October 2, 2014   -  8 Tishrei 5775 

   

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OUTREACH

Do's and Don'ts of Going to Synagogue Only on High Holidays 

London's JW3, "Increasing the Quality, Variety and Volume of Jewish Conversation" 

 

 PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

Confronting Difficult Conflicts: This is the Time of Year for Organizational Introspection

2014 GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report 

                    

NORTH AMERICA

Obama Talks Islamic State, Syria with US Rabbis 

Beheading Suspect Fired After Argument Over Stoning Women 

Protest Against 'Antisemitic' Opera in NYC 

Jewish Clergy Liaison to NYPD Reportedly Stabbed in Brooklyn 

US Sues Dunkin' Donuts for Rescinding Sabbath Observer's Job Offer 

BB Gun Fired at Baltimore Jews Leaving Synagogue 

Talk in Synagogue of Israel and Gaza Goes From Debate to Wrath to Rage 

              

ISRAEL

INTERNATIONAL

Europe's Antisemitism Comes Out of the Shadows   

On Eve of Rosh Hashanah, Only 12 Jews Left in Egypt

 France's National Front Gaining Among Jews with Tough Stance on Arab Antisemitism

5774: For Europe's Jews, a Year of Upheaval and Uncertainty 

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

The Banality of Himmler 

The Top Five Truths of Leadership  

Horns Up: Guinness Shofar-Blowing Record Broken in NJ  

Synagogues Get Their Own (Scape)Goat 

Why Rabbi Ysoscher Katz Left Satmars for Progressive Start-Up Synagogue 

How Sigmund Freud Almost Fell Victim to Repression and Denial 

                            

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MichaelDo's and Don'ts of Going to Synagogue Only on High Holidays
An Article from The Forward 

For every Jew who goes to synagogue on only the High Holy Days, there's a rabbi keenly aware of that fact. Sometimes even sweating over that fact. Continue Reading    
Outreach2London's JW3, "Increasing the Quality, Variety and Volume of Jewish Conversation"
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

JW3 is quite unlike any building the Jewish community of London has had before. Continue Reading 
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During this past year Jewish communal and Israeli nonprofit organizations experienced some trying times. Continue Reading 
 
FundraisingTwo2014 GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report
An Article from GuideStar

The GuideStar Nonprofit Compensation Report remains the only large-scale nonprofit compensation analysis based entirely on IRS data. Continue Reading
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Namart1Obama Talks Islamic State, Syria with US Rabbis
An Article from The Times of Israel

 

The Middle East led the agenda Monday afternoon when US President Barack Obama held his annual pre-Rosh Hashanah conference call with close to one thousand rabbis from America's Reform, Conservative, Orthodox and Reconstructionist communities. Continue Reading  

 

Kissinger2Beheading Suspect Fired After Argument Over Stoning Women
An Article from Truth Revolt

On Friday morning, police in Moore, Oklahoma released the identity of the suspect in the brutal beheading of a woman at her workplace.
Continue Reading

Namart4Protest Against 'Antisemitic' Opera in NYC
An Article from Tablet

A group of nearly 1,000 people gathered across the street from Lincoln Center Monday evening  to protest the New York City institution's decision to keep The Death of Klinghoffer in their fall lineup.
Continue Reading

Namart5Jewish Clergy Liaison to NYPD Reportedly Stabbed in Brooklyn
An Article from JTA

An Orthodox Jewish clergy liaison to the New York Police Department reportedly was stabbed in Brooklyn. Continue Reading

Namart6US Sues Dunkin' Donuts for Rescinding Sabbath Observer's Job Offer
An Article from The Jewish Week

Dunkin' Donuts, a national franchise that numbers more than two dozen kosher locations among its 10,000 sites, faces federal charges for refusing to hire a prospective employee whose religion forbids him from working in the Sabbath. Continue Reading

Namart7BB Gun Fired at Baltimore Jews Leaving Synagogue
An Article from JTA

A man fired a BB gun and shouted "Jews, Jews, Jews" at three Jewish teens leaving a synagogue in Baltimore. Continue Reading

Namart8Talk in Synagogue of Israel and Gaza Goes From Debate to Wrath to Rage
An Article from The New York Times

With the war in Gaza still raging, Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum offered an unusual prayer for peace last month during a Friday night service at the large predominantly gay synagogue she leads in New York.
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israel1Two Rulings Seen Aiding Terror Victims
An Article from The Jewish Week

Decisions in two federal court cases this week appear to make it easier for American victims of terrorist attacks to hold a terrorist groups' bankers responsible for its actions, opening the door to similar suits. Continue Reading

israel2Over 600 Scholars Sign Letter Against BDS
An Article from The Washington Post

Over 600 academics thus far have signed a new letter opposing an academic boycott of Israel. Continue Reading

Israel3Greek Orthodox Priest Defends Israel
An Article from The Times of Israel

A Greek Orthodox priest from Israel defended the Jewish state before the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, arguing that it is the only country in the Middle East where Christians are not persecuted. Continue Reading

Israel4'Exceptional' Gold Medallion Goes on Display at Israel Museum
An Article from The Times of Israel

A huge gold medallion and a trove of gold pieces went on display at the Israel Museum for the first time since their discovery last year at the base of the Temple Mount, the museum announced Monday. Continue Reading

israel5NFL Concussions Found with Israeli Brain Scan
An Article from The Times of Israel

An Israeli brain-imaging system is being used in the treatment of concussions in American professional and college football players for the first time this fall, improving on methods used up to now.
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Intl1Europe's Antisemitism Comes Out of the Shadows
An Article from The New York Times

From the immigrant enclaves of the Parisian suburbs to the drizzly bureaucratic city of Brussels to the industrial heartland of Germany, Europe's old demon returned this summer. Continue Reading

Internatioanl2On Eve of Rosh Hashanah, Only 12 Jews Remain in Egypt
An Article from Ynet News

Until the 1950s, there were around 100,000 Jews living in Egypt. Now, only 12 remain. Continue Reading

International3France's National Front Gaining Among Jews With Tough Stance on Arab Antisemitism
An Article from JTA

From the window of his Paris home, Michel Ciardi can see into the waiting room of a government welfare agency where a predominantly Arab and African crowd awaits government checks. Continue Reading

International35774: For Europe's Jews, a Year of Upheaval and Uncertainty
An Article from JTA

A laconic man who abhors hysteria, the president of France's CRIF umbrella of Jewish communities is not naturally inclined to emphasize his community's fear in public, preferring to underscore French Jewry's achievements and capacity to prosper despite recent hardships.
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Interest1The Banality of Himmler
An Article from The Forward

Heinrich Himmler: Nazi, anti-Semite, lover, husband, father, workaholic. Mass Murderer. Continue Reading 

Interestarticle6The Top Five Truths of Leadership
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

I am privileged to work with schools all over North America and to have a view of leadership in our day schools that spans denomination, school size, and age. Continue Reading 

interest2Horns Up: Guinness Shofar Blowing Record Broken in NJ
An Article from JTA

More than 1,000 people came together in New Jersey to break the Guinness World Record for largest shofar ensemble. Continue Reading

Interest3Synagogues Get Their Own (Scape)Goat  

An Article from The Jewish Week 

 

When Sarah Lefton first came up with the pre-Yom Kippur app eScapegoat, she thought it would be a cute way to bring awareness to the Leviticus story behind the ritual of atonement. 
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Interest4Why Rabbi Ysoscher Katz Left Satmars for Progressive Start Up Synagogue
An Article from The Forward

He grew up among the ultra-Orthodox Satmar Jews in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, in a childhood with rules so strict that playing Frisbee at summer camp was considered a radical move. Continue Reading

Interest7How Sigmund Freud Almost Fell Victim to Repression and Denial

An Article from The Forward

 

On March 13, 1938, the executive committee of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society met for the last time; it called on members of the group to flee Austria, which German troops had entered the day before.

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