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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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  How Cleaning the Refrigerator Can Bring Me Closer to Hashem
An Article from Miriam Kosman
A Roundup of Passover Guides for 2015/5775An Article from Ner L'ElefIn this post, we want to present you with four guides for Pesach. We are certain that this will be a useful page to bookmark and turn to so that you can best serve your congregants and students. Continue Reading Pesach ResourcesFrom Ner Le'elefThis 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 Pesach related. Continue Reading
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New Release! Narrative of Faith Haggadah
Narrative of Faith Haggadah published by Feldheim- The perfect outreach haggadah, Based on the classes of Rabbi Ephraim Nisenbaum of Cleveland's Jewish Learning Connection, this haggadah emphasizes the lessons of Emunah and appreciation throughout the Pesach Seder. Now only 15.00 including postage. Contact haggadah@clevelandjlc.com.
Also available: Power Lines, a collection of easy-to-read, yet insightful essays on the Jewish holidays. 17.00 including postage, and 49 Steps to Greatness, a daily plan for success through Torah, filled with anecdotes. soft-cover, for 14.00 including postage. Order them now!
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On Tuesday, February 17, something astounding occurred in the world of Jewish outreach. Continue Reading
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 United Through Motherhood
An Article from Baltimore Jewish Times
Two hundred Jewish mothers from nine countries descended on Baltimore for three days of leadership building and learning as part of the Jewish Women's Renaissance Project's third annual conference.
Continue ReadingIn Boulder, New JCC Marries Goats and JudaismAn Article from JTAThere's not much to see yet at the site of this city's new Jewish community center, just some trailers and earth-moving equipment covered in snow. Continue ReadingIs Birthright NEXT Shutting Down?An Article from The ForwardBirthright Israel's alumni division faces an uncertain future following the departure of its top two executives and the discontinuation of its flagship Sabbath meals program. Continue Reading
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We are pleased to introduce this series of six articles as a companion to the book by Steven L Meyers, Personalized Philanthropy: Crash the Fundraising Matrix and Make the Real Shift to Donor-Focused Giving. Continue Reading
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 Hundreds Attend Funeral of 7 Kids Killed in NY Fire
An Article from The Times of Israel
Hundreds of people on Monday afternoon attended the funeral of the seven children who perished in a fire in their Brooklyn home over the weekend. Continue Reading
After six weeks of madness, Benjamin Netanyahu stood before Congress and delivered a speech about the nuclear threat posed by Iran.
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An Article from The LA Times
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 Israel Beware of Obama
An Article from The New York Post
First he comes for the banks and health care, uses the IRS to go after critics, politicizes the Justice Department, spies on journalists, tries to curb religious freedom, slashes the military, throws open the borders, doubles the debt and nationalizes the Internet. Continue Reading
Win in Israel Sets Netanyahu on Path to Rebuild and Redefine GovernmentAn Article from The New York TimesIsraelis emboldened Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a clear mandate in balloting on Tuesday, paving the way for him to lead a right-leaning and religious coalition that could be far easier to control, since his own party holds many more seats now. Continue ReadingEgypt to Buy at Least $1.2B of Natural Gas From IsraelAn Article from ReutersA group of private customers in Egypt has agreed to buy at least $1.2 billion of natural gas from Israel's offshore Tamar field via an old pipeline built to send gas to Israel. Continue ReadingNo Peace In Our TimeAn Article from The Washington PostOf all the idiocies uttered in reaction to Benjamin Netanyahu's stunning election victory, none is more ubiquitous than the idea that peace prospects are now dead because Netanyahu has declared that there will be no Palestinian state while he is Israel's prime minister. Continue ReadingHamas Exhibition in Nablus Glorifies Terror AttacksAn Article from Ynet NewsThe Hamas Student Association of the An-Najah University in Nablus recently held an exhibition on Jerusalem as part its "Jerusalem Week" festival which glorified terror attacks against Israelis. Continue Reading
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 Is It Time for the Jews to Leave Europe?
An Article from The Atlantic
The French philosopher Alain Finkielkraut, the son of Holocaust survivors, is an accomplished, even gifted, pessimist. Continue Reading
Students Distressed by Swastikas on South Africa Campus An Article from The Times of Israel
Students at a South African university awoke Wednesday to images of Adolf Hitler and swastikas plastered over buildings on campus. Continue Reading
Iran Sent Arms to Iraq to Fight ISIS, US Says An Article from The New York Times Iran has deployed advanced rockets and missiles to Iraq to help fight the Islamic State in Tikrit, a significant escalation of firepower and another sign of Iran's growing influence in Iraq. Continue Reading British PM Pledges Additional Millions for Security for Jewish Schools, Synagogues An Article from JTA British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged millions of dollars in new funds to Jewish schools and synagogues to be used for security. Continue Reading Secret Nazi Hideout Believed Found in Remote Argentine Jungle An Article from The Washington Post They called them "ratlines." In the final days of the Third Reich, when its demise was imminent, adherents realized that if they didn't escape they would go down with it. Continue Reading In War Torn Ukraine, a Matzah Factory Provides Economic Stability An Article from JTA With one eye on a digital countdown timer, Binyamin Vestrikov jumps up and down while slamming a heavy rolling pin into a piece of dough. Continue Reading From Notre Dame to Prague, Europe's Antisemitism is Literally Carved in Stone An Article from JTA Notre Dame Cathedral in the heart of Paris is among the most visited sites on the planet and a splendid example of Gothic architecture. Continue Reading |
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 Complete and Utter Sadness
An Article from Matzav.com
There are no words which can be said. There are no words which can console. There are no words which can ease the pain. Continue Reading
An Article from Jewish Media Resources
Throughout history there has been a strong correlation between a society's health and success and the extent to which Jews are able to thrive in that community. Continue Reading
Another Significant Election
An Article from The Jewish Week
Overshadowed by this week's parliamentary elections in Israel is another vote, also crucial to Jewish life in Israel and the diaspora, in which most Jews in this country can participate. Continue Reading
Reform Rabbinic Group Installs First Openly Gay President An Article from JTA In 1988, her sexual identity a semi-open secret, newly ordained Rabbi Denise Eger had trouble landing a job. Continue Reading For Harvard's Zach Yoshor, March Madness Mixes with Shabbat-Playing Unease An Article from JTA Should Harvard upset North Carolina in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, Zach Yoshor will stay with the Crimson for their next game two days later - but the freshman guard acknowledges it won't be easy. Continue Reading Exhibit Reveals Rich Relationship Between Abraham Lincoln and the Jews
An Article from The Jewish Week
On June 2, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln issued a parole pass to Charles Jonas, a Confederate prisoner of war, to return to Illinois to see his father on his deathbed. Continue Reading
Conservative Rabbis Break Ranks, Rip Bibi on Arab Comments
An Article from The Jewish Week
In a sharply worded statement today, the Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly "condemned" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for making divisive comments Tuesday when he urged Israelis in a video message to get out and vote because "Arab voters are going en masse to the polls" and thus threatening the country's "rightwing government." Continue Reading
Catholics and Jews Pan Film Defending Wartime Pope Pius XII
An Article from The Jewish Week
A new Italian film that attempts to defend wartime Pope Pius XII against accusations he turned a blind eye to the Holocaust has been panned by the Vatican as well as Catholic and Jewish media. Continue Reading
For Reform, New Gay Friendly High Holidays Prayer Book Keeps Up Inclusivity Trend
An Article from JTA
The Reform movement's rabbinic association unveiled its new High Holidays prayer book - one that continues the movement's trend toward inclusive liturgy - at the group's 126th annual convention.
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Stop Using Brooklyn Fire to Stoke Anti-Orthodox Hatred An Article from The Forward You never want Shabbat to end on a tragic note. Yet among the the rush of messages that blipped across my phone when I turned it on Saturday night was news of the death of seven children in Brooklyn's Midwood neighborhood. Continue Reading Forward's List of America's Most Inspiring Rabbis An Article from The Forward These stories of inspiring rabbis could not come at a better time. In the few short months since the dawn of 2015, the Jewish world has been stunned by terror, torn apart by partisan bickering, confronted with resurgent anti-Semitism in some communities and a seeping apathy in others. Continue Reading |
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