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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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The speaker must be a child of Holocaust survivors and/or a mental health professional who treats those suffering from the aftermath of the Holocaust. Presentations need to include a psychological angle of instruction for those listening. The following are some suggested topics for webinars:
a) Relative Suffering b) Survivor Guilt c) Emotional Consequence of Choices Which Cause Death to Others d) Religious Implications to the Holocaust Survivor & family e) Psychology of Survival f) The Experience of Meaning in Suffering g) Can Life Be Experienced as Meaningful in the Face of Tragic Suffering? |
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 The Outreach Revolution
An Article from Commentary
A chasm separates the Orthodox from other American Jews-or so we are told. Continue Reading
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Over 300 Jewish philanthropists and foundation professionals met in Los Angeles [before Passover] for the 2013 Jewish Funders Network Conference. One of the keynote addresses was a seven part "Dream for the Future of Jewish Philanthropy", presented by JFN president Andrés Spokoiny.
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 University of California-Riverside Ends Its Support of Racist Israel Boycott
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After much debate that brought the passions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflicts to campus, UC Riverside's student government has reversed itself and revoked a prior resolution that urged the UC system to divest from companies that have contracts with Israel's military. An Article from The Jewish Week
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Shortly after it was announced that Pamela Geller, an outspoken critic of radical Islam, would be appearing at Great Neck Synagogue April 14 to discuss the "Imposition of Sharia in America," an e-mail and phone campaign sought to get the talk canceled. Continue ReadingWhen KKK Comes to Town, Jews in Memphis Show How It's Done An Article from JTA Cantor Ricky Kampf descends from the bimah, adjusts his prayer shawl and strides up the aisle, cutting through the cavernous sanctuary to greet the familiar out-of-towner. Continue Reading An Article from Reason.com
Historian Rafael Medoff says Franklin Delano Roosevelt failed to take relatively simple measures that would have saved significant numbers of Jews during the Holocaust, because his vision for America only encompassed having a small number of Jews. Continue Reading |
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 Global Antisemitism Grew by 30% in 2012
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Global anti-Semitism increased by 30 percent in 2012 over the previous year, an annual report found. Continue Reading
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Every month or so, a highly emotional email lands in the inbox of Martin Kornfeld, CEO of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Slovakia.
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Remembering How Polish Jews Lived, Not Just How They Died
An Article from The Forward
In the summer of 1939, when I was 8 years old, a family friend brought me from Warsaw, Poland, to join my parents, who were in the United States on business.
Israeli Researchers See Surge in Antisemitic Incidents Worldwide in 2012 An Article from The Washington Post Israeli researchers warned Sunday of a sudden upsurge in anti-Semitic attacks, topped by a deadly school shooting in France, noting a link to the rise of extremist parties in Europe. Continue Reading
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 Keeping the Faith During the Shoah
An Article from The Jewish Week
Although his father was a Holocaust survivor, and he lived near many other survivors, Rabbi Sholom Friedmann grew up learning only the broad strokes of the Shoah.
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Yeshiva Bochurs Busting a Move
An Article from The Jewish Week
A 9-year-old yeshiva student from Borough Park, Yaakov Dovid takes dance lessons. But he's not learning the hora or traditional Jewish line dances. Continue Reading
Help! My iPhone Has Taken Over My Life
An Article from The Forward
On the Shabbat afternoon before Passover, I received a frantic voicemail from a friend who had texted me an important question earlier that morning. She was worried (and annoyed) when I had not texted back by noon.
How the Vilna Gaon Became More Modern Than Moses Mendelssohn
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Would you confuse Moses Mendelssohn and the Vilna Gaon, sometimes called the fathers, respectively, of Reform and Orthodox Judaism? Certainly not if you had seen their pictures. Continue Reading
Film Exposes 'New Antisemitism in Action' An Article from The Jerusalem Post An investigative documentary called The New Anti-Semitism was aired on Sunday night, the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, on Channel 2. Continue Reading Being the Jew in a Box An Article from Tablet It's not often that someone compares you to the Hottentot Venus, Tilda Swinton, and Adolf Eichmann, all in the same hour. Continue Reading |
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