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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 to 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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  Does Intermarriage Drive Young Jews Away From Israel?
An Article from The Forward
They are in their 20s, were raised in families with only one Jewish parent, do not associate themselves with any Jewish denomination and are likely to hold liberal political views. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times
Welcoming a group of more than 400 Orthodox female business owners, Jewish Woman Entrepreneur president and founder Chaya Appel Fishman urged the crowd, "You can kvetch, or you can get creative" at the organization's second annual conference in Parsippany, N.J., this month. Continue Reading
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 Battle for Israel's Future Should Be Fought on US Campuses
An Article from Ynet News
The academic year across America is coming to a close. This year will be remembered as the year in which the fight for Israel's legitimacy on campuses reached new heights, or should I say new lows. Continue Reading
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 Polish MP Calls For End to Jewish World War II Property Restitution
An Article from The Forward
Polish MP Slawomir Kopycinski called for the shuttering of the Regulatory Commission for Jewish Communities, a Polish body that restores property owned by Holocaust victims to its legal heirs. Continue Reading
'Unprecedented' Global Study Finds 1 in 4 Adults Antisemetic
An Article from CNN
One in four adults worldwide are "deeply infected with anti-Semitic attitudes," the Anti-Defamation League announced, in releasing results of an unprecedented global survey. Continue Reading
Erdogan Shouts Anti-Israel Slur at Protester
An Article from Israel Hayom
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan yelled an anti-Israel remark at a protester in Soma, media outlets reported Thursday. Continue Reading
Jewish Agency Leader Reports Jews in Ukraine Live in Fear An Article from eJewish Philanthropy he Jewish Agency's Roman Polonsky reports from Ukraine: "This is the calm before the storm," many say. Continue Reading Belgian Police Use Water Cannon to Disperse 'Antisemitic Hate Fest'An Article from RTBrussels police used water cannon to disperse a hundreds-strong crowd gathered in defiance of a ban on nationalist gatherings, an event organized in part by the far-right group, 'Rise up, Belgians!' Continue Reading New Zealand Commitment to Israel Fades Among 7,000 JewsAn Article from The ForwardIn one of the farthest corners of the Diaspora, Zionism has fallen "out of fashion" to the detriment of the "struggling" Jewish community. Continue ReadingIn Poland, a New National Debate on HateAn Article from The Jewish WeekA middle-aged, non-Jewish Polish man, driving a Jewish visitor from the States on a shopping errand one recent morning turned abruptly to his guest and asked, "What do you think of the Polish people?" Continue ReadingShanghai's JewsAn Article from The Baltimore Jewish TimesThe Jewish refugee history of Shanghai will be the topic of choice at the eighth annual Herbert H. and Irma B. Risch Memorial Program on Immigration on Sunday, May 18. Continue Reading | |
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 Pesach Sheni, 1945
An Article from Rabbi Avi Shafran
On Wednesday, April 25, 1945, the SS guards in Kaufering's watchtowers suddenly disappeared.
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Lisa Kudrow's Son Had a 'Drive-By Bar Mitzvah'
An Article from Tablet
Michael Douglas isn't the only celebrity whose child got bar mitzvahed recently. Lisa Kudrow dropped by Conan this week to talk about her new movie Neighbors, and was surprised to find that host Conan O'Brien, a longtime friend, had a bone to pick with her.
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JDC To Honor Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein With Wallenberg Award
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) will bestow its prestigious Raoul Wallenberg Award on Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (ICFJ).
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Cultivating A Secret Resource: Parents An Article from The Jewish Week When Rhonda Rose enrolled her twin toddlers at Beit Rabban Day School last year, she jumped in with both feet. Continue Reading The Bible as (Boys') Baby-Naming Guide
An Article from JTA
Jacob have I loved, but apparently not as much as we used to. The most popular boys' name in the United States for 14 consecutive years, Jacob was just displaced in the annual Social Security Administration ranking of popular names by another Genesis hero: Noah. Continue Reading
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