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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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 Birthright Tells Only Half the Story
An Article from The Jewish Week
As summer break approaches for American college students, thousands of our Jewish peers across the country will embark on their first visits to Israel through Taglit-Birthright. Continue Reading
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Reactions to Jim Joseph Foundation's Teen Report
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
In 1995 when I returned from college and was asked to serve as a part-time youth director for a local congregation, I had no plans to be a full-time Jewish professional. Continue Reading
Reuniting Hashem's Family
An Article from Hamodia
Shavuos marks the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yisrael Baal Shem Tov,
the founder of the Chassidic movement, whose holy soul left the
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Dan Pallotta's TED talk on charity has raised waves all over the internet, and while some may consider his views controversial, his record stands as a pioneer of multi-day charitable events, which have proved to be hugely successful fundraisers. Continue Reading
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 Did the IRS Unfairly Target Jewish Pro-Israel Groups?
An Article from The Jewish Press
The chairman and the ranking committee member of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee released a letter the committee sent today, May 14, to Steve Miller, Acting Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. Continue Reading An Article from The Jerusalem Post
The Anti-Defamation League condemned the decision by the Washington, DC Newseum to commemorate the lives of two journalists, who worked for Hamas-operated Al-Aqsa television, in a ceremony dedicated to news workers killed in the field in 2012. Continue ReadingRabbi Avi Weiss Backs Down from Ordaining WomenAn Article from The ForwardRabbi Avi Weiss, who is not usually known for backing down from a fight, on Friday announced via a statement from the Rabbinical Council of America that after discussions with officials there, he is rescinding his decision to describe the women who complete his five-year course of study at the new Yeshivat Maharat as ordained rabbas - a feminized form of the title rabbi. Continue Reading First Amendment Group Joins Bris FightAn Article from The Jewish WeekThere's something "sinister" about City Hall's "regulatory excess" and "bureaucratic targeting" of Orthodox Jews, says a prominent lawyer at the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty. Continue ReadingThe Day School DilemmaAn Article from The Jewish WeekCarolyn and Don recently found out that they won a highly competitive lottery. They're excited, of course, but the news has also precipitated some serious questioning on their part about their religious and educational goals - for themselves and their three young children. Continue Reading |
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 Ukrainian Jews Worry Svoboda Party Will Bring Anti-Semitism Back
An Article from JTA
Marching in formation, six young men in dark jackets approach an anti-government rally in Cherkasy, a city some 125 miles southeast of Kiev. Continue Reading A Missed Opportunity: The World Jewish Congress Plenary Assembly
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Unlike Gabriel Webber, whose post - linked to in Thursday's eJewish Philanthropy newsletter - cried out for topics of relevance, I feel like 500 Jews gathering cries out for something else: conversation - not votes or resolutions.
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Warsaw Marks Shul Ruin with Replica
An Article from Ynet News
A miniature replica of the Great Synagogue of Warsaw will be installed on the site of the original, almost 70 years to the day after the Nazis leveled it, an architect for the project said Sunday.
Turkey's Jews Worship Quietly An Article from Ynet News As visitors heave open the thick, vault-like metal door to the Neve Shalom Synagogue on a discreet side street in the Galata neighborhood of European Istanbul, a skittish guard confronts them. Disco Opening at Former Jewish Learning Center Stirs Controversy An Article from JTA The opening of a music club and disco in a 19th century Jewish learning center in Krakow is sparking controversy.
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