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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
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 Are Young Jews Actually More Connected Than Believed?
An Article from The Jewish Week
After a long wait, the American Jewish community once again has a rich, large national demographic study of American Jewish life to learn from and argue about - the recently released "Portrait of Jewish Americans" published by the Pew Research Center. Continue Reading
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Growing Pains for a Teen-Aged Taglit-Birthright
An Article from The Times of Israel
Your typical Jewish college student is studying hard, eating ramen for breakfast, lunch and dinner, when along comes a Birthright campus recruiter who suggests leaving it all for hot felafel and the view from Masada. Continue Reading
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Jumpstart has released Connected to Give: Jewish Legacies, the first in a series of topical reports based upon the wealth of data from the National Study of American Jewish Giving, a survey of nearly 3,000 American Jewish households. Continue Reading |
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 Crisis & Opportunity: Reflections on the Pew Report
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
I have been thinking about the results of the Pew report for over decade. I understand that Pew didn't release the results until last week, but these statistics and trends have been obvious to some in the Jewish community for a very long time. Continue Reading
The Real Jewish Day School CrisisAn Article from Ner Le'ElefThe American Jewish day school system has failed in epic proportions. And no, I am not talking about tuition costs. Continue Reading What Pew Does--and Doesn't--Tell UsAn Article from The Jewish WeekNot surprisingly, there has already been a large wave of reactions to the first major national survey of American Jews in more than a decade, with its sobering, if not bleak, portrait of a community on the fast track toward assimilation. Continue ReadingJust How Common is Intermarriage in America?An Article from The Orthodox UnionJust how common is intermarriage in America? Professor Steven M. Cohen, a research professor at the Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion, held up ten fingers then put down three. Continue Reading Berkeley Jewish Student Union Rejects J Street AffiliateAn Article from JTAThe Jewish Student Union at the University of California, Berkeley rejected J Street U for membership for the second time since 2011.
Will Rising Nationalism Renew Montreal Jewish Exodus?An Article from JTABattered and bruised by decades of separatist governments, restrictive language laws and a modern-day exodus, the Jewish community of Quebec may finally have something to celebrate. Continue ReadingThe Jewish Women Who Could Have Saved KennedyAn Article from TabletIt was evening when Lee Harvey Oswald stepped off a train in Minsk on Jan. 7, 1960. The American did not know where he was, except that it was called Minsk. Continue Reading |
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 In Strategy Shift, Women of the Wall Seek Egalitarian Prayer Area
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
Prayer activist group Women of the Wall resolved this week to lobby the government to create a third prayer section in front of the Western Wall that would be under the administration of a multi-denominational, gender-equal board.
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Rabbi Gershon Binyamin Burd zt'l
An Article from Yated
Last Erev Shabbos, Reb Gershon, executive director of Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah in the Rovah, drowned on his fortieth birthday, 30 Tishrei. A former lifeguard, he was struck by a rock while swimming off the Mediterranean coast and was under water for approximately fifteen minutes before being washed ashore. Continue Reading
Arabs Outraged Over Acknowledgment That Jerusalem Is Israel's Capital
An Article from Ynet News
The Cairo-based Arab League has condemned remarks by the Czech president about moving his country's embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, calling them a violation of Palestinian rights and international resolutions. Continue Reading
Pope Francis Tells Edelstein He'll Visit Knesset
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
Pope Francis hopes to visit Israel and the Knesset, as he told Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein in the Vatican Wednesday. Continue Reading
Chacham Ovadia Yosef zt'l
An Article from Tablet
As any obituary you read will tell you, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was a difficult and complicated man. The sharp contrast between the liberalism evident in his compassionate Jewish jurisprudence and the narrowness evinced by his vicious and sometimes bigoted political rhetoric have long made him one of the most polarizing figures in Israeli society. Continue Reading
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 18th Century Haggadah Found in Garage in England
An Article from JTA
A handwritten 18th century Haggadah found at a home being cleared out in England is expected to fetch more than $200,000. Continue Reading
Dutch Ruling Party Favors Increased Funding for Amsterdam Jewish Security
An Article from JTA
Holland's ruling party supports increased funding for the physical protection of Jewish institutions in Amsterdam. Continue Reading
Norwegian Documentary Focuses on Nazis' Jewish Skeleton Collection
An Article from JTA
A Norwegian broadcaster for the first time aired footage of the room where Nazi scientists displayed the skeletons of Jews as teaching aids for race theories. Continue Reading
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 It's the Torah
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
As hundreds of thousands of mourners filled the streets of Jerusalem Monday evening for the funeral of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, viewers tuning in at home were confronted with an equally painful sight.
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Free Resource: How Much To Make an App?
An Article from Ner Le'Elef
A number of years ago, mobile apps used to be something that were designed only for Fortune 500 businesses with large budgets. Nowadays, everyone seems to have an app in an effort to reach their constituents. Continue Reading
Genes Suggest European Women at Root of Ashkenazi Family Tree
An Article from JTA
Over the last 15 years geneticists have identified links between the world's Jewish communities that point to a common ancestry as well as a common religion. Continue Reading
At Centennial, United Synagogue Aims to Retool Conservative Judaism An Article from JTA It's being billed as the "Conversation of the Century." When the main synagogue organization of Conservative Jewry gathers this weekend in Baltimore to celebrate its centennial, there will be a lot to talk about. Continue Reading My Religion and the Pew Poll: The 7 Percent
An Article from Jewish Journal
I really wish that counting myself among the illustrious 7 percent would mean that I am a billionaire. But, alas, the classification in this case refers to something far less glamorous: I am religious. Continue Reading
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