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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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Rambam writes that the most straightforward way to appreciate and get close to Hashem is to look at nature.
The Amazing Nature for Teachers program empowers teachers at all levels with a stunning, surprising, incredible, awesome, amazing daily nature photos to engage their students.
The project's website (http://amazingnature4teachers.com) includes tips for implementation. There are options for individual, team or school-wide subscriptions.
Amazing Nature for Teachers is a project of Jewish Spiritual Literacy, a non-profit education and outreach organization located in Baltimore, Maryland.
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#GivingTuesday - a recent addition to the philanthropic lexicon - represents an enormous, still largely untapped opportunity for Jewish nonprofits to reach new donors, galvanize their supporters, and join in the conversation at the water cooler and on social media to raise money. Continue Reading
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 Caroline Glick: When It Comes to Undermining Israel, Obama is a Managerial Genius
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
Since he assumed office nearly six years ago, US President Barack Obama has been dogged by allegations of managerial incompetence. Continue Reading
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 Netanyahu Shelves Bill to Reform Conversion Process
An Article from The Times of Israel
Only weeks after solving the budget crisis, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be facing another standoff with a coalition partner after he withdrew his support Monday from the controversial Conversion Bill. Continue ReadingA group of Jews were subjected to a vicious assault in broad daylight after being ambushed by an Arab gang on Rosh Hashanah, in the latest of a spate of violent anti-Semitic incidents in Jerusalem. Continue ReadingSell to Jews, Jail for LifeAn Article from i24 NewsPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday published an order hardening the punishment for Palestinians who sell land to "hostile countries" and their citizens, the Jerusalem Post reported. Continue ReadingVast Majority of Israeli Jews Oppose Palestinian StateAn Article from Israel HayomA vast majority of Jewish Israelis oppose the creation of a Palestinian state, the division of Jerusalem or giving up the Jordan Valley, according to a Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs poll taken last week. Continue ReadingFather of IDF Soldier Killed in Gaza Livid at Israeli Hospital for Treating Hamas Leader's FamilyAn Article from The AlgemeinerIn a furious telephone call on Monday, the bereaved Israeli father of an IDF soldier who died in Gaza fighting castigated the director of a Tel Aviv hospital after hearing that the center had treated the daughter of a senior Hamas leader, Israel's Channel 2 News reported. Continue ReadingAm Yisrael Buy: Pro-Israel App Aims to Counter Flurry of BDS OnesAn Article from JTAThe latest Israel technology wasn't developed at the Technion, nor was it hatched by a startup in Tel Aviv. In fact, it didn't come from Israel at all. Continue Reading
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 Ben Cohen: European Antisemitism is Now a Full Scale Social Movement
An Article from Mosaic
"Antisemitism was born in modern societies because the Jew did not assimilate himself," wrote the French-Jewish thinker Bernard Lazare in 1894, a few months after the arrest of Captain Alfred Dreyfus on charges of treason. Continue Reading
The Beast of Buenos Aires
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
The leader of the Argentine far-left group Quebracho was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for threatening a Jewish community demonstration. Continue Reading
Germany to Sell Israel Navy Fastboats
An Article from Haaretz
A crisis between Israel and Germany over missile boats required to protect Israel's offshore gas fields has ended after Berlin agreed to slash €300 million (about $382 million) off the cost, officials on both sides said. Continue Reading An Alternative Cultural and Community Center Reopens in Budapest An Article from eJewish Philanthropy On Simchat Torah, Budapest's answer to a new alternative Jewish community center will open its doors with a new name and a new location.
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 The Power of the Hour
An Article from Yated
A young, local rov entered the home of Rav Moshe Feinstein just as an individual prepared to exit.
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Kosher Meets Hipster
An Article from The Atlantic
On July 11, 1883, Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise held a historic gathering in Cincinnati: the ordination of the very first class of rabbis of Reform Judaism, a modernized version of the faith. Continue Reading
Rabbi Loses 100 Pounds After Reality of Weight Hits
An Article from CNN
Pesach Sommer, 42, is an eight-time marathon runner. He's completed at least 10 half-marathons and lost count of the number of 5Ks and 10Ks he has run. Continue Reading
Remind: A Free Service for Sending Text Messages to Groups of Parents & Students An Article from Ner Le'Elef
With the Northern Hemisphere's school year just underway, we wanted to take this opportunity to inform our readership of rabbis and educators about a handy service called Remind.
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New Features to Sefaria.org: A Living Library of Jewish Texts Online
An Article from Ner Le'Elef
In early 2013, we highlighted a new site called: Sefaria. You can read that original blogpost here. Continue Reading
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