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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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|  Shoshie Stern a'h, Daughter of Rabbi Mike Stern in Killed in Tragic Accident
Shoshie was hit by a car as she was trying to cross a road on her skateboard in her hometown of Boca Raton, FL on Sunday April 14. She was loved by all and her father cried emotionally at her funeral, "How can we have a shabbos and yontif table without her? How can I not bless her?"
Following the hespedim, many traveled to Bais Yaakov in Miami where the whole school came out to accompany Shoshie, with students clinging to each other and teachers weeping. Things have not been easy for the Sterns the past couple of years, and people are asked to donate to a fund to help the family through this most difficult time.
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 The Birthright Israel Flip Side: Fewer High School Students Traveling to Israel
An Article from JTA
With the summer travel season fast approaching, providers of Israel programs for teenagers are bracing themselves for what several say could be a season of historically low travel in a year unaffected by major security concerns.
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 NYU Dorm Changes Worry Observant Jews
An Article from The Jewish Week
For the sake of promoting "diversity," New York University housing policies will no longer allow incoming freshman to choose a roommate based on religious compatibility, raising concern and anxiety among Sabbath observant students. Continue Reading An Article from The Jewish Week
Rabbi Mayer Zarchi recognized the loud blasts he heard, and the smell of burnt flesh in the air, when he stepped out of a café in downtown Boston Monday afternoon. Continue Reading
Montreal Orthodox Shul Hires First Female ClergyAn Article from Canadian Jewish NewsA woman will soon join the clergy of the Orthodox-practising Congregation Shaar Hashomayim, which has become the first synagogue to announce that it's hiring a graduate from the inaugural class of a new yeshiva that ordains women. Continue Reading |
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 Lapid Backs Equal Status for Non-Orthodox Groups
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
Finance Minister and Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid has issued public backing for the Women of the Wall group, it emerged on Thursday, in the highest-profile support the activists have received from a cabinet minister to date.
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Monumental Cone-Shaped Structure Found in Sea of Galilee
An Article from Arutz 7
Nautical archaeologists have reported the discovery of a "monumental" conical stone pile built of large, natural, unhewn basalt cobbles and boulders, on the floor of the Sea of Galilee. Continue Reading
New Religious-Zionist Choice for Chief Rabbi Slot?
An Article from Arutz 7
Rabbi Yaakov Ariel may be named as a new candidate for the post of chief rabbi in an attempt to reach religious-Zionist consensus, Yisrael Hayom reports. Rabbi Chaim Druckman is reportedly behind the plan to nominate Rabbi Ariel. Continue Reading
Arrested After Morning Prayers, Women of the Wall are Released by a Judge
An Article from The Jewish Week
Five women were detained by Jerusalem police for wearing prayer shawls at a Women of the Wall service at the Western Wall, but a judge later said there was no cause for arresting them, and released them, according to a statement from Women of the Wall, a group that agitates for women's prayer rights at the holy site. Continue Reading
Video: See What Sharansky's Western Wall Compromise Could Look Like
An Article from JTA
Natan Sharansky has presented what could be a historic proposal to expand space for egalitarian prayer at the Robinson's Arch section of the Western Wall. Continue Reading
Shas Rabbi to PM: Save World of Torah
An Article from Ynet News
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday evening paid a condolence visit to Shas' spiritual leader, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, who is observing the seven days of mourning over the death of his son, Rabbi Yaakov Yosef, last Friday. Continue Reading
US Teen Wins Bible Contest Together with Israeli
An Article from Ynet News
As every Independence Day, this year saw teen Bible scholars from all over the world come together in Jerusalem to take part in the annual International Bible Contest. Continue Reading
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 Anti-Israel Protesters Storm Stage at Johannesburg Event
An Article from Ynet News
Israeli opera singer Yaniv d'Or was forced to stop a special performance in the South African city of Johannesburg in honor of Israel's Independence Day, after pro-Palestinian protestors stormed the auditorium, chanting anti-Israel slogans. Continue Reading Belgium's Capital of Culture
An Article from The Jewish Week
The group at the next table is chattering away in something that sounds like German, but maybe it's not. Swiss-Deutsch?
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A Taste of Poland's Jewish Past
An Article from The Jewish Week
At a corner table in the Pod Samsonem restaurant, under framed etchings of the Bible's Samson and of old Warsaw streetscapes, a middle-aged woman cuts up her "Jewish style" trout one recent evening.
Tunisian Jews Seek Place in New Democracy-as Tunisians An Article from The Forward Mamie Lily, a restaurant housed in a charming, French colonial-era building in La Goulette, a faded port town just outside Tunis, is a rare outpost of kosher cuisine in an Arab land. Continue Reading Egypt's Jews Get New Leader An Article from Ynet News Egypt's Jewish community has announced that it has elected the daughter of a well-known leftist and nationalist icon to protect its heritage and care for its dwindling, elderly membership. Continue Reading
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 Circumcision Study Supports HIV Theory
An Article from The Chicago Tribune
It is customary to study Jewish texts - mostly commonly Pirkei Avot - during the period of time between Passover and Shavuot.
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Sotheby's Auctions Mega-Philanthropist's Judaica Trove
An Article from The Jewish Week
In the largest sale of a single owner's Judaica collection in more than 50 years, Sotheby's New York is offering "A Treasured Legacy: The Michael and Judy Steinhardt Judaica Collection" at auction on April 29.
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Deception Deals Blow to Reputation of Prominent Orthodox Rabbi, Michael Broyde
An Article from JTA
Until last week, Michael Broyde was considered one of the most respected Orthodox rabbis in America.
Adding a New Dimension to Holocaust Testimony
An Article from JTA
In a dark glass building here, Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter shows that his memory is crystal clear and his voice is strong. Continue Reading
Wayne Firestone Picked to Run Genesis $1M Prize
An Article from JTA
Wayne Firestone, the head of Hillel, was named president of the Genesis Prize Foundation. Continue Reading
Photo Collection Offers Different View of Holocaust An Article from Pop Chassid Victims. Helpless. Downtrodden. That's the narrative that's been spread about Jews for the last 70 years since the Holocaust. We've embraced it to our detriment.
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