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The Mincha Minyan

The Only Facebook Metric That Really Matters

A Mekarev Looks at Politics

           

 PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

Mandel Foundation Pledges $25M to New Bezalel Campus 

               

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Report Shows 'Dramatic' Rise in NY Jewish Poverty 

 Missionaries Descend on Jewish Baltimore...Again 

  United Synagogue Confidant in Face of Budget Gap 

     

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   INTERNATIONAL

Nearly 70 Years After Liberation Holocaust Memorials Continue to Proliferate  

'Anti-Semites Across Political Spectrum in Greece'  

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

The Jewish Day School 2030: Just Imagine...    

Empty Chairs: Why Some Schools Close While Others Open  

JESNA to Shut Its Doors  

Poor Heiress Pens Unorthodox Orthodox Memoir

I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why

You Make Better Decisions If You "See" Your Senior Self 

                    

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The Mincha Minyan
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

 


In the Jewish world, there is an ongoing conversation about how to activate and dazzle uninvolved and unaffiliated Jews. Continue Reading 


outreacharticle2The Only Facebook Metric That Really Matters 

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy 

 

Forrester recently published research proving, yet again, that people overwhelmingly trust what their friends say about a brand. 

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Outreacharticle3A Mekarev Looks at Politics 

An Article from Rabbi Avraham Edelstein

 

I have often wondered why the Hariedi world has so many outstanding mekarvim, yet does such a poor job of getting out its message in the political arena. Continue Reading 

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Mandel Foundation Pledges $25M to New Bezalel Campus
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy


The Cleveland based Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has pledged $25 million towards new construction of a new downtown campus for Jerusalem's Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.  Continue Reading 

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Namart1Report Shows 'Dramatic' Rise in NY Jewish Poverty
An Article from JTA
  
A new report shows that 20 percent of Jewish households in the New York metropolitan area are poor, a figure only marginally lower than the rate in the general population.
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An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times

For the second consecutive spring, missionaries dispatched and trained by Israel Restoration Ministries (IRM) are blanketing the Baltimore-metro area with DVDs and booklets aimed at persuading Jews to accept Jesus as their lord and savior. Continue Reading

Namart4United Synagogue Confident in Face of Budget Gap
An Article from JTA

Despite a budget deficit twice what was expected, the leader of the Conservative movement's synagogue umbrella group says the group will balance its budget within two years. Continue Reading  

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israel1Bank of Israel Governor Warns of Secular Decline
An Article from Globes
 
"We have a demographic challenge. If the current growth rates continue, the secular population will become a minority within decades, and the process in which a segment of the population characterized by a low rate of participation in the labor force becomes the majority cannot continue if we are to maintain the rise in the standard of living."  
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israel2The Waze-Google Deal: Introducing the Next Generation of Israeli Tech
An Article from The Wall Street Journal

The world has been hearing about Israel's tech prowess for well over a decade, but only a few really understood what gizmos from this start-up rich country actually did or had first-hand experience using them.
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Israel3Smartphone Nation
An Article from Israel Hayom

Israelis are the world's most avid smartphone users, according to a recently published global survey by Google and Ipsos MediaCT.
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Israel4JNF Won't Foot the Bill for Clinton Address at Peres Gala After All
An Article from Israel Hayom

The Jewish National Fund has succumbed to public pressure and will not sponsor former U.S. President Bill Clinton's address at President Shimon Peres' gala 90th birthday celebration later this month.  Continue Reading

israel5David Stav: The Naftali Bennett of the Chief Rabbi Race?
An Article from JTA

David Stav, the chief rabbi candidate, had to walk a fine line when he addressed a crowd of Tel Aviv immigrants in English on Sunday.
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International1Nearly 70 Years After Liberation, Holocaust Memorials Continue to Proliferate
An Article from JTA

 

No earth was moved last month at the groundbreaking of one of the nation's newest Holocaust memorials. Continue Reading

 

Internatioanl2'Anti-Semites Across Political Spectrum in Greece'
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Mainstream Greek political parties have been "laundering" the anti-Semitic pasts of MPs, Greek-Israeli financier Sabby Mionis said in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.  
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Interest1The Jewish Day School 2030: Just Imagine...
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

A close friend and colleague recently challenged me with a profoundly weighty (hypothetical) question which at first blush sounded straight forward and easy to answer. 
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Interestarticle6Empty Chairs: Why Some Schools Close While Others Open
An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times

Students across Baltimore are finishing up their academic year, eager for a little fun and sun after 10 months of classroom learning. Continue Reading

interest2JESNA to Shut Its Doors
An Article from JTA

The Jewish Education Service of North America will end its operations in July after 31 years.  Continue Reading

Interest3Poor Heiress Pens Unorthodox Orthodox Memoir 

An Article from The Forward 

 

Rokeby is an estate along the Hudson River that was built nearly 200 years ago by relatives of John Jacob Astor, America's first multimillionaire.  Continue Reading 

 

Interest4I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why
An Article from Harvard Business Review

If you think an apostrophe was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus, you will never work for me. If you think a semicolon is a regular colon with an identity crisis, I will not hire you. Continue Reading

Interest5You Make Better Decisions If You See Your 'Senior' Self 

An Article from Harvard Business Review

 

The finding: Many people feel disconnected from the individuals they'll be in the future and, as a result, discount rewards that would later benefit them. Continue Reading 

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