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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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 Outreach Resources for The 3 Weeks and Tisha B'Av
An Article from Ner Le'Elef Resources
Ner Le'Elef is pleased to present a series of articles, videos and audio for outreach professionals to use in the next 3 weeks. Resources for children and classes are also available. Continue Reading
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Startup Nation Takes on Hebrew School
An Article from The Jewish Week
In a move likely to give the fledgling Jewish educational technology field a much-needed shot of capital and know-how, an Israeli nonprofit and an American publishing company are teaming up to create the first-ever incubator focused on developing Jewish educational resources.
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Trying to Reach Out to Unaffiliated Jews
An Article from The Forward
In her recent piece "The 'Unaffiliated' Danger Within," the Forward's editor, Jane Eisner, cites the growing numbers of Jews who do not engage personally with Jewish communal life. Continue Reading
How to Market Judaism
An Article from Ner Le'Elef
Always make sure that your photographs communicate the message you are trying to get across. Continue Reading
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We write to correct a misconception about what matters when deciding which charity to support. Continue Reading
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 Maharats March Into Jewish World
An Article from The Jewish Week
It was a rite of spring, as graduations are.
But this one, like Stravinsky's 100-year-old musical score, was a controversial and bold break with tradition and all that came before.
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An Article from Tablet Magazine
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 Germany Investigates Commander of Nazi-Led Unit
An Article from The Associated Press
German prosecutors said Monday that they opened a formal preliminary investigation of a Minnesota man who was a commander of a Nazi-led unit during World War II, to determine whether there is enough evidence to bring charges and seek his extradition. Continue Reading German Neo-Nazis Submit Anti-Israel Legislation
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
An initiative by Germany's neo-Nazi NPD party last year in a state parliament to demarcate Israeli products came to light this month and closely resembles the recent Green Party bill that would label Israeli products from settlements.
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Russia Outmaneuvers Obama Over Syria
An Article from The Wall Street Journal
America is playing catch-up with Putin in the Middle East. The G8 meeting starting Monday should be interesting. Continue Reading
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 A Rabbi's Call to Action
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
As a rabbi at a Conservative Synagogue, one of the challenges I face is in figuring out how to welcome people who are unaffiliated and lacking in Jewish background, knowledge and communal connection.
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Leadership & Change in the Land of the Lost
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Readers of eJewish Philanthropy will readily recognize the phrase 'leadership crisis' as a recurrent feature of converstaion - or perhaps we should say- panic in Jewish organizational life. Continue Reading
Moving Forward with Renewed Koah: Putting Student Leadership to the Test
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
The students of KOACH were shocked and dismayed by the news that the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) has eliminated the KOACH/College Outreach program. Continue Reading
The Name Game, Jewish Institutional Style An Article from The Jewish Week When the Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA) announced last week that it would end operations next month, the news signified the end of an era not just for the Jewish ed infrastructure, but for the great American Jewish acronymized organizational name. Continue Reading Unlikely Radicals Take Aim at Corporate Jewish Burial Business
An Article from The Forward
The annual meeting of the Jewish death care radicals is no place for a funeral director. Continue Reading
After 37 Years of Trying to Change People's Sexual Orientation, Group is to Disband An Article from The New York Times For 37 years, Exodus International was the leading beacon of the "ex gay" movement, which maintained that gay men and lesbians could change their sexual orientation through prayer and psychotherapy. Continue Reading |
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