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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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 Torah Curriculum for the Apple iPad, iMac and Macbook
An Article from Ner Le'Elef
One of the greatest challenges for Judaic studies teachers is getting their students to understand that texts written thousands of years ago remain relevant to the students' lives in today's society. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy
A new research study by Google suggests that nonprofits might be waiting too long to start their year-end fundraising efforts. Continue Reading
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 Washington Post Blasts Obama's Policy on Syria
An Article from The Washington Post
Horrific photos and videos from Syria on Wednesday showed scores of bodies, including many children, lined up in field hospitals and morgues in the eastern suburbs of Damascus. Continue Reading
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An Article from Mosaic
Samuel Sandler, an aeronautical engineer and head of the Jewish community in Versailles, France, announced a few weeks ago that he'd had the local synagogue registered as a national landmark. Continue Reading Egyptian Jews: We Support Military's Fight Against 'Terrorism'
An Article from JTA
When Magda Haroun was out on the streets during the unrest now rocking Egypt's capital, she saw someone standing over the body of a dead soldier.
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Rabbi Calls Ukraine Cross 'Provocation' to Breslov Hasidic Pilgrims
An Article from The Forward
The recent placing of a crucifix near the Uman grave of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov was an act of "clear provocation," Rabbi Yaakov Bleich, chief rabbi of Ukraine, said. Continue Reading
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 Yes, Really, I'm Sure I Don't Want Kids
An Article from The Forward
In her recent Time Magazine piece, "Having It All Without Having Children,", Lauren Sandler spoke to women and couples about their decision not to have children in the context of social pressure and statistics.
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Wiesenthal Center Calls for Hitler Booze Boycott
An Article from The Jewish Week
The Simon Wiesenthal Center, is calling for a global boycott of a line of wine whose labels feature Hitler and other demons of 20th-century history. Continue Reading
Struck by Lightening at Camp, Ethan Kadish Battling Catastrophic Injury
An Article from JTA
On Saturday, two weeks after Ethan Kadish's 13th birthday, the members of his family will gather around a Torah scroll in the chapel of Cincinnati Children's Hospital for a small ceremony marking his entrance into adulthood. Continue Reading
Jon Voight- Chabadnik at Heart An Article from The Jewish Journal On a recent afternoon at Lenny's Deli in Westwood, Jon Voight reached into a black satchel and pulled out a well-worn copy of Paul Johnson's "A History of the Jews," then began reading aloud from the text, his fingers carefully tracing the words. Continue Reading Warsaw Uprising Brought to Life in Stunning Color Film
An Article from The Times of Israel
Rebels crouch behind barricades, dodging enemy fire. Rivers of fire belch from flamethrowers. Women and children dash across bombed-out ruins. Men pull a corpse out of rubble. Continue Reading
Why Don't Jews Like to Pray? An Article from the Baltimore Jewish Times According to the Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 18a), the period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the 10 days of penitence, is the time period when God is considered to be both "found" and "close." Continue Reading |
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