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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
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Felsenthal
New York, NY
Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman
Mr. Joseph Friedman
Olney, MD
Mr. Harvey Hecker
Toronto, ONT
Mr. Stephen Rosedale
Cincinnatti, OH
Rabbi Simcha Scholar
Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Dovid Refson
Jerusalem, Israel
Mr Gary Torgow
Detroit, MI
Rabbi Abraham Twerski, MD
Teaneck, NJ
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 Torah Needed for Community Shul The Bellaire Jewish Center in Houston, Texas is in need of a Torah for 6-12 months. They currently do not have one and would like to borrow one until they can raise the funds to write their own. If you have any information about an available Torah, please contact Rabbi Gavriel Jacknin at 832-971-3781.
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 Dr. Lisa Aiken's Fall North American Tour
Dr. Lisa Aiken, a noted psychologist who has spoken in more than 200 cities, and author of ten Judaica books, is available to speak in North America on Nov. 15 as part of her Fall speaking tour. Please contact her at lisaaiken@ymail.com.
She speaks on a wide variety of topics, including women's issues, relationships, prayer, Israel, and psychology.
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Aish Connections
New York, NY
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Aish Connections
New York, NY
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 The Spiritual Journey of Yisroel Juskowitz
An Article from Mishpacha Magazine
When I first met Yisroel Juskowitz over a year ago, I knew immediately that this pleasant thirty two year-old was no run-of-the-mill young man. His depth and creativity shone from his eyes, which reflect a neshamah full of life and simchah.
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High-Tech Helps to Make Talmud More Navigable
An Article from The Jewish Exponent
With his laptop resting on a table in the library of the Torah Academy of Greater Philadelphia, Rabbi Meir Fachler patiently answered questions from an eighth-grade Talmud teacher. Continue Reading
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 Fundraising Needs to Change
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
The charitable marketplace is undergoing dramatic change, a transformation that demands nonprofits change the way they raise money. Continue Reading |
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 Golda Meir's Campaign for an Allied Bombing of Auschwitz
An Article from The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies
During the Holocaust, Jewish leaders in British Mandatory Palestine received detailed information about the mass murder of Europe's Jews.
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Japan Court Acquits Yoel Zev
An Article from Yated Ne'eman
It was with feelings of elation and relief that Jews around the world learned early Monday morning that the Chiba District Court in Japan found Yoel Goldstein, Yoel Zev ben Mirel Risa Chava, not guilty, handing down a full acquittal. Continue Reading
Memorial Built at Site of Auschwitz Oven Builders
An Article from Ynet News
A memorial site and educational center to open this week on International Holocaust Remembrance Day documents the role played by a German maker of crematoria in the mass execution of Europe's Jews and others. Continue Reading
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Force BBC's Cancellation of Broadcast, First Time Since WW II
An Article from The New York Times
For the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, marking its 75th anniversary, it was a jarring first, and in a city that has been one of the orchestra's most welcoming hosts. Continue Reading
Suspected Nazi War Criminal Dies in Hungary at Age 97
An Article from Haaretz
A suspected Nazi war criminal, Sandor Kepiro, died aged 97 in Budapest, the Hungarian news agency MTI reported Saturday. Continue Reading
ADL: Anti-Semitism Resurfaces in Poland
An Article from Ynet News
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Sunday urged the Polish president to "speak out forcefully" in the aftermath of an attack on a monument for more than 300 Jews who were burned alive in Jedwabne, Poland. Continue Reading
WikiLeaks Document Sheds Light on Iraqi Jews
An Article from Arutz 7
A U.S. diplomatic cable that has been leaked by WikiLeaks sheds light on the fate of Iraq's Jews, AFP reported Friday. According to the cable, Baghdad's Jewish community numbered just eight people in late 2009, having fallen from 20 in 2003. Continue Reading
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 Conservative Judaism Relaxing Stance on Intermarriage
An Article from The Jewish Week
In June, after a year of internal discussion, Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, a Conservative synagogue just outside Philadelphia, made a tiny amendment to its constitution: Continue Reading
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An Article from Ynet News
The education trade was always complex and difficult. Intergenerational tension has always been there: The young want to break forward while adults want to preserve. Continue Reading
A Rabbi Who Wrestled With More Than Theology An Article from The Jewish WeekSome three decades ago, while working as editor of The Buffalo Jewish Review, I happened across a reference to a story I knew I would pursue the next time I went to Israel. Continue Reading Is Judaism a Religion or a Culture?An Article from The Jewish WeekAs any Jew knows, trying to define what it means to be Jewish is difficult, if not impossible. Yet still we try: over the past two decades, the number of American Jews who define themselves as secular has nearly doubled. Continue Reading Forward Gives Forum to JPost Writer Who Justified Killing JewsAn Article from The Jerusalem PostIn one of my first columns as editor-in-chief ("Halting the hatred," July 22), I urged The Jerusalem Post's journalists and contributors to be more sensitive when it comes to reporting and commenting on potentially inflammatory topics in the news. Continue ReadingHow to Raise Children Jewishly While They Are Away at CollegeAn Article from eJewish PhilanthropyAmerican Jews are famous for the emphasis they place on academic success. Jewish professors populate America's universities, just as Jewish doctors, lawyers, and politicians help fill the nation's hospitals, law firms and Capitol. Continue Reading |
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