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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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 I'm an Unaffiliated Jew--So What?
An Article from The Forward
I would describe myself, in Jewish terms, as a secular, cultural, Zionist, history-reading, challah-baking, lover and cherry-picker of tradition who by upbringing and affinity feels a deep connection to the Jewish people. Continue Reading
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Using Tech To Cut the Shlep Time
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Rabbi Melissa Buyer feels strongly that, for a Hebrew school to be effective, kids need to engage with the material more than once a week. Continue Reading
6 Things We Can Learn From The Kaballah Center
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Last month, I found myself in a northern suburb of Chicago for a meeting.
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Charitable giving in the US is in the vicinity of $300 billion per year. While some types of giving lead to immediate improvements, others are more difficult to assess. Continue Reading
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 Poll: America Losing Its Religion
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More than three in four of Americans say religion is losing its influence in the United States, according to a new survey, the highest such percentage in more than 40 years. Continue Reading An Article from The Forward
Is the "unchecked growth of Jewish fundamentalism" the greatest existential threat to the fabric of American Jewish life?Senate Unanimously Votes to Support IsraelAn Article from Washington Jewish WeekThe U.S. Senate's 99-0 vote to stand behind Israel if it attacks Iran's nuclear power program was intended to send a strong message not just to Israel but to the entire Middle Eastern region as well, said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who sponsored the resolution along with Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) Continue Reading Orthodox Shul Opens Door to Female Spiritual LeaderAn Article from The Washington Jewish WeekOhev Sholom-The National Synagogue has hired Ruth Balinsky Friedman as the Washington Jewish community's first maharat, a female Orthodox-trained Torah authority and spiritual leader. Continue Reading |
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 Expert: Islam Taking Over, Europe Soon to be Unrecognizable
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The murder of a soldier in London, the stabbing of a soldier in Paris and the violent outbreak in Sweden - Europe's alarm clock has been ringing once again over the past week. Continue Reading Swiss Fund To Hasten Fuller List Of Victims
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A milestone in Holocaust history - compiling all the names possible of the Nazis' Jewish victims - appears within reach as a result of the proposed allocation of $4.5 million from the Swiss bank settlement with Holocaust victims and survivors.
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Norwegian Daily Print Cartoon of Gory Circumcision, Child Abuse
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A leading Norwegian daily published a caricature depicting what some construed to be Jews torturing a baby during a circumcision.
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In the summer of 1979, my wife and I came to Jerusalem on our honeymoon. I had completed two years of big-firm legal practice in Chicago and was headed to the Jewish Theological Seminary rabbinical program in the fall.
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The Friedberg Genizah Project will use a high-performance computer network at Tel Aviv University to break the codes of the Cairo genizah. Continue Reading
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Rav Moshe Feinstein zt"l, the leading Posek of the generation, passed away on March 23, 1986. Continue Reading
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