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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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  Rabbi to Lead a Record 30th Birthright Trip to Israel
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Rabbi Dov Hillel Klein departed yesterday with 41 students for his 30th Birthright Israel trip - a record among Jewish campus professionals. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Forward
When the Forward began surveying national Jewish not-for-profits in 2009, we tried to answer two simple questions: Who is in charge, a man or a woman?
Dr. Anita Friedman, Executive Director of Jewish Family and Children's Services, the oldest charity west of the Mississippi, and one of the most innovative and successful Jewish organizations in the United States, was this month's featured speaker at UpStart's Executive Director Round Table series. Continue Reading Federation's Push to Young Wall StreetersAn Article from The Jewish WeekAt UJA-Federation of New York's Wall Street Dinner last week, Cardinal Timothy Dolan made a surprise appearance and told a story about being in the Conclave in Rome to choose the new pope. Continue Reading
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 Now Is the Time for All Communities To Speak Out Against Knockout Attacks Targeting Jews
An Article from Tablet
Because I am a preacher and an advocate for civil rights, my life's work has centered on the notion of equality and justice for all.
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School Psychologist Urges Professionals Not to Miss Red Flags for Suicide RiskAn Article from The Baltimore Jewish TimesIt's a day he may never forget. And while it is painful to remember as well as to talk about, Dr. Jonathan Lasson, 42, a certified school psychologist for the Maryland State Department of Education, believes it's a day that warrants memory, and a memory that must be shared. Continue Reading Five Israel Based Programs Receive Grants From Jewish Community FoundationAn Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Five Israel-based programs which foster Jewish identity, women's economic empowerment and independent living are the recipients of grants totaling $600,000 from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles. Continue Reading
43% of Americans Disapprove of Obama Giveaway to TehranAn Article from Pew ResearchThe analysis for this report is based on telephone interviews conducted December 3-8, 2013 among a national sample of 2,001 adults, 18 years of age or older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Continue ReadingSeeing Red After 'Knockout' AttacksAn Article from The Jewish WeekOn the streets of Midwood, Brooklyn, last week all was quiet as a cold, gentle rain fell and pedestrians and motorists went about their business, slowly marching into the weekend. Continue Reading Hillel Warns Swarthmore Chapter Over Rejection of Israel GuidelinesAn Article from The Jewish WeekHillel International warned its Swarthmore College chapter that it cannot use the Hillel name if it flouts the international Jewish campus group's Israel guidelines. Continue Reading |
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 Economic, Security Concerns Driving Record Levels of French Aliyah
An Article from JTA
In an overcrowded conference room in the heart of Paris' 14th arrondissement, a hundred French Jews are losing their patience. Continue Reading
Polish Jewish Community is Evolving, Growing and Embracing Its Roots
An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times
In September 1939, Germany invaded Poland, instantly murdering about 20,000 Jews and bombing approximately 50,000 Jewish-owned factories, workshops and stores in more than 120 local communities. Continue Reading
Oxford & Cambridge Buy Ancient Jewish Texts
An Article from The Algemeiner
Historic rivals proved recently that collaboration trumps competition. Continue Reading
Spanish Hotel Built on 15th Century Synagogue Open New Shul An Article from JTA A Spanish hotel built on the remains of a 15th century synagogue opened a new synagogue on its seventh floor. Continue Reading | |
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 Op-Ed: Subsidizing Jewish Preschool Works
An Article from JTA
In response to the recent pledge by Jewish Federations of North America Chairman Michael Siegal to raise $1 billion to support tuition-free Jewish preschool, some have dismissed the idea as just another pie-in-the-sky fix to the continuity problem. I disagree.
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Scattered Sunshine With Pew Clouds: the URJ Biennial Forecast
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
As thousands of Reform Jews gather this week in San Diego for the 2013 Biennial of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), the assembly is no doubt thinking about the recently released Pew Research Center's Portrait of U.S. Jewry.
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Iraqi Jews Bury Sacred Texts in NYC Cemetery
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
A number of fragments of holy texts confiscated from the Iraqi Jewish community by Saddam Hussein's secret police were buried in a Jewish cemetery in New York City on Sunday. Continue Reading
Union for Reform Judaism Opens a Summer Science Camp An Article from Tablet When Meryl Poku of Macon, GA, signed her fourth grade son Adam up for a two-week session at 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy, she knew she had found the perfect summer home for him. Continue Reading NY Festival of Song Program Looks at Relationship Between Jewish Composers and X-Mas Classics
An Article from The Jewish Week
I'm sitting on the downtown A train, diagonally across from a shortish guy in a Victorian-era top hat and long topcoat. Continue Reading
A Welcoming Jewish Education For All An Article from The Jewish Week Wearing kipot and prayer shawls, the students opened their siddurim and chanted the Ashrei prayer quietly but clearly, as their teacher and three teenage assistants guided them through a transliterated text. Continue Reading Cleveland Day Schools Cut Tuition An Article from The Jewish Week Two Cleveland-area Jewish day schools are introducing tuition discounts for the children of Jewish communal employees. Continue Reading |
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