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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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 What Happens When Orthodox Kids Choose Public School?
An Article from Baltimore Jewish Times
Yitzchak Oshry is preparing for his sophomore year at Baltimore Polytechnic Institute. He and his parents say choosing public school was a tough decision but has been well worth it. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Jewish Week
At a time when Jewish organizations that offer Israel youth trips are struggling to compete with the free Birthright Israel experience, the Jewish Agency For Israel is working to boost participation even higher, the quasi-governmental agency told Haaretz. Continue Reading
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 Lone Jewish Voice Favors Public Christian Prayer in Key Supreme Court Case
An Article from The Forward
For the first time since 1983, the United States Supreme Court is taking on a case that could overturn its long-held approach to deciding when government-endorsed prayer in the public square violates the Constitution. Continue Reading
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An Article from The New York Times
For a moment, at least, American and European diplomats trying to defuse the volatile standoff in Egypt thought they had a breakthrough. Continue Reading Antwerp Haredi Schools Forced to Choose Between Censorship and Subsidies
An Article from JTA
New government regulations are threatening the pedagogical autonomy of Antwerp's haredi Orthodox schools and sowing division between hardliners and moderates over whether to bring the community's school system into conformity with secular educational standards.
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From Railway Station to Shoah Memorial
An Article from Ynet News
A Prague railway station that saw tens of thousands of Czech Jews leave for ghettos and Nazi death camps between 1941 and 1945 is to become a memorial for those who died. Continue Reading
Russia Gives $1 Million to Auschwitz SiteAn Article from Polski Radio
A statement by the Russian Embassy in Warsaw says that international support for the project is "a common moral duty as it serves the mission of preserving the memory of the huge number of victims of the Nazi camp and of other crimes against humanity". Continue Reading
Milan Jews Cut Ties with Muslim Group Over Israel Slurs An Article from JTA The Milan Jewish community severed relations with a local Muslim association following verbal attacks on Israel made by the group's spokesman. Continue Reading Holland's Largest Hebrew Bookstore Shutters Doors An Article from JTA One of Western Europe's largest Hebrew bookstores closed in Amsterdam as its former owners prepare to immigrate to Israel. Continue Reading | |
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 The Top 10 Free PowerPoint Templates
An Article from Ner Le'Elef
PowerPoint templates are an easy and effective way for any rabbi or educator to make his presentations look sophisticated-without having to spend hours manipulating them yourself.
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Message From an Accessible Mikveh: The Onus is on the Community
An Article from The Jewish Week
Larry had a problem. It was the winter of 2004 and he'd dreamed of becoming a Jew for years. Continue Reading
Recycling an Old Idea: How Yiddish Can Save the Jewish People
An Article from The Forward
The American Jewish community and its media frequently express concern about the Jewish future in America, citing mounting rates of assimilation and increasingly liberal trends in religious practice.
"Soul Doctor" Carlebach Takes Broadway An Article from The Jewish Voice One place you would probably put on the bottom of your list for a 2½-hour song-and-dance filled bio of an ecstatic, unconventional rock-soul rabbi would be Broadway. Continue Reading For Hire-Rabbi Who We Can Control
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There are so many Jewish screenwriters in Hollywood because so many stories, tales and legends find their origin in Judaism. Continue Reading
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