April 3, 2014 - 3 Nissan 5774

Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh: My Personal Account From the Rabbis Conference
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OUTREACH

Can Orthodox Jews Save Winnipeg?

Putting Community on the Table: NEI Shabbat

America's Oldest Man Puts on Tefillin for First Time in Nearly 100 Years

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

26 Billion Bucks: The Jewish Charity Industry Uncovered

The Missing Middle Donor

Poll:How Would You Spend Jewish Billions?

NORTH AMERICA

Loyola Student Government President Vetoes Israel Divestment Resolution

Five Towns See Renewed Tensions Due to School Sale

Madoff, Five Years Later

Crime a Trend or Random Uptick?

Temple Eliminates Dues, witches to Voluntary Pledges

ISRAEL

Poll: 25% of Haredi Youth Identify as Zionist
Pope Francis Visit to Israel is On Despite Diplomats' Strike

INTERNATIONAL

Kings College London Has Announced That It Hates the Jews

Ukrainian Jews Slam Putin in Full-Page in New York Times

In Crimea, a Karaite Community Carries On, and Welcomes Russia

Uncovering the Remains of Treblinka

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Rabbi Avi Weiss' Essay Distorts Rav's Position on Centralized Rabbinic Authority

Just in Time for Passover: Top Red Wines Under $25

His Hasidic Toy Story

Sergey Brin: The Hebrew School Drop Out

Sarah Fellman Tutors fellow Students for Free

Internet Tycoon Kim Dotcom Defends Buying Signed 'Mein Kampf' as Investment

The "Jewish" at Camp: It's Leader Powered

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Atlanta, GA

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Jerusalem, Israel

Mr. Richard Horowitz

Los Angeles, CA

Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh

Northbrook, IL

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Lakewood, NJ

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Baltimore, MD

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Passaic, NJ

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Baltimore, MD

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Milwaukee, WI

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Baltimore, MD

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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

Baltimore, MD

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

Teaneck, NJ

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AJOP Rabbis Conference Scottsdale, AZ

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.

Attracting over 30 Rabbanim from diverse locations throughout the US and Canada, the conference aimed to give these individuals some much needed chizuk, as well as sessions pertinent to their unique roles. Presenters included HaRav Yaakov Hopfer, noted posek and Mara D'asrah of Shearith Israel Cong. in Baltimore, MD, Rabbi Ilan Feldman of Cong. Beth Jacob in Atlanta, GA and Rabbi Yaakov Meyer of Aish Denver.

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Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh: My Personal Account From the Rabbis Conference


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Can Orthodox Jews Save Winnipeg?

An Article from JTA

It's a common conundrum in North America: How do you save a small Jewish community in decline? Continue Reading

Putting Community on the Table: NEI Shabbat

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

On a Friday night in February, in a cozy apartment in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles, hostess Tabby Davoodi (during the week, the Executive Director of Persian-American-Jewish organization 30 Years After) was somehow doing two things at once - making sure everyone was fed, and facilitating conversations; Continue Reading

America's Oldest Man Puts On Tefillin for First Time in Nearly 70 Years

An Article from COL Live

At 111, Alexander Imich has been officially verified as the oldest man in America and the second oldest in the world.

26 Billion Bucks: The Jewish Charity Industry Uncovered

An Article from The Forward

The American Jewish community's network of charity organizations is a font of Jewish power, a source of communal pride and a huge mystery.

The Missing Middle Donor
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

At this week's annual conference of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Sea Change Strategies released a new study, "The Missing Middle: Neglecting Middle Donors Is Costing You Millions."

Poll: How Would You Spend Jewish Billions?
An Article from The Forward

How should Jewish donor dollars get spent? Today, the largest share of Jewish donor dollars goes to Israel-related charities, as the Forward reported last week in the first part of our series on Jewish charity finances. Continue Reading

Loyola Student Government President Vetoes Israel Divestment Resolution
An Article from JTA

The president of the student government at Chicago's Loyola University vetoed an Israel divestment resolution that was passed twice.

Five Towns See Renewed Tensions Due to School Sale
An Article from The Jewish Week

A referendum on whether to sell a public school building in a Long Island town to a yeshiva is stirring up a decades-long conflict between the Orthodox families who send their children to private school and the non-Orthodox Jewish, black and Hispanic families who send their kids to public school. Continue Reading

Madoff, 5 Years Later
An Article from The Jewish Week

Sholem Aleichem, who lost his money in the Odessa stock market, used to say that when you're rich, people think you're not only clever but handsome, with a voice like a nightingale. Continue Reading

Crime a Trend or Random Uptick?
An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times

The Northern Park Heights community has seen peaks and valleys of criminal activity over the years, but recent incidents have some concerned they're seeing a new normal. Continue Reading

Temple Eliminates Dues, Switches to Voluntary Pledges
An Article from The Jewish Journal

Members of Temple Emanu-El in Marblehead received a notice in the mail last week with the words "A Bold New Direction" written on the envelope.

Poll: 25% of Haredi Youth Identify as Zionist
An Article from Ynet News

Ultra-Orthodox youth say they have no intention of joining the IDF or national service but are proud of being Israeli citizens and have a national-patriotic worldview, according to a survey conducted ahead of the Zionist Youth Congress, which opened Monday in Gush Etzion. Continue Reading

Pope Francis Visit to Israel is On Despite Diplomats' Strike
An Article from JTA

Yesterday's meeting between President Obama and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas brought no surprises. Continue Reading

King's College London Has Announced It Hates Jews
An Article from The Times of Israel

When Jewish students are reduced to tears, when our elected representatives scream 'shame on you' to the people they are meant to represent, when one student is described as 'mentally retarded' for simply holding a political opinion, I cannot see how our student union is fulfilling its mandate. Continue Reading

A lone heckler tried to disrupt him, but Hungarian lawmaker Janos Hargitai was undeterred as he spoke earlier this month at a memorial day gathering in Hungary commemorating the 1848 revolution there.

Ukrainian Jews Slam Putin in Full Page Ad in New York Times
An Article from JTA

Leading Ukrainian Jews took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times slamming Russian President Vladimir Putin for maligning the treatment of Jews in Ukraine.

In Crimea, a Karaite Community Carries On, and Welcomes Russia
An Article from JTA

Russia's annexation of Crimea, the strategically critical peninsula that dangles from Ukraine into the Black Sea, has drawn international condemnation. Continue Reading

Uncovering the Remains of Treblinka

An Article from The Forward

Dr. Caroline Sturdy Colls is a British forensic archeologist. Much of her work is with police departments, often literally digging up missing persons - so she's used to uncovering remains. Continue Reading

Norwegian Nurses Seek Brit Milah Ban
An Article from JTA

Norway's union of nurses urged the government to ban non-medical circumcision of boys under 15.

British Shechitah Group Complains to Ethics Council About 'Misleading' Article
An Article from JTA

A British group that lobbies for kosher slaughter has filed a complaint against a newspaper with the country's Press Complaints Commission.

Rabbi Avi Weiss' Essay Distorts Rav's Position on Centralized Rabbinic Authority
An Article from The Jewish Week

In his essay opposing central religious authority ("In the Legacy of the Rav," Opinion, March 14), Rabbi Avi Weiss misuses the fact that the revered Rosh Yeshiva of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS), Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik would occasionally ask young rabbis who came to him, "What do you think?"

Just In Time for Passover: Top Red Wines Under $25
An Article from The Jewish Week

The judges used a 100-point scoring system; tallies were made after each of three rounds of tastings. The tastings took place over a three-day period in February and were held at The Jewish Week.

His Hasidic Toy Story
An Article from The Forward

Samuel Lipschitz, 27, grinned as a pint-sized red smart car pulled up next to the curb outside his toy store on Lee Avenue in Brooklyn.

Sergey Brin: The Hebrew School Drop Out

An Article from Moment Magazine

It takes a bit of searching to find Sergey Brin's office at the Googleplex. Tucked away in a corner of Building #43 on this sprawling campus near the southern tip of San Francisco Bay, past rows of colorfully decorated cubicles and dorm-like meeting spaces, Office 211 has a nondescript exterior and sits far from the public eye. Continue Reading

Sarah Fellman Tutors Fellow Students For Free
An Article from JTA

Sarah Fellman was just a second-grader when she began helping classmates with their schoolwork. Continue Reading

Internet Tycoon Kim Dotcom Defends Buying Signed 'Mein Kampf' as Investment

An Article from The Forward

A German-born Internet tycoon who is fighting extradition from New Zealand to the United States for racketeering is under fire for admitting he owns a rare signed copy of Hitler's Mein Kampf. Continue Reading

The "Jewish" at Camp: It's Leader Powered

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Over 700 Jewish camp professionals and devotees gathered for the Foundation for Jewish Camp's Leaders Assembly this week.

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