? Start with These Three Pronged Approaches An Article from GuideStar Most nonprofits understand the potential power of social media to connect with both old and new supporters, advocates, and clients. But few nonprofits can articulate the strategy behind the time they spend on blogging, Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube. Continue Reading
Groups: Measure to Eliminate Nonprofit Mail Discounts Could Cripple Fundraising An Article from Fox News With the Postal Service looking to downsize, some of America's favorite nonprofits that rely heavily on direct mail fundraising could become a new kind of charity case. Continue Reading

How Many Jews Are There in LA? No One Knows For Sure
An Article from The Jewish Journal

Here's the dirty little secret about organized Jewish life in Los Angeles: We literally don't know who we are.

LA Day Schools Manage to Survive, Even Thrive Despite Recession
An Article from The Jewish Journal

A family of four from Florida visiting relatives in New Jersey got an unwelcome surprise at the Customs gate - all because of some forgotten fruit and vegetables.

Just How Expensive Is It to Live in Israel?
An Article from JTA

What began in Israel in June as a Facebook-driven rebellion against the rising cost of cottage cheese, has since turned into a full-scale Israeli social movement against the high cost of living in the Jewish state.

Woman Divorces Brain Damages Husband
An Article from Ynet News

For the first time in Israel, a woman will be allowed to divorce her dysfunctional husband thanks to a legal precedent. Continue Reading

Israeli Students Race to Find the Killer App
An Article from Globes

300 students dreaming of developing the next killer app participated in Microsoft Israel's two-day programmer competition in Tel Aviv last week, even though Microsoft Corporation does not sell Windows Phone 7-based smartphones in Israel.

British Guardian Calls for End of Israel
An Article from The Jewish Chronicle

In a signed article last week, the Guardian's foreign leader writer, David Hearst, looked forward to "a one-state solution in which Jewish citizens lose an in-built majority".

Egyptian Government Bans Sale of Palm Leaves to Israel
An Article from Almasry Alyoum

Egypt's Agriculture Ministry has announced a ban on the export of palm leaves to Israel starting this year and for the coming two years.
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Inside Empire's Slaughter House: The Life of a Kosher Chicken
An Article from JTA

The end came swiftly for the chicken I'll call Bob. Propelled into a trough of sorts by a machine that tips a crate's worth of birds onto the assembly line -- "They're like children, sliding down," the head kosher supervisor said. Continue Reading

A Guide to the Galaxy of Islamic Anti-Semitism
An Article from Arutz 7

It is a truism that anti-Semitism is an extremely prevalent phenomenon in the Muslim world today, but what precisely is the origin of this anti-Jewish prejudice?

Study Predicts that in Many Modern, Secular Societies Reliogions Will be Driven Toward Extinction
An Article from Research Corporation for Science Advancement

The decline of religion in some modern cultures is a trend reflected in census data. About half of all people in the Netherlands, for instance, identify themselves as having no religious affiliation. Continue Reading

Does the 21st Century Call for New Goals for Jewish Education?
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Innovation is the rage in the Jewish community today, especially as it relates to Jewish identity building and Jewish education. The risk in all the ferment about the medium is that we lose sight of the timelessness of the message. Continue Reading

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