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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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  Rekindling Jewish Souls in Ukraine
An Article from Hamodia
"Why are you taking children to the Ukraine?", the stewardess asked Rabbis & Mrs. Motty Neuwirth when they boarded the plane to Kiev in 1998. Continue Reading
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Herring Is Not Religion
An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times
The reputable car dealer's advertisement in the local paper screams, "Brand New Mercedes - Only $500!" Continue Reading
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An Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The IRS last week fulfilled its pledge to clarify federal rules on nonprofit political activity, a much-needed follow-up in the wake of news that unfolded this spring when the agency revealed it had inappropriately denied tax-exempt status to groups on both the right and the left of the political spectrum. Continue Reading
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 Survey: Israelis in the US Become More Like American Jews
An Article from JTA
The longer Israelis live in the United States, the less critical of Israel they are likely to be, a new survey suggests. Continue Reading
JCRC Offers $5G Reward For Tips On Knockout AttacksAn Article from The Jewish WeekVolunteer security patrols are increasing in Orthodox neighborhoods following a new spate of so-called knockout attacks in Brooklyn. Continue Reading Councilwoman Engages in Apologetics for Antisemitic AttacksAn Article from DNA Info New York
The alleged "knockout" attacks on Jewish residents of Crown Heights may stem from ongoing racial tension between the neighborhood's black and Jewish communities, a newly-elected Brooklyn politician said. Continue Reading Rabbi Preaches 'Knockout' Self-DefenseAn Article from Tablet'Rabbi Rambo' Gary Moskowitz is back. The former police officer and karate black belt is now calling for Jews to defend themselves against the recent spate of so-called 'knockout' attacks in New York City. Continue Reading New Initiative Promotes Hebrew Literacy Among American JewsAn Article from The Forward For the first 3 1/2 weeks of the summer, one group of 5-year-olds at Ramah Day Camp in Nyack, N.Y., was "very quiet" as the children went about the typical camp activities, according to Amy Skopp Cooper, the camp's director. Continue Reading Woe to US AlliesAn Article from The Wall Street JournalThree crises, one president, many bewildered friends. The first crisis, barely noticed here, is Ukraine's sudden turn away from Europe and back to the Russian embrace. Continue Reading Swarthmore Hillel Rejects Hillel Israel GuidelinesAn Article from JTAThe student board of the Swarthmore College Hillel repudiated international Hillel guidelines rejecting partnerships with groups deemed hostile toward Israel. Continue Reading |
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 Britain Wooing Israel's Haredi Jews
An Article from Ynet News
British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould is strengthening his ties with the ultra-Orthodox sector, and not for the first time.
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Strapped for Cash, Hadassah Hospital In On Its Sickbed
An Article from The Forward
In the past few years, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, has struggled with a multimillion-dollar loss from the Bernard Madoff scandal and downsized its operations.
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The Challenge of Defining Haredim
An Article from JTA
The Iranian nuclear issue and Palestinian peace talks may be dominating the news about Israel nowadays, but if discussions within the Jewish state focused on any social challenge this year, it was the question of how to integrate the haredi Orthodox population into Israel's workforce and military. Continue Reading
'These Are G-d's Kids, Too'
An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times
They are hiding in the darkness of midnight on Jerusalem's streets. They are in the clubs, on the corners, smoking weed, drinking alcohol. Lost. Continue Reading
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 Ukrainian Jewish Community Goes On High Alert During Protests
An Article from The Forward
Widespread protests in Ukraine have prompted the country's Jewish communities to up security arrangements, a community leader from Kiev has said.
Dutch Member of Nazi Death Squad Who Killed Resistance Fighters Dies in Jail at 92
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
A 92-year-old Dutch former member of a Nazi death squad who lived unpunished in Germany for decades until his conviction in 2010 died on Sunday of natural causes in a German prison, justice officials said on Monday. Continue Reading
What Is Antisemitism? EU Racism Agency Unable to Define Term
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
The European Union's agency for combating racism dropped its definition for anti-Semitism and now is unable to define the term, an agency spokeswoman said. Continue Reading
One Man's Campaign Against the Arch of Titus-and How It Changed Italy's Jews An Article from The Forward Heavy rain was forecast for that blustery Roman morning in December 1996, so I arrived early in order to escape the frenzied traffic and secure a space in the parking lot of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, where I was a division director. Continue Reading | |
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 A Race to Preserve the Voices of Holocaust's Last Survivors
An Article from The Wall Street Journal
Simon Gronowski, an 82-year-old Holocaust survivor, mesmerized schoolchildren in this small town recently with a detailed account of jumping off a train to Auschwitz and hiding from the Nazis for three years.
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Boxed In By Online Dating
An Article from The Jewish Week
A few years ago, Paige S., a dancer, moved from the West Coast to New York. A 40-ish divorcee, she was excited about starting over.
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Reform Biennial Opening To Outsiders In Bid To Revitalize Movement
An Article from The Jewish Week
First there was the Conservative movement's October biennial conference, billed as "The conversation of the century" and opened up to presenters from outside the movement. Continue Reading
'The Prenup Is Not Foolproof' An Article from The Jewish Week For years, Rachel Light felt like a hostage, worried she would be forever trapped in her marriage to Eben Light. Continue Reading
An Article from Tablet
After I decided to convert to Judaism, people started asking: "Are you going in the mikveh?" Continue Reading
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