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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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On Wednesday and Thursday, February 19-20, AJOP, in conjunction with Ahavas Torah: The Scottsdale Torah Center hosted a 2 day conference for Shul Rabbanim of kiruv oriented shuls.
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  Montessori Schools Surge in Popularity Among New Generation of Jewish Parents
An Article from The New York Times
In the boys' classroom at Lamplighters Yeshivah in the Hasidic Jewish stronghold of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Montessori number-counting boards and decimal beads share space with Hebrew-learning materials. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Nonprofit advocates slammed a plan offered Wednesday by the chief tax architect of the House that would sharply limit charity tax breaks for people at all income levels. Continue Reading
The Death of Big CharityAn Article from Forbes
Mindy Rosenthal of the Institute for Private Investors has been interviewing young ultra-high-net worth investors. Continue Reading
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 Ramaz Group Invites Rashid Khalidi, Professor of Arab Studies to Speak
An Article from The Jewish Week
The decision by a prominent Manhattan day school to rescind a speaking invitation offered to an Arab-American critic of Israel, and some students' online effort to overturn the administration's cancellation decision, is the latest sign of many young American Jews' desire for what they consider a more-balanced education about Israel. Continue Reading
Why is Musician Ted Nugent's Nazi-Inflected Rhetoric Condoned by the GOP?An Article from The Jewish WeekIf you're a conservative politician courting the votes of bigots and racists, especially in Texas, Ted Nugent is your go-to guy. Continue Reading
Last December, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sent Christmas greetings recalling the ancient birth of a holy child, a Palestinian child: Jesus, the "Palestinian messenger" of hope. Continue Reading
What Went Wrong With Conservative Judaism?An Article from The Jewish Week
The findings of the recent study of American Jews by the Pew Research Center have generated a lot of ink, not the least in responses from Jewish religious movements. Continue Reading
Holocaust Museum Reinstates Event Featuring Truman BiographerAn Article from The Jewish WeekThe Museum of Jewish Heritage-Living Memorial To the Holocaust reinstated an invitation to author John Judis to discuss his controversial book on President Truman and the Jews. Continue Reading Maryland Mulls Reparation Push From French Rail FirmAn Article from The Jewish WeekMaryland lawmakers are preparing to debate a bill next month that would block a Paris-based rail company from bidding on the state's $2.2 billion light rail project unless its parent company pays Holocaust survivors reparations for transporting them to Nazi death camps. Continue Reading After Auschwitz Trip, Cantor Warns Against Dangers of IsolationismAn Article from JTAWhen Rep. Eric Cantor took the stage last week at the Virginia Military Institute to deliver a wide-ranging foreign policy address, Auschwitz was on the House majority leader's mind - and so, observers suggest, was the state of his party. Continue ReadingHasidic Development Plans Spark Bitter Feud in Upstate NY TownAn Article from The ForwardOne night in January, an Orthodox Jewish real estate developer brought a handgun to a planning board meeting in a small upstate New York town.
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 In Ukraine, Both Sides Exploit Jewish History
An Article from The New York Times
Thanks to extermination and emigration, the Jews of Ukraine, who numbered about 2.7 million at the beginning of the 20 th Century, are now down to perhaps 250,000 and falling. Continue Reading
Lawmaker-Rabbi in Argentina to Miss First Legislative Session for Shabbat
An Article from JTA
Rabbi Sergio Bergman, newly elected to Argentina's national parliament, will miss the opening session because it occurs on Shabbat. Continue Reading
A Pakistani Jew Steps Cautiously Out of the Shadows
An Article from The Times of Israel
His real name is Faisal Benkhald, though he has recently adopted the Yiddish first name "Fishel." He was born in Karachi in 1987, the fourth of five children born to a Jewish mother and a Muslim father. Continue Reading
Lies and Silence Surround Kosher Slaughter Scandal in Poland An Article from The Forward After a Polish court tossed out a government regulation permitting kosher slaughter in 2012, Poland's $500 million ritual slaughter industry was expected to be brought to its knees. Continue Reading | |
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 Jewish Groups Facing 'Concerted' Cyber Attacks, Security Network Warns
An Article from JTA
U.S. Jewish groups face "a more concerted and aggressive effort" from Internet hackers, the national community's security arm said in an alert.
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Why You Need to Know About Rabbanan.org
An Article from Ner Le'Elef
Rabbis around the globe have been enjoying all that NLEResources.com offers.
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Soon There Will Be No More Survivors
An Article from Tablet
Frances Irwin is 90 years old. She was born in Poland and lives in Brooklyn. She is a Holocaust survivor.
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Devorah Halberstam's Path From Bereaved Mother to Counter-Terrorism Authority An Article from JTA
When a 16-year-old Lubavitcher named Ari Halberstam was gunned down on the Brooklyn Bridge on March 1, 1994 by a Lebanese livery cab driver, the killing seemed to be a cut-and-dried case. Continue Reading
Two Books Explore New Perspectives on the Talmud, With a Focus on Women
An Article from Tablet
My favorite parts of academic books are the introductions. They're usually written in a passionate, personal style, explaining what drew an author to dedicate a vast amount of time to a subject and how she or he became and remained engaged with these intellectual issues over a course of years. Continue Reading
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Shouldn't Have a Monopoly on Tradition An Article from The Forward Avi Shafran is unhappy with the term "ultra-Orthodox." I am too. Both as a sociologist and as someone who identifies himself as an Orthodox Jew, I too find the message implied by the term "ultra-Orthodox" false, but for different reasons. Continue Reading Ultra-Cation An Article from Rabbi Avi Shafran It was gratifying to see that a recent essay of mine in the Forward stimulated thoughtful responses. Continue Reading BDS and the Oscars: How Screenwriter Ben Hecht Defied an Anti-Israel Boycott An Article from Tablet Hollywood screenwriter Ben Hecht said he "beamed with pride" when he heard the news on that autumn afternoon in 1948: The British had declared a boycott against him. Continue Reading Experiential Jewish Education is Not a Separate Field An Article from eJewish Philanthropy I've been reading with intrigue the responses to the Yeshiva University (YU) study on Mapping the Goals of Experiential Jewish Education (EJE) the past several weeks on eJewish Philanthropy. Continue Reading |
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