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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
Cincinnati, 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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  Entrepreneurship: The New Role of the 21st Century Rabbi
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
A recent editorial in The Forward demonstrates how much the American rabbinate has changed in the 21st century.
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Delores Barr Weaver is now one of the biggest philanthropists in the United States, but she got a slow start in giving because, she says, no charity thought to approach her. Continue Reading
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 Sandy-Hit Families Now Facing Insurance Nightmare
An Article from The Jewish Week
Superstorm Sandy washed away much of the first floor of Sue Nurnberger's two-story home in Amity Harbor on the South Shore of Suffolk County.
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Bronx Jews Increasing, Yet Invisible
An Article from The Jewish Week
The Bronx Jews are like Tom and Huckleberry at their own funeral: "dead" and mourned, somewhat raggedy, yet more alive than anyone dreamed. Continue Reading
Voters Say Obama Needs to Show Israel More Support
An Article from The Free Beacon
American voters believe President Barack Obama does not express enough support for Israel according to a poll conducted by the Hill. Continue Reading
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 Israel Counts 17 Billionaires, One Up From 2012
An Article from Forbes
View the list of 17 billionaires Israel calls her own from Forbes Magazine.
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From Amazon Jungle to Jerusalem
An Article from Ynet News
For decades, Jews have been immigrating to the State of Israel from all parts of the universe: From Poland, Morocco, Russia, Iraq, Argentina, Hungary, Egypt, Ethiopia and many other countries. Continue Reading
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 African AIDS Activists Embrace Circumcision
An Article from Tablet Magazine
Today at AIPAC, Israeli entrepreneur and CEO of Prepex Tzameret Fuerst talked up one of Israel's lesser-known exports: circumcision. Continue Reading Dutch Court Jews Must Carry ID Cards on Shabbos
An Article from The Las Vegas Sun
A Dutch appeals court has upheld a (EURO)60 ($90) fine against an Orthodox Jew who refused to show police an identity card, citing religious reasons.
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Hezbollah Operative Admits to Surveillance of European Jews
An Article from The Washington Post
The Israeli tourists on Arkia Airlines Flight 161 from Tel Aviv could not have known it, but their arrival in Cyprus July 6 was watched closely. Continue Reading
Oxford Students Overwhelmingly Vote Down Israel Boycott
An Article from The Times of Israel
The Oxford University Student Union voted decisively Wednesday night to reject a motion backing a boycott of Israel, by a margin of 7:1.
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British Jewish Population is Consolidating, Statistics Show
An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times
Britain's Jewish population is becoming more concentrated, with nearly 60 percent of Jews living in London, new statistics show.
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Egypt Invaded by Massive Swarm of Locusts
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
Just ahead of the Passover holiday, one of the 10 plagues has infested the fields of Egypt and may be on its way to Israel, the Agriculture Ministry has warned. Continue Reading
Syrian Troops Destroy Ancient Synagogue
An Article from The Times of Israel
One of the oldest synagogues in the world was partially destroyed by Syrian government shelling, according to a video posted to YouTube overnight Friday. Continue Reading
Danes Alarmed by Rising Antisemitism
An Article from Ynet News
Danish officials say they're alarmed by the frequency of anti-Semitic attacks. The rise in physical and verbal assaults in Denmark is in line with claims by Jewish communities that anti-Semitism is on the rise throughout Europe. Continue Reading
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 The World's Billionaires
An Article from Forbes
The ranks of the world's billionaires have yet again reached all-time highs, both in terms of the number of billionaires (1,426) and record net worth ($5.4 trillion).
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The Destination Bar/Bat Mitzvah
An Article from The Jewish Week
In 2010, Amy Krauss reflexively set a bar mitzvah date for her son at their Tucson, Ariz., Reform synagogue. Continue Reading
For Chabad Misfits, a Place to Call Home
An Article from JTA
On a freezing Friday night in Brooklyn, a group of 18 Crown Heights residents scurry through the crowds of Jews leaving synagogue and make their way to a second-story apartment on Rogers Avenue for Shabbat dinner. Continue Reading
Agudah Editor Joseph Friedenson Dies at 90
An Article from The Forward
Joseph Friedenson, the founder and long-time editor of the Agudath Israel organ Dos Yiddishe Vort, passed away February 23 at his home in Manhattan, the Forverts reported. Continue Reading
BBYO: A Weekend with the Next Generation of Jewish Leaders
An Article from Baltimore Jewish Times
Certain themes echoed throughout BBYO's International Convention. "I am a global teen," they repeated - regardless of whether they had traveled to the convention center from Arlington, Va., or Albania.
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The Holocaust Just Got More Shocking
An Article from The New York Times
Thirteen years ago, researchers at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum began the grim task of documenting all the ghettos, slave labor sites, concentration camps and killing factories that the Nazis set up throughout Europe. Continue Reading
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