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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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Rav Mendel Weinbach zt"l had a tremendous impact on Klal Yisrael. As a Founder and Rosh Yeshiva of Ohr Somayach, he was one of the pioneers of the kiruv movement, a man who successfully dedicated his entire life to educating his fellow Jew.
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  Birthright Expands Eligibility for Free Trips to Israel
An Article from JNS
The Taglit-Birthright Israel program has expanded eligibility for its free 10-day trips to Israel for Jewish young adults ages 18-26. Continue ReadingThe Soul of MusicAn Article from HamodiaIf you passed them on the street in the Nachlaot neighborhood in Yerushalayim where they live, Aharon and Yonatan Razel wouldn't invite a second glance. Continue Reading
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An Article from Ner Le'Elef
Social Media. It's the stuff of the Internet revolution: these days, almost everyone is hooked into at least one form of social media (how else are you going to send your octogenarian aunt requests on Candy Crush?). Continue Reading
In the Start-Up Nation a, a Growing Movement of Corporate PhilanthropyAn Article from JTAWhen the Israeli mobile maps start-up Waze accepted a buyout from Google for more than $1 billion in June, each of the company's 100 employees walked away with an average of $1.2 million from the sale. Continue Reading
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 Second Orthodox NY High School Allowing Girls to Don Tefillin
An Article from JTA
A second Modern Orthodox high school in New York has announced it will permit girls to wear tefillin during prayer. Continue Reading
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 Record Number of Tourists to Israel
An Article from Israel 21c
Israel's Tourism Ministry has announced record-breaking figures for the 2013 tourism market. Overall, 3.54 million visitors arrived in Israel in 2013, half a percent more than the previous record year of 2012.
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Israel Seeks to Save Ancient Sites from Earthquake
An Article from US News & World Report
With Israel situated in one of the world's earthquake-prone areas, officials are taking action to protect the Holy Land's most important ancient treasures so they don't come tumbling down.
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1,500 Year Old Byzantine Church with Impressive Mosaic Floor Unearthed
An Article from Jewish News Service
An impressive 1,500 year-old church with elaborate mosaic floors was unearthed in southern Israel by archeologists, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). Continue Reading
EU Envoy: Israel Will Pay Price for Settlements
An Article from The Washington Post
A senior European official on Wednesday painted an alarming picture for Israel if Mideast peace efforts fail, saying the country could face deepening economic isolation if it presses forward with construction of Jewish settlements. Continue Reading
Report: Israel is Third-Largest Foreign Investor in US Real Estate
An Article from Haaretz
Israeli investors are increasingly looking to invest in U.S. properties as they seek to diversify their portfolios and as local real estate has grown pricey. Continue Reading
AJC Taking On The Chief Rabbinate
An Article from The Jewish Week
As dissatisfaction with the Israeli Chief Rabbinate intensifies, the American Jewish Committee is heading up an unprecedented effort to form a broad coalition, here and in Israel, to limit, if not end, the rabbis' authority. Continue Reading |
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 Why are Disaffected French Youth Exchanging France for Syria?
An Article from City Journal
What would induce the citizens of a prosperous and peaceful country to leave for an increasingly impoverished and violent living hell? Why would anyone exchange France for Syria? Continue Reading
Nuremberg Papers on Display in Berlin
An Article from Ynet News
The landmark Nuremberg trials began in November 1945 - the same year World War II ended - and established for the first time charges like "war crimes" in international law. Continue Reading
Planned Holocaust Monument Angers Hungarian Jewish Groups
An Article from JNS
The Hungarian government is planning to erect a memorial statue in honor of the country's 1944 Nazi occupation. Continue Reading
Is Your Name Jewish Enough to Oppose New Iran Sanctions?An Article from BloombergMark A.R. Kleiman, a drug policy expert at the University of California at Los Angeles, whom I respect for the cold clarity of his analysis, became quite emotional earlier this week about a subject far afield from the one he usually studies: The new Iran sanctions bill percolating in the U.S. Senate. Continue Reading
Romania Has Come a Long Way on Holocaust Remembrance, But Denial Persists An Article from JTA Touring the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2005, Romanian President Traian Basescu was unprepared to confront some painful truths. 'Day of Anger' Protest Against French President Ends With Nazi Salutes An Article from Ynet News Several thousand people marched through Paris on Sunday in a "Day of Anger" against embattled President Francois Hollande which ended in clashes between police and protesters, anti-Semitic cries and the recently popular reverse Nazi salutes. Continue Reading | |
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 You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Love a Kosher Meal
An Article from The New York Times
Captive diners know that a good meal is hard to find.Airplane passengers, for instance, have been known to order kosher meals, even if they are not Jewish, in the hope of getting a fresher, tastier, more tolerable tray of food.
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The Art of Presence
An Article from The New York Times
Tragedy has twice visited the Woodiwiss family. In 2008, Anna Woodiwiss, then 27, was working for a service organization in Afghanistan. Continue Reading
Snapchat: How Non-Profit Organizations Can Benefit From This New Social Media Platform
An Article from Ner Le'Elef
Looking back at 2013, there's no doubt that non-profit organizations have matured in their ability to leverage social media to promote their causes. Continue Reading
The Jews Who Helped Make Apple Computers An Article from The Forward
Thirty years ago, a revolutionary Super Bowl commercial by Apple boldly proclaimed that "1984 won't be like 1984" because of the imminent arrival of the Macintosh computer.Continue Reading
5 Web Design Trends to Watch Right Now
An Article from Frogloop
Is your organization embarking on a website redesign in 2014? Here are five design trends to consider. Continue Reading
The Benefits of a Woman's Place An Article from The Forward It's probably because I'm male - and Haredi, or "ultra-Orthodox," to boot - that, much as I try, I find it hard to relate to Jewish women who feel religiously unfulfilled unless they can lead services, read from the Torah or otherwise take up public roles in synagogue life. Continue Reading |
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