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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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An Article from Ner Le'Elef
This page offers links to a multitude of websites, online tools and more that will allow you or your student to walk away with a slew of information on all things Sefiras HaOmer related. Continue Reading
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The Shabbos Project is going international! This year it will take place on the 24-25 October, Parshat Noach. To bring The Shabbos Project to your city go theshabbosproject.comClick Here to watch the official video
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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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  The Death of Jewish Culture
Fifteen years ago this spring, I walked through the doors of a gleaming new postmodern sanctuary on New York's Upper West Side. Continue Reading
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Chicago's Jewish Day Schools Get $1.67m BoostAn Article from eJewish PhilanthropyThe Jewish Day School Guaranty Trust Fund, a collaboration of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and the local day school community, will distribute $1,670,513 to 17 participating schools in the coming year - approximately 12 percent more than the current year.
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 Detroit Ranks Tops on Jewish Affordability List
An Article from The Forward
Sure, the news from the city of Detroit seems endlessly grim: bankruptcy, crime and so forth.
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 OECD: Israeli Life Expectancy Among World's Highest
An Article from The Algemeiner
Life expectancy in Israel ranks eighth among the world's 36 most developed countries, according to a new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development report released Tuesday. Continue ReadingUS Philanthropist Offers Israeli Minister $200,000 to Find Change in Palestinian CharterAn Article from The AlgemeinerIsraeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid on Monday was offered a $200,000 donation if he could back up a statement he made to The Wall Street Journal that the Palestinian National Council has officially renounced terrorism. Continue ReadingAnonymous Interview Airs US Frustration With Israel After Talks' CollapseAn Article from JTANow that Israeli-Palestinian negotiations have screeched to a halt, U.S. officials are apportioning blame, and a big share is going to Israel. Continue ReadingOp-Ed: Why are Christians Funding Israel's Anti-Zionist Fringe?An Article from JTAThe State of Israel is celebrating its 66th birthday. For Israelis, Jews around the world and all supporters of Israel, this is a joyous occasion. Continue ReadingAmid Furor Over Draft, Initiatives Aim to Put Haredi Men to WorkAn Article from JTAWhen Moshe Friedman turned 31, he made what was for him a radical decision: He left school and launched a start-up. Continue ReadingArgentine Rabbi, Muslim Leader Accompanying Pope to IsraelAn Article from JTAA Jewish and a Muslim religious leader from his native Argentina will accompany Pope Francis on his Middle East trip. Continue Reading
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 Ukraine: Odessa Jewish Community Mulls Emergency Evacuation
An Article from Vos Iz Neias
Odessa's Jews are prepared to evacuate should the violence in the western Ukrainian city get significantly worse, several community leaders told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday. Continue Reading
After EU Audit, Curruption Could Become an Expensive Problem for Ramallah
An Article from JTA
When Israeli police found thousands of contraband cell phones in the car of senior Palestinian Authority official Rawhi Fattouh, he was promptly removed from office - for about two months. Continue Reading
Chasing Death Camp Guards With New Tools
An Article from The New York Times
After years of relative inaction, German prosecutors have opened dozens of fresh investigations of men and women suspected of having served as Nazi death camp guards, racing against the clock to bring the aging suspects to justice. Continue Reading
London's Ex-Mayor in Hot Water Again for Antisemitism An Article from Arutz 7 London's former mayor Ken Livingstone has once again hit headlines for peddling anti-Semitic stereotypes, after he claimed that Jews tend to vote for the right-wing Conservative party because they are wealthy. Continue Reading | |
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 Ultra-Orthodox Parents of Children With Mental Illness Face Lonely Struggles
An Article from Tablet
When Malka was young, Lake Carasaljo, in Lakewood, New Jersey, was so clear that she could see the glasses she once dropped on its sandy bottom.
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Why Are So Many Pro-Basketball Owners Jewish (Like Donald Sterling)?
An Article from The Forward
It will be hard to find Jews on the court in the National Basketball Association playoffs.
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Checking My Privilege: Character as the Basis of Privilege
An Article from The Princeton Tory
There is a phrase that floats around college campuses, Princeton being no exception, that threatens to strike down opinions without regard for their merits, but rather solely on the basis of the person that voiced them.
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The Banality of 'Privilege' An Article from National Review Online Tal Fortgang, a freshman at Princeton, has created a genuine intellectual controversy with his now-famous essay in the Princeton Tory, since republished by Time, on the subject of "privilege" and being told to "check" it by liberal enforcers of public mores. Continue Reading O'Connor's Grandfather a Rabbi in Bridgeport?
An Article from The Jewish Week
First, Catholic New York reported that the sister of Cardinal John O'Connor, the late archbishop of New York, had recently discovered that their mother was a Jewish woman who had converted to Catholicism at the age of 19. Continue Reading
Cardinal O'Connor's Run-In With the Tribe An Article from JTA "Is the pope Catholic?" has long been a popular (if cliched) way of emphasizing that the answer to something is, of course, yes. London's Debbie Danon: Doing More Than 'Just Show Up' An Article from eJewish Philanthropy With the end of university looming, Debbie Danon began interviewing for jobs in advertising. Continue Reading 3 Free Easy Ways to Publish Your Own eBook An Article from Ner Le'Elef As more and more people carry mobile devices and tablets, eBooks are rising in popularity. Continue Reading |
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