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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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Israel is once again in conflict and has mobilized 40,000 reserves. The Shmira Project is under the auspices of Rav Simcha HaCohen Kook (The Hurva Synagogue) and Rav Aharon Feldman (Ner Yisroel). Put simply: The Shmira Project matches people with combat soldiers so we can 'adopt' one or more soldiers with the intent to do a specific mitzvah in their merit which we hope will help protect them.Click Here to Sign Up!
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Project Light: Promoting Kiddush Hashem
" Living Kiddush Hashem"a comprehensive guide to the mitzvah and mission of kiddush Hashem is available from Artscroll or at your local book store. Click Here to Order
Available for free download is the Sefer Mekadshei Shemecha Hamekutzar and 4 booklets of curriculum developed and distributed in conjunction with Zechor Yemos Olam of Torah Umesorah. These free downloads are available at www.kiddush-hashem.com
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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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One in eight American donors has participated in a giving circle - nearly half of them under the age of 40 - and participation in a giving circle can both strengthen communal identity and expand philanthropic reach. - See more at: http://ejewishphilanthropy.com/1-in-8-american-donors-has-participated-in-a-giving-circle/#sthash.UUXnezhN.dpuf
Visit the website of Boston's Combined Jewish Philanthropies and seek out its page on Women's Philanthropy. You will find the following statement: Continue Reading
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 Jewish Groups Stand by Religious Freedom Law, but Supremes' Take Divides Them
An Article from JTA
Two decades ago the Jewish community united in support of landmark religious freedom legislation. Now the Supreme Court's application of that law has Jewish groups divided.
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 Intermarriage in Israel
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
Intermarriage, while previously present in Diaspora Jewish communities but virtually unknown in Israel, has taken hold in Israeli society. Continue Reading60,000 Israelis Download SOS App After Kidnapping of TeensAn Article from The Jerusalem PostFollowing the murders of three kidnapped youths, 60,000 Israelis have already downloaded the one-swipe emergency alert application that was recently offered free to the public by the volunteer rescue organization, United Hatzalah. Continue ReadingTransportation officials say bus lines are based on the needs of area travelers. Continue ReadingIn Full Recording of Teen's Emergency Call, Kidnappers Heard CelebratingAn Article from JTAThe full recording of the emergency call placed by one of three abducted teens, in which the kidnappers can be heard celebrating, was released.
Clan Behind the KidnapAn Article from The ForwardNow that the bodies of the three kidnapped Israeli teenagers have been found and laid to rest, the crisis is rapidly turning into a wickedly complex, five-sided tug-of-war with enormous stakes on all sides.
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 Racism in Africa
An Article from The Times of Israel
An American Jewish delegation at an African Union summit left after AU delegates objected to its presence. Continue Reading
In Poland, a Renewal of Memory-From Belzec to Rychwal
An Article from JTA
Two very different events I attended this week, hundreds of miles apart, demonstrated the wide range of ways in which the memory of Jews and the Holocaust are commemorated in Poland. Continue Reading
Shanghai is One of the Greatest Jewish Cities Ever Constructed
An Article from The New Republic
Shanghai today is many things: a phantasmagoric, almost extraterrestrial metropolis, a truly global city with a truly global reach, and the world's largest city proper, home to more than 24 million people.
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 An Atheist's Case for Talmud
An Article from The Forward
When I recently wrote my memoir of leaving ultra-Orthodoxy, I spent days ravaged by sobbing fits, debilitating chest pain, and migraines as I re-encountered the trauma my 17-year-old self had experienced after I was pushed out of my yeshivish family for my rebellion.
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Twenty Years After Rebbe's Death, Has Chabad Changed?
An Article from JTA
What does a fervent religious movement do after the death of its singular leader?
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Paying Homage to Sugihara
An Article from Reuters
In 1940, a small Jewish boy fleeing the Nazis put in to a remote Japanese port, saved by a Japanese consul who issued exit visas from Lithuania against his government's orders, rescuing thousands of desperate European Jews from certain death.
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Jews are Not Descended from Khazars, Hebrew University Historian Says An Article from Haaretz The claim that today's Ashkenazi Jews are descended from Khazars who converted in the Middle Ages is a myth, according to new research by a Hebrew University historian. Continue Reading The Perks of Being a Lubavitcher
An Article from the Forward
There's a hidden perk to being a Lubavitcher, one often not talked about but widely experienced: People like to talk to you. Continue Reading
You Can Do It In a Skirt An Article from The Forward As someone who identifies as an Orthodox feminist but still (mostly) follows the dictates of tznius, or modesty, I often find myself feeling marginalized. Continue Reading The Power of Hypernetworks An Article from eJewish Philanthropy Without question, we are living in an era of exponentially expanding connection and communication, the impact of which we are just beginning to understand. Continue Reading |
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