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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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  Michael Bloomberg Kicks Off $1 Million Global Competition
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
The Genesis Prize Foundation announced today that the inaugural Genesis Prize Laureate, Mr. Michael R. Bloomberg, has chosen to invest the $1 Million award to create a global competition, named the Genesis Generation Challenge. Continue Reading
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The Founder and the FundraiserA Article from eJewish PhilanthropyOne of the most interesting and challenging relationships in a nonprofit organization is the relationship between the organization's founder and the financial resource development (FRD) professional. Continue ReadingOverhead DonationsAn Article from eJewish PhilanthropyPrivatization of social services by the Israeli government in the past two decades has changed the structure of the nonprofit sector.
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 Jewish DePaul Student: 'I No Longer Felt Safe on This Campus'
An Article from Breitbart
This week, students at DePaul University are being asked to get involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and vote on a non-binding resolution that asks the university to divest from companies that do business in the Jewish State. Continue Reading
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 Extremist Parties Win Big in EU Elections,Boding Ill for Europe's Jews
An Article from Reuters
Stunning victories in European Parliament elections by nationalist, Euroskeptic parties from France and Britain left the European Union licking its wounds on Monday and facing a giant policy dilemma. Continue Reading
Solidarity Protests Mark Site of Brussels Gun Attack
An Article from Ynet News
Upwards of 1,000 protesters lined the streets in Brussels Sunday, where small Israeli flags covered police blockades, showing solidarity with the victims of a Saturday shooting in which four were killed including a couple from Tel Aviv: Emanuel and Miriam Riva. Continue Reading
Belgian Police 'Have Leads' in Shooting Case
An Article from Arutz 7
Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Head of the Rabbinical Center for Europe (RCE), said Monday morning that Belgian police have some leads in the investigation of the terror attack on a Brussels Jewish museum that killed four.
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Museum Attack Comes as No Surprise to Belgian Jews An Article from JTA The cold determination with which the shooter at Belgium's Jewish museum murdered four people shocked many Belgians, but local Jewish leaders have long anticipated the possibility of such an attack on their community. Continue Reading | |
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 New OU Head Wants More Unified Organization
An Article from The Jewish Week
Allen I. Fagin, a prominent attorney and former chairman of the Proskauer Rose law firm here, was appointed executive vice president and chief professional officer of the Orthodox Union in April after spending more than 20 years as an unpaid officer of the organization.
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Heroes of the Underground
An Article from Jewish Media Resources
The importance of a thorough grounding in Jewish history for non-observant Jews is easily grasped.
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A Haredi Woman's Place...
An Article from The Jewish Week
One day about a year ago, Gitel Weber, a chasidic homemaker in Borough Park, was engaging in her favorite hobby - making personalized gift packages for friends and family.
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The Last Living Yiddish Speaker in Lviv An Article from The Forward During an emotional scene in the new documentary film "Boris Dorfman: A Mentsh," the 90-year-old Dorfman stands in a forest near Rudno, Ukraine, at the spot where the Germans murdered the last surviving Jews from the Lviv ghetto in June of 1943. Continue Reading
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