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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
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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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 How to Market Judaism: Part II
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 IRS Admits It Searched for Word 'Israel' When Investigating Non-Profits
An Article from Bloomberg Financial
The Internal Revenue Service used terms such as "progressive" and evidence of advocacy on Israel to flag groups' tax-exempt applications for extra attention, complicating what had been seen as targeted scrutiny for small-government groups.
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 Survey: Israel's Arabs Harden to Jews; Jews Soften to Arabs
An Article from Israel Hayom
Despite a significant hardening of stances toward Israeli Jews and policies of the state, most Israeli Arabs say they still prefer living in Israel than in any other country, the 2012 Index of Arab-Jewish Relations in Israel, conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute, has found.
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An Apology and Rebuttal to MK Rabbi Dov Lipman
An Article from Jewish Media Resources
I erred. Big time. Two years ago, the confrontation between parents and students in the national religious Orot girls school in Ramat Beit Shemesh and a small subgroup of the "Yerushalmi" community living nearby received saturation coverage in the Israeli media.
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Israel in 2035: Older, Less Jewish
An Article from Ynet News
In 22 years, Israel is expected to populate 11.4 million inhabitants, of which 73% would be Jewish. Continue Reading
Modern Orthodox Rabbis Back David Stav
An Article from Tablet
The largest umbrella organization of Modern Orthodox rabbis in America has offered its support to Rabbi David Stav, the reformist candidate in the upcoming Israeli chief rabbinate election, in the face of recent attacks. Continue Reading
Integrating Haredim Into Society By Segregating Classes?
An Article from The Jewish Week
For more than a year, officials at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have been grappling with a difficult decision: whether to introduce a haredi academic-degree program that would enable fervently Orthodox students to learn in gender-segregated classrooms. Continue Reading
Number of Rock Attacks on Har Hazeisim in 2013 Exceeds 300
An Article from Matzav.com
"While impressive headway was made in dealing with grave desecrations and overall maintenance on Har Hazeisim, the security situation remains a problem due to ongoing rock attacks on the approaches to the ancient cemetery," said Avrohom Lubinsky. Continue Reading
Jewish Births Up, Muslim Births Down
An Article from Ynet News
According to a demographics report released by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Monday, the State of Israel has a population of 7,836,600, of which 75.4% is Jewish. Continue Reading |
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 Almost Half of Belgian, French, Hungarian Jews Mull Emigration
An Article from Israel Hayom
Despite the absence of state-sponsored anti-Semitism, and a renaissance of sorts in European Jewish life, Jews on the continent feel insecure about their future, two new studies show. Continue Reading Antisemitism Hits New Record in Europe
An Article from Ynet News
A troubling report presented to the government on Sunday verifies what many in Europe have been feeling in recent months - anti-Semitism in the continent is on the rise, and is breaking new records.
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Jordanian King: Palestinians May Revolt if Peace Efforts Fail
An Article from Ynet News
Jordan's King Abdullah said Syria's war could ignite a regional sectarian conflict unless global powers helped to convene peace talks soon, a pan-Arab newspaper reported on Wednesday. Continue Reading
France's Soaring Antisemitism Lures Jewish Defense League Vigilantes Out of Shadows An Article from JTA With scooter helmets in hand, a man called Yohan and six buddies stroll around Paris' 20th arrondissement. Continue Reading
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 A Rabbi's Thoughts on Gay Marriage
An Article from Ner Le'Elef
Gay marriage has exploded onto the scene. Only ten years ago, gay activists could not have dreamed that gay marriage would have been legitimized.
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Fusion of Faiths
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Secrets of English World War II Upper-Class Nazi Club Revealed by a Venetian Dandy
An Article from Tablet
Venice, with its grandiloquent manner and grandiose style, has for almost half a millennium provided refuge to a certain kind of English dreamer who would not countenance the drab and gray shores of England. Continue Reading
How We Got Hitler-ized An Article from The Forward It has been dismissed as a tempest in a teapot, but the recent brouhaha over JC Penney's now-infamous Hitler teakettle may be more significant than it initially appears. Continue Reading The Liberal-Traditional Dialogue with the Brick Wall
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The conversation between liberal Jewish movements and Orthodoxy sometimes sounds like both sides are talking to a brick wall.
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Orthodox Women Rabbis: A Rejoinder to Rabbi Wolkenfeld An Article from Cross Currents In response to "Ordaining Women and the Role of Mesorah", R. David Wolkenfeld, posted an article that attempts to justify Orthodox ordination of women and to refute the many halachic arguments raised in objection to this most recent innovation. Continue Reading |
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