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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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Cincinnati Kollel: Full Time Kiruv Position Open
Cincinnati Kollel is looking to hire a full-time campus
mekarev who would split his time between University of Cincinnati and Miami University (in Oxford, Ohio approximately 45 minutes from Cincinnati). The mekarev and his family would live in the vibrant, frum community of Cincinnati with only occasional Shabbosos spent on campus.
Please direct inquiries to Yitzchak Preis at ypreis@gmail.com or 513-884-6482.
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AJOP, in partnership with Afikim, is initiating an effort to acquire affordable life insurance policies for mikarvim in memory of R' Dovid Winiarz z'l. As an association we have the ability to acquire policies insuring up to $250,00 for just a small fee annually. To that end, we are asking those interested in participating to fill out a brief survey for us to collect necessary information for the insurance company to create a group. The policies will be for $250,000 for $150 annually with no medical exam necessary. Please CLICK HERE to take the survey.
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101fundraising. OK, so back to the basics of fundraising, hey? Let me think, should I write about ROI, LTV, DRTV, hmm... yeah, why not! But perhaps a more core principle? Continue Reading
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 Poll: 75% of North American Jewish College Students Report Antisemitism
An Article from JTA
Most Jewish undergraduates have encountered anti-Israel and/or anti-Semitic attitudes on campus, but they have not diminished their feelings of connection to Israel, a new study about anti-Semitism at North American universities found. Continue Reading
Obama Won't Let Pollard Out of USAn Article from Virtual JerusalemJonathan Pollard will be let out of jail after serving 30 years for spying on behalf of Israel, but he will still not be completely free - at least not while President Obama is in the White House. Continue Reading
An Article from JTA
The Orthodox Union is asking hundreds of rabbis to fly to Washington, D.C., in September to lobby against the Iran nuclear deal. Continue Reading
13 Undecided Democrats to Watch on the Iran Deal
An Article from The Forward
Thirteen Democratic senators. That is all President Obama needs to ensure that the nuclear deal with Iran does not get derailed by Congress.
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Bid for Better Secular Ed for Yeshivas Heats Up
An Article from The Jewish Week
Yeshiva education reform activist Naftuli Moster, who grew up as one of 17 children in a haredi family in Borough Park, has hired civil rights attorney Norman Siegel to help in his fight for better secular education for chasidic boys. Continue ReadingStudy: NY, Boston and Miami are America's 3 Most Jewish CitiesAn Article from JTANew York, Boston and Miami are the three most Jewish metro areas per capita in the country, according to a new analysis of data gathered last year by the Public Religion Research Institute. Continue Reading |
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Most Israelis Think Israel Needs to Continue Fighting Iran Nuclear Deal 
An Article from Israel Hayom
As Jews in Israel and around the world observed Tisha Be'av, the Ninth of Av, on Sunday, a poll found that Israelis' greatest cause for concern is a possible Iranian nuclear attack. Continue Reading
A new high-rise building called the Freedom Pyramid will change the face of Jerusalem's downtown area. Continue Reading
Dozens of protesters from the Balata refugee camp in Nablus threw rocks, empty bottles, and Molotov cocktails at Israeli settlers and soldiers at Joseph's Tomb on Saturday, sources said. Continue ReadingTel Aviv Ranked World's #1 Start-Up Hub Outside USAn Article from United with IsraelThe Compass Global Startup Ecosystem, which ranks the top 20 startup ecosystems around the world, announced its ranking on Wednesday, placing Tel Aviv as the best startup center outside of the US as well as fifth globally - after Silicon Valley, New York, Los Angeles and Boston. Continue Reading
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 The Iran Deal's Dangerous Precedent
An Article from The New York Times
Had anyone believed President Obama's mantra that "all options are on the table" to deal with Iran's nuclear weapons program, the Vienna agreement might have emerged less advantageously for Tehran. Continue Reading
An Article from Tablet
On Nov. 26, 2013, three days after the signing of the interim agreement (JPOA) between the powers and Iran, the Iranian delegation returned home to report to their government. Continue Reading
Radar Uncovers Great Synagogue of Vilna Remains
An Article from JTA
A radar survey has found that significant pieces of Lithuania's largest synagogue complex, which was damaged by the Nazis and destroyed by the Soviets, still remain but are buried underground. Continue ReadingNeo-Nazis Attack Orthodox Jewish Man on Zurich StreetAn Article from JTAThe Jewish refugee village of Anatevka, Ukraine, is so new it doesn't even officially exist yet. Continue Reading More UK Muslims Join ISIS Than British ForcesAn Article from The New York TimesHe was a dreamer, with Che Guevara looks - a jet-black beard and eyes - who built a new persona online, as a Muslim warrior riding into battle in the back of an open-bed truck, dressed in black, his long hair blowing in the breeze, with an AK-47 hanging from his shoulder, strapped to his back. Continue Reading
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 This Baby was Born in Auschwitz- and Survived
An Article from The Forward
Barbara Puc is a survivor of Auschwitz, yet she has no memory of ever having been there. Continue Reading
Colorado School District Settles Church-State Case with Jewish Teacher
An Article from JTA
A Colorado district settled a church-state lawsuit with a Jewish teacher who claimed that one of its schools "operates largely to promote the evangelical Christian ideals" of a particular church. Continue ReadingProfiles in Courage Anyone?; Insecurity Forever An Article from Jewish Media Resources Profiles in Courage Anyone? Like all boys of my generation with an interest in politics, I eagerly read John F. Kennedy's (well, actually Theodore Sorenson's) Profiles in Courage - a series of vignettes of courage in the political arena - and imagined myself in the role of the book's heroes. Continue Reading An Article from JTA
For the first time in about a century, a rabbi from outside the Lookstein family will lead New York's storied Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun. Continue Reading
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