April 2, 2015 - 13 Nissan 5775

PESACH

How Cleaning the Refrigerator Can Bring Me Closer to Hashem

Walks, Strikes and Matzah Balls

A Roundup of Passover Guides for 2015/5775

Pesach Resources

OUTREACH

Cult Kosher: The Top 10 Treats We Love to Eat on Pesach

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

How to Ruin a Nonprofit Brand

NORTH AMERICA

Is Obama More Hostile Than Europe?

New Daily Show Host's Tweets on Israel. Jews Cause Alarm

Swarthmore Hillel Votes to Rename Itself 'Kehilah'

Philly Day School Bathroom Seen as Symbol of Transgender Inclusion

ISRAEL

Virtual Nazis: Cyber Attacks Target Israel
Among New Knesset Faces, Some Staunch Advocates of Jewish Pluralism

INTERNATIONAL

Iran: Is Obama Conceding Too Much?

Antisemitism Skyrockets in Manchester

Krauthammer's Take: 'Farcical Excuses From a Desperate Administration' on Iran Negotiations

Turkey Unveils Great Synagogue as Jewish Population Fades

South African Jews Urge 'Yarmulka Protest' Against Antisemitism

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Will Halachic Pre-Nup Be Embraced?

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Toronto, ONT

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Cincinnati, OH

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How Cleaning the Refrigerator Can Bring Me Closer to Hashem

An Article from Miriam Kosman

You are like my fox when I first knew him. He was only a fox like a hundred thousand other foxes.

Walks, Strikes and Matzo Balls
An Article from The Wall Street Journal

Sharon Forman just made the Passover Seder easier and more fun to follow, or perhaps even harder. Continue Reading

A Roundup of Passover Guides for 2015/5775
An Article from Ner L'Elef

In 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 Resources
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 Pesach related. Continue Reading

Million for Outreach Campaign Raises $1.36M in 24 Hours! On Tuesday, February 17, something astounding occurred in the world of Jewish outreach. Continue Reading

Cult Kosher: The Top 10 Treats We Love to Eat During Pesach

An Article from The Jewish Week

Passover's almost here and supermarkets are starting to fill up with those kosher for Passover foods you can't get, or wouldn't care to eat, any other time of year.

How Not to Ruin a Nonprofit Brand An Article from eJewish Philanthropy When it comes to nonprofits and branding, organizations fall into one of four categories. Continue Reading

Is Obama More Hostile Than Europe?

An Article from The Times of Israel

Unlike the United States government, the European Union is not currently reassessing its approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the group's top envoy to Israel said Sunday. Continue Reading

New Daily Show Host's Tweets on Israel, Jews Cause Alarm
An Article from Breitbart

Trevor Noah, the newly-named replacement for Jon Stewart on Comedy Central's The Daily Show, is still an unknown quantity to many Americans.

Swarthmore Hillel Votes to Rename Itself 'Kehilah'

An Article from The Forward

Swarthmore College's former Hillel has voted to rename itself Swarthmore Kehilah. Continue Reading

Philly Day School Bathroom Seen as Symbol of Transgender Inclusion
An Article from JTA

At most Jewish day schools, naming honors tend to be attached to grand spaces - auditoriums, prayer spaces, gymnasiums and the like.
Continue Reading

Virtual Nazis: Cyber Attacks Target Israel

An Article from Ynet News

A video released this week by the Anonymous hacker collective vowed to inflict an "Electronic Holocaust" on Israel. Continue Reading

Among New Knesset Faces, Some Staunch Advocates of Jewish Pluralism
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Although the exact composition of Israel's next government has yet to be finalized, one thing is clear. Continue Reading

Iran: Is Obama Conceding Too Much?
An Article from The Washington Post

As the Obama administration pushes to complete an agreement-in-principle with Iran on its nuclear program by Tuesday, it has done little to soothe concerns that it is rushing too quickly to settle, offering too many concessions and ignoring glaring warning signs that Tehran won't abide by any accord. Continue Reading

Antisemitism Skyrockets in Manchester

An Article from Tablet

At the corner of Waterpark Road and Broom Lane in Manchester, at the epicenter of the city's Orthodox Jewish community, a patch of sidewalk has been covered by a tarpaulin. Continue Reading

Krauthammer's Take: 'Farcical Excuses From a Desperate Administration' on Iran

An Article from National Review

It's "one cave after another" from the Obama administration when it comes to nuclear negotiations with Iran, says Charles Krauthammer, and the excuses are becoming more and more absurd. Continue Reading

Turkey Unveils Great Synagogue as Jewish Population Fades

An Article from Ynet News

When the domes of Edirne's abandoned Great Synagogue caved in, Rifat Mitrani, the town's last Jew, knew it spelled the end of nearly two millennia of Jewish heritage in this Turkish town. Continue Reading

South African Jews Urge 'Yarmulka Protest' Against Antisemitism

An Article from The Times of Israel

he South African Jewish Board of Deputies on Tuesday urged citizens to demonstrate against anti-Semitism by wearing yarmulkes to their local cinemas, in the style of Orthodox Jews, this coming weekend.

Will Halachic Pre-Nup Be Embraced?

An Article from Matzav.com

Breaking up, as the classic song notes, is generally hard to do. But in the Orthodox community, divorce can be particularly trying, especially for women.

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