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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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 Generational Giving Habits at a GlanceAn Article from eJewish Philanthropy
All generations are not created equal. Are you optimizing your outreach and fundraising to connect with each group?
On a recent chilly afternoon in Queens, two women shivered in a line of about 50 people that trailed out the door of Masbia, a kosher food pantry and soup kitchen. Continue Reading
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 'Open Orthodox' or 'Neo Conservative'?
An Article from Arutz 7
"Open Orthodoxy", the Jewish movement which has been kicking up a storm in the US, has faced considerable opposition from the Modern Orthodox establishment there.
Pollard's Potential Release Divides US JewsAn Article from TabletJonathan Pollard's release, which is reportedly newly on the table as a way to revive the flagging Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, has sharply divided American Jews. Continue Reading Televangelist Spews Antisemitic TalkAn Article from JTA
Televangelist Pat Robertson said Jews are too busy "polishing diamonds" to do weekend chores. Continue Reading
Study: Rabbis Afraid to Address Israel From PulpitAn Article from The Forward
Despite the concept of the occupation being an oddly contested one in some American political circles of late, there is much to decry about Israel's military rule over the Palestinians in the West Bank.
ADL Annual Audit Shows Incidents Down, But Assaults UpAn Article from ADLThe total number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States fell by 19 percent in 2013, continuing a decade-long downward slide and marking one of the lowest levels of incidents reported by the Anti-Defamation League since it started keeping records in 1979. Continue Reading Kosher Delis Close Across Long IslandAn Article from The Jewish WeekAnd then there were two - kosher delis left in Suffolk County, that is. Like independent bookstores or Amtrak stops on the Great Plains, the Long Island kosher deli, squeezed by changing demographics and eating habits, as well as competition from superstores like Costco and Trader Joe's, is fast becoming a thing of the past. Continue Reading Wesleyan Jewish Students Announce Support for Open HillelAn Article from The ForwardThe Hillel-affiliated Wesleyan Jewish Community announced its "solidarity with, and support of, the Open Hillel movement." Continue ReadingQuebec's Moment of TruthAn Article from The ForwardOn Monday, citizens of Quebec will go to the polls to vote for a new provincial government. Continue Reading |
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 Anti-Semitic Hungarian Party Garners 20% of National Election Votes
An Article from The Forward
The president of the European Jewish Congress said electoral gains in Hungary by Jobbik, a far-right party with a history of anti-Semitism, should be a source of grave concern to Europe. Continue Reading
Sephardi Voices: Recording a Forgotten Exodus
An Article from Hadassah
David Aaron, 68, fondly recalls his late father boldly arguing with Iran's Queen Soraya about what type of art is authentically Persian. Continue Reading
Let Them Eat Pork!
An Article from Ynet News
School canteens will no longer offer non-pork meal options in towns where France's anti-immigration far-right National Front party won local elections, its leader Marine Le Pen said this week. Continue Reading
The Ukrainian Revolution's Unlikely Street-Fighting Rabbi An Article from The Forward The following interview is with Natan Khazin, commander of a Jewish squadron of fighters in the Ukrainian revolution that took place in Kiev's Maidan, or central square. Continue Reading | |
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 Kosher Bacon? Passover Bagel?
An Article from The Jewish Week
There is a unifying credo every American can agree upon, regardless of generational, racial or red-state/blue-state divide: Everything is better with bacon.
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Freedom At A Price
An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Week
High school and middle school students from the Bais Yaakov School for Girls gathered in the auditorium at the school's Mount Washington location to hear famed refusenik Rabbi Yosef Mendelevitch share his story of fighting Russian oppression from behind the Iron Curtain.
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Matzah, Matzah Man
An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times
For the past 28 years, starting just after Purim and continuing until one week before Passover, Rabbi Hillel Baron, director of the Chabad Lubavitch Center in Columbia, has been educating and entertaining between 50 and 150 children per day at his Model Matzah Factory.
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How Not to Introduce a Speaker An Article from Linked In When I attend a presentation, the first thing that captures my attention isn't the speaker or the material. It's the person who introduces the speaker. Continue Reading Big Bucks for Bald Rabbis
An Article from The Times of Israel
This week, 73 North American rabbis will be missing something when they go to Shabbat services: their hair. Continue Reading
YU Professor: Modern Orthodoxy is Modern, But It Is Also Orthodox An Article from The Jewish Week Steven Bayme, whose devotion to serving the Jewish community over a long career deserves the highest regard, has written an Opinion piece that requires the attention of everyone concerned about the future of this critically important movement. Continue Reading The Syrupy Tale of How Jews Invented Kedem and Modern America An Article from The Forward |
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