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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
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 A Contrarian Approach to Kiruv
An Article from Cross Currents
I unintentionally shocked a Jewish journalist several months ago. I had invited the non-Orthodox reporter to Agudath Israel of America's offices to introduce her to the organization's various divisions and projects, and to some of my colleagues. Continue Reading
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An Article from Clairification
That's the question that has fundraisers everywhere scratching their heads and crying in their beers. Continue Reading |
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 The Pew Report: Part I-Why the Orthodox Stayed Static
An Article from Ner Le'Elef
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
Conversation Of The CenturyAn Article from The Baltimore Jewish TimesAt 100 years old, the Conservative movement feels it still has the juice to be "the vital center" of the Jewish religious world. Continue Reading Is United Synagogue's 'House on Fire'?An Article from The Jewish WeekUnited Synagogue of Conservative Judaism was marking its 100th birthday, but while recent survey findings about the movement were sobering, the spirit of the convention itself, dubbed "The Conversation of the Century," was upbeat in focusing more on the future than the past. Continue ReadingIn Surprise Appearance, Bush Warns Presidents Conference on IranAn Article from The Jewish WeekFormer President George W. Bush told a Presidents Conference gathering that he did not trust the Iranian regime to change its intentions toward Israel. Continue Reading Can the Death Spiral be Reversed?An Article from Jewish Media ResourcesThe release of the Pew Research Council report on American Jewry last week, merely confirmed what anyone paying attention already knew: In the natural order of things, non-Orthodox American Jewry is in an irreversible death spiral. Continue Reading |
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 1 in 4 European Jews Afraid to Wear Kippah
An Article from The Jewish Week
A quarter of respondents in a survey of Jews from nine European countries said they avoid visiting places and wearing symbols that identify them as Jews for fear of anti-Semitism. Continue Reading
Jewish Rebirth in Estonia
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
A few days ago I held in my hand a copy of a legal document that will someday find its way into JDC's contemporary history. Continue Reading
Italians Riot At Fringe Catholic Funeral Procession For Nazi War Criminal
An Article from The Jewish Week
Italians rioted and shouted "murderer" as the hearse carrying the body of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke made its way to a Rome church for burial by the fringe Catholic organization that stepped up to do the deed when several governments refused Priebke's body. Continue Reading
Conservative Movement Launching Seminary in Germany
An Article from JTA
The Zacharias Frankel European Campus of the American Jewish University's Ziegler Rabbinical School in Los Angeles is scheduled to launch next fall at the University of Potsdam.
Polish Jews Compare Torching of a Local Mosque to Kristallnacht An Article from the Forward Representatives of the Jewish community of Gdansk, Poland, said the torching of a mosque had "frightening connotations" of the Nazi-inspired Kristallnacht pogroms against Jews. Continue Reading Warsaw to Open First Jewish Community Center An Article from eJewish Philanthropy The Jews of Warsaw will inaugurate the city's first-ever modern Jewish Community Center in the Polish capital on October 27th.
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 A Jew, the Voice of Muslims
An Article from The Forward
Jacob Bender is set to be the voice of Philadelphia-area Muslims, to take on discrimination they encounter in workplace and in the public sphere, and to fight expressions of hate.
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Applications Open: Covenant Awards for Excellence in Jewish Education
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
The Covenant Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2014 Covenant Awards for Excellence in Jewish Education, given each year to three educators who exemplify innovation, inspiration and impact in the field of Jewish education and in their communities. Continue Reading
6 Steps to Publish Your Own Podcast on iTunes
An Article from Ner Le'Elef
To date, there are a select number of Orthodox rabbis and educators that offer podcasts on iTunes. Continue Reading
JEIC Starts Second Challenge to Improve Jewish Education An Article from Jewish Education Innovation Challenge JEIC supplies the opportunity for schools to partner in a grant for $50,000 to implement a paradigm shifting program. Continue Reading The Problem with Jewish Education
An Article from Aish.com
When I enrolled my first child in Jewish day school almost 20 years ago, I was enthralled with the prospect that he would be educated "Jewishly."
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