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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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6 Part Series on Financial Stability for Single Mothers from Mesila
Mesila in conjunction with Sister to Sister, will be"H be running a 6 part webinar series for single mothers:
Financial Stability Within Your Reach
Sundays at 10:30 am EST / 5:30 pm Israel time / 3:30 pm UK time.
For more information and to register, please send an email to info@mesila.org.
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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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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Jewish outreach on college campuses and through synagogues has, over the past two decades, become the norm. Continue Reading
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
"Every question," taught Nahman of Bratslav, "is an answer." Continue Reading
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An Article from The New York Times
President Obama is rolling out a campaign of private entreaties and public advocacy over the next several weeks to build support in Congress for the nuclear deal with Iran, an effort to counter a well-financed onslaught from critics who have promised to use a monthlong congressional recess to pressure lawmakers to oppose the accord. Continue Reading
3 Top Jewish Democrats in House Oppose Iran Nuclear DealAn Article from JTAThree top Jewish Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives came out in opposition to the Iran nuclear deal. Continue Reading
An Article from The Hill
A majority of Americans opposes a recently reached international accord lifting sanctions on Iran in exchange for new limits on its nuclear program, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. Continue Reading
Ohio State University condemned the behavior of students who wrote and distributed a song parody that ridiculed the Holocaust. Continue Reading
An Article from The Jewish Week
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An Article from The Times of Israel
In March 2013, US President Barack Obama addressed the Israeli people in Jerusalem, reassuring them that the world's sole superpower would have their back in the face of threats from Iran and other Middle Eastern states seeking their annihilation. Continue Reading
The death of Shira Banki, one of the six marchers stabbed at the recent Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, was a horrific exclamation point to the indefensible rampage. Continue Reading
August 5 marks the end of the 2015 Birthright Israel Excel Fellowship Program, a two-month internship program for American and Canadian college students that aims to build lasting relationships for the participants with Israel. Continue ReadingIsrael Charges Swede with Spying for Lebanon's HezbollahAn Article from ReutersIsrael charged a Swede of Palestinian descent on Sunday with spying for Hezbollah, saying the Lebanese guerrilla group had tasked him with gathering information on Israeli military facilities that might be attacked in a future war. Continue Reading
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An Article from Newsweek
The surprise left-wing front-runner in the UK Labour Party's leadership election, Jeremy Corbyn, has endorsed a boycott on Israeli universities that are involved in researching high-tech military and police hardware to use against the Palestinian population. Continue Reading
An Article from The Times of Israel
The Chattanooga Restaurant was one of the hippest places to be in Tehran before the 1979 Islamic revolution. Continue Reading
An Article from Medium
The E3/EU+3 and the Islamic Republic of Iran welcome this historic Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which will ensure that Iran's nuclear program will be exclusively peaceful, and mark a fundamental shift in their approach to this issue. Continue ReadingIran Deal. Just the Bottom Line.An Article from The Times of Israelhere is a ton of analysis and debate raging around the JCPOA, so I'm going to skip all of that and get to what I perceive as the bottom line(s). Continue Reading
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An Article from Tablet
Chuck Schumer is a politician-a skilled and successful one. Which means that today's announcement, following months of wildly uncharacteristic silence, that the senior Senator from New York is opposing the Administration's nuclear deal with Iran is first and foremost a reflection of his calculations as to where his own self-interest lies. Continue Reading
An Article from RustyBrick The iPhone Siddur is now seven years old, we originally launched it for the iPhone (now iOS) platform in August 2008. Continue Reading
A Non-Jew's Take on Jewish Achievement
An Article from The Jewish Week
In 2009, Steven Pease, a venture capitalist and CEO from Sonoma, Calif., who specializes in turnarounds, wrote his first book, "The Golden Age of Jewish Achievements" (Deucalion), a thorough compendium of Jewish accomplishments in a wide variety of areas. Continue Reading An Article from The Jewish Week
Three years ago, when Anthony Mordechai Tzvi Russell took the stage at a Jewish vaudeville celebration and said he was going to sing in Yiddish, people laughed. Continue Reading An Article from The Jewish Week
Let's talk about dating as it is practiced in some segments of our community, most notably among the Orthodox. #UpperWestSide #WashingtonHeights #QueensCollege #Stern. Are we happy with the current state of dating? Are we happy with The Dating Rules? Continue Reading
Why College Kids Are Avoiding the Study of Literature
An Article from Commentary
Go to just about any English department at any university, gather round the coffee pot, and listen to what one of my colleagues calls the Great Kvetch. Continue Reading
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