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OUTREACH

Pew Survey: 20% are 'Jews of No Religion' 

 

 PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

Summer Tips to Kick Start Development

 

NORTH AMERICA 

Jewish Groups Celebrate Supreme Court's Legalization of Gay Marriage Nationwide 

Poll: 91% of Americans Would Vote for Jewish Presidential Candidate
American Non-Profit Launches Website That Documents Antisemitism on Campuses 

FBI Rounding Up Islamic State Suspects 

Former Obama Aides Blast Iran Deal  

AIPAC Prepares to Battle Obama Over Iran 

America's Oldest Synagogue Wrestles With Court Battle-and Its Own Decline 

ISIS and the Lonely Young American 

           

ISRAEL

INTERNATIONAL

How the Talmud Became a Bestseller in South Korea 

Take the Offensive Against Anti-Israel Academics, Top Think Tank Urges   

 Morocco to Rehabilitate Ancient Jewish Quarter of Marrakech 

French National Assembly Approves $60 Million Holocaust Reparations Fund 

UK Police Stage Counter-Terror Training Exercise in London 

 The Issues That Could Still Delay a Deal on Iran Nukes 

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Why Non-Jews are Asking a Mohel to Circumcise Their Sons

Report: World Jewish Population Nears Pre-Holocaust Level 

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 RabbisAJOP Rabbis Conference Attracts Rabbis for 2 Day Uplifting Conference
  
Once again, on May 12-13, the Association for Jewish Outreach Professionals (AJOP) organized and coordinated the AJOP Rabbis Conference for Shul Rabbis in kiruv friendly shuls hosted by Beth Jacob Congregation. Continue Reading 



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Outreach1The Future of American Jewry 

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy 


The Jews of No Religion, or JNRs described in the first part of this article will increase in number in the years to come, and are likely to constitute a third or more of American Jewry a generation hence. Continue Reading   

 

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PhilanthropyFundraisingPhilanthropy
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
  
One of the hardest things about working in development is the grueling annual cycle. Continue Reading 

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Namart1Jewish Groups Celebrate Supreme Court's Legalization of Gay Marriage Nationwide  

An Article from JTA 

 

How often do you get the opportunity to pack "109 years," #LoveWins and the colors of the rainbow into 140 characters? Continue Reading
  
An Article from JNS

A new Gallup poll shows that 91 percent of Americans would vote for a Jewish presidential candidate, more than the 73 percent who indicated they would vote for an Evangelical Christian or the 60 percent who said they would vote for a Muslim. Continue Reading
An Article from Israel i24 News

An American non-profit organization launched a website this week that features over 100 testimonies of anti-Semitic incidents from students across the United States. Continue Reading 

 

Namart5FBI Rounding Up Islamic State Suspects
An Article from Bloomberg View

The FBI has been rounding up more potential "lone wolf" terrorists, Congressional leaders and the Justice Department say, in response to the perception of a mounting threat of domestic attacks inspired by the Islamic State. Continue Reading

Namart6Public Statement on US Policy Toward the Iran Nuclear Negotiations
An Article from The Washington Institute

The Iran nuclear deal is not done. Negotiations continue. The target deadline is June 30.  We know much about the emerging agreement. Most of us would have preferred a stronger agreement. Continue Reading

Namart7AIPAC Prepares to Battle Obama Over Iran
An Article from Bloomberg View

As U.S. and Iranian negotiators approach the June 30 deadline to reach a nuclear deal, America's largest pro-Israel lobby is campaigning to kill such an accord in Congress. Continue Reading

Namart8America's Oldest Synagogue Wrestles With Court Battle-and Its Own Decline
An Article from The Forward

Rabbi Marc Mandel's voice filled Touro Synagogue one recent Saturday morning, drifting past the wooden columns that line the basilica and rising toward the women's gallery, just as the voices of baalei tefillah , or prayer leaders, did 250 years ago. Continue Reading

Namart9ISIS and the Lonely Young American
An Article from The New York Times

Alex, a 23-year-old Sunday school teacher and babysitter, was trembling with excitement the day she told her Twitter followers that she had converted to Islam. Continue Reading
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israel1Israel, Europe and the Converging Terror Threat 

An Article from Fathom 

 
Not long ago, the sensible commuter in an average European city could reasonably assume that she was generally immune from the kind of security threats faced regularly by her friend living in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv. Continue Reading
Israelis have increasingly lost faith in US President Barack Obama, with the commander-in-chief taking a greater hit to his image in the Jewish state than in any other country in the world, according to a poll released Tuesday. Continue Reading
Orange's Israeli brand licensee Partner Communications will cease to use the Orange name within 24 months, the two sides announced Tuesday. Continue Reading

israel5Hamas Masses Troops on Israeli Border, Trains for New Round of Fighting
An Article from The Times of Israel

Something relatively new is happening on the Gaza-Israel border, and it's visible even to the naked eye: Continue Reading

israel6Hamas Unveils New Tunnel It Says Reaches Into Israel
An Article from The Times of Israel

Hamas has built a new fortified tunnel that reaches into Israeli territory, according to members of the terror group who spoke to an Iranian TV channel Sunday. Continue Reading

In Israel's Explosive Natural Gas Debate, US Interests May Win Out
An Article from The Times of Israel

The debate over the future of Israel's natural gas fields has been a visceral one. Continue Reading

Four Israelis Injured in Shooting Near West Bank Settlement
An Article from The Times of Israel

Four Israelis were injured in a shooting near the West Bank settlement of Shvut Rachel, north of Ramallah, on Monday night. Continue Reading

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Intl1 How the Talmud Became a Bestseller in South Korea 

An Article from The New Yorker  


bout an hour's drive north of Seoul, in the Gwangju Mountains, nearly fifty South Korean children pore over a book. Continue Reading

Internatioanl2Take the Offensive Against Anti-Israel Academics, Top Think Tank Urges  

An Article from The Times of Israel 


A major Jewish think tank of Sunday urged the denunciation of American college faculty who demonize Israel, cautioned against support for right-wing parties in Europe, and stressed the imperative for Israel to nurture key bilateral partnerships, notably with the US, India and China. Continue Reading 
 

International3Morocco to Rehabilitate Ancient Jewish Quarter of Marrakech  

An Article from JNS 

 

Morocco plans to rehabilitate the ancient Jewish quarter of Marrakech in an effort to boost tourism to the city. Continue Reading

International3French National Assembly Approves $60 Million Holocaust Reparations Fund
An Article from JTA

The French National Assembly voted to approve the creation of a $60 million fund to compensate Holocaust victims transported to Nazi camps by the state railroad SNCF. Continue Reading

International4UK Police Stage Counter-Terror Training Exercises in London
An Article from Ynet News

Hundreds of British police are taking part in a major counter-terror exercise in London, testing the abilities of emergency services to respond to a Tunisia-style attack of terrorists with firearms. Continue Reading  

 

International5Here's What's In the Way of a Good Iran Deal
An Article from The Washington Post

They're happening again. In an elegant Vienna hotel, international diplomats and negotiators, including U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry, will be locked in discussions with interlocutors from Iran over a deal aimed at settling global fears over Tehran's nuclear program.
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Interest1Why Non-Jews Are Asking a Mohel to Circumcise Their Sons 

An Article from JNS 

  

An interesting phenomenon may be emerging in the U.S. when it comes to brit milah, the Jewish circumcision ritual.  

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interest2Report: World Jewish Population Nears Pre-Holocaust Level
An Article from Philly.com

The world's Jewish population has grown to be nearly as large as it was before the Holocaust, an Israeli think tank said in its annual report Sunday.
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Interest3Jewish Population of Europe in 1933: Population Data by Country 

An Article from US Holocaust Museum 

 

In 1933, approximately 9.5 million Jews lived in Europe, comprising 1.7% of the total European population. Continue Reading 

 

Interest4Hebrew U., Boston Hospital Create Algorithm That Scans Genes for Diseases
An Article from JNS

The Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston has collaborated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to create an algorithm that could scan as many as millions of genetic sequences from a variety of organisms for links that potentially indicate diseases. Continue Reading

Interest7Acapella Underdogs Score Big Hit
An Article from The Jewish Week

Swarms of crowds hurriedly shuffle amidst the bright lights of Times Square. Energetic young children bounce up and down and wave their hands rapidly as if answering an urgent question in class.
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Interest8In Protest, Rabbi Avi Weiss Quits Rabbinical Council of America 

An Article from The Jewish Week

 

Rabbi Avi Weiss is quitting the Rabbinical Council of America to protest its failure to admit as members rabbis whose sole ordination is from the rabbinical school he founded. Continue Reading 

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