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OUTREACH   

 Jewish Learning Center of Monmouth County: Where Torah Speaks for Itself 

 

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What Would Rambam Think of DonorsChoose.org?

Natan Announces 2012 Grants

   

NORTH AMERICA

Not All US Jews Impressed with Israeli Comedy Show's Birthright Satire 

Republican Jewish Coalition Turns Out in Force for Gingrich in Delray 

 Jewish Support for GOP Rises 

 

ISRAEL

 Will West Help Jews? 

Israel Second Most Educated Country in the World   

January Rainfall Break All-Time Israeli Record at 29 Wet Days

The Spit Felt 'Round the World

Paul Johnson: The Jews Have Been Great Truth Tellers, Which Makes Them Hated"   

  Ex-Haredim to Sue State for Damages     

 

   INTERNATIONAL

Rabbis Work to Verify Jewish Status   

The Last Battle of the Cold War 

Brazil Remembers Jewish and Afro-Descendents of Shoah Victims

Former German President to Honor Antisemitic Pastor 

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

The Evil That Perpetrated the Holocaust Still Lives Among Us

The Judeo-Christian Divide

Camp-School Pilot Stresses Connections

Our Leftist Holocaust Deniers   

      

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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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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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Baltimore, MD
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New York, NY

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Baltimore, MD

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Olney, MD
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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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jewish service MichaelJewish Learning Center of Monmouth County: Where Torah Speaks for Itself

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Twenty years ago, a Lakewood kollel yungerman by the name of Rabbi Chaim Veshnefsky joined the Me'or Kiruv Training Program in Deal, New Jersey.   

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donationfundraisingarticle1What Would Rambam Think of DonorsChoose.org?
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

These days, it happens all the time. A 13-year old girl, preparing for her bat-mitzvah, sits down with her parents to talk about the mitzvah of giving tzedakah (charity or justice) for the occasion.     

Fundraising3Natan Announces 2012 Grants
An Article from Natan

The Natan Fund today announced $973,500 in 47 grants to 48 emerging nonprofits organizations and individuals in Jewish communities around the world. Continue Reading
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lew Namart1Not All US Jews Impressed with Israeli Comedy Show's Birthright Satire
An Article from Haaretz

 

An American writer lashed out Tuesday at Israel's premier satirical television show, Eretz Nehederet (A Wonderful Country), and accused Israel of having "self-destructive neuroses."

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Kissinger2Republican Jewish Coalition Turns Out in Force for Gingrich in Delray
An Article from The Palm Beach Post

The South County Civic Center, normally the headquarters for retired Democrats, was briefly transformed into a Republican stronghold this afternoon when 700 people turned out to hear GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. Continue Reading

Namart2 Jewish Support for GOP Rises
An Article from The Pew Forum

As the 2012 presidential election approaches, the partisan affiliations of the electorate have shifted significantly since 2008. Continue Reading

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artifacts israel1Will West Help Jews?
An Article from Ynet News

In 2007, French President Jacques Chirac suggested that an Iranian atomic weapon would not be used offensively.
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israel2Israel Second Most Educated Country in the World
An Article from 24/7 Wall Street

Although there is no data on the percentage of Israeli citizens with postsecondary education dating back to 1999, the numbers going back to 2002 show that growth is slowing dramatically compared to other countries. Continue Reading

israel3January Rainfall Breaks All-Time Israeli Record at 29 Wet Days
An Article from Haaretz

The month of January saw the highest number of rainy days in one month on record in Israel, according figures from the Israel Meteorological Service. Continue Reading

israel4The Spit Felt 'Round the World
An Article from The Jewish Week

It was as if the spit cut into Ezra Friedlander's cheek, from half a world away. Friedlander, the son of the Liska rebbe and CEO of the Friedlander Group, a public affairs organization here, says, "We absolutely have the obligation to condemn even the actions of a rogue group. Continue Reading

Israel5Paul Johnson: The Jews Have Been Great Truth Tellers, Which Makes Them Hated
An Article from Jewish Ideas Daily

In 1987, exactly a quarter-century ago, the appearance of a work of Jewish history caused a stir.  For one thing, the author was not Jewish; for another, the book was unashamedly supportive of the State of Israel, which even then was enough to provoke hostility, especially on the Left.
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Israel6Ex-Haredim to Sue State for Damages
An Article from Ynet News

Dozens of former ultra-Orthodox men and women are seeking to sue the State for damages they allegedly suffered by not studying basic subjects like math or English in the schools they were educated in.
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wannseeInternational1Rabbis Work to Verify Jewish Status
An Article from Ynet News

N. and her family immigrated to Israel from Ukraine in the 1990s, as part of a major wave of immigration which brought some 1,100,000 new olim to the Jewish state.    

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International2The Last Battle of the Cold War
An Article from The Wall Street Journal

Afghanistan was once thought of as the last battle of the Cold War. But that designation must be accorded the ongoing struggle in Syria.     
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International3Brazil Remembers Jewish and Afro-Descendent Shoah Victims
An Article from The Jewish Week

Brazil's president attended a Holocaust remembrance ceremony that honored Jewish and Afro-descendant victims. Continue Reading

International4Former German President to Honor Antisemitic Pastor
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Roman Herzog, the president of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1994 to 1999, is slated to deliver a speech next week in honor of Reverend Mitri Raheb, a fiercely anti-Israel Palestinian Lutheran leader in Bethlehem. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Wall Street Journal

In 1961, Swedish filmmaker Erwin Leise coined the phrase "Never again!" in his documentary "Mein Kampf."  Continue Reading

Interestarticle6The Judeo-Christian Divide
An Article from Ynet News

One of the most difficult issues for Christians and Jews to navigate is how to relate to each other while the proverbial 800 pound gorilla is in the room. Continue Reading

interest2Camp-School Pilot Stresses Connections
An Article from The Jewish Week

For much of Mindy Davids' life, summer meant one thing: Jewish overnight camp. Starting out as a camper and moving up to counselor, Davids spent 12 consecutive summers at three different Reform movement camps.

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Interest3Our Leftist Holocaust Deniers
An Article from Ynet News

International Holocaust Remembrance Day was marked this week. Seemingly, we Israelis have no need for another remembrance day.
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