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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
This past weekend in Aspen, Colorado the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and its fantastic staff convened a group of Jewish communal executives from federations, JCCs, and central agencies together with leaders of the Conservative and Reform movements, to talk about the role and future of PJ LibraryŽ in engaging families in Jewish life and community. Continue Reading
Go To ShulAn Article from eJewish PhilanthropyI started to attend Shabbat services at Ikar about 3 years ago. Not regularly at first but as I came to connect with this energetic cutting edge Los Angeles synagogue I began to love the music, appreciate the diverse congregation, and loved watching the young families. Continue Reading
A Call for Chief Creative Officers (CCO's)An Article from eJewish PhilanthropyCreativity is powerful. As a creative and a Jewish communal professional myself, I have been thinking about how we infuse creativity into our field. Continue Reading
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
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An Article from Tablet
Tablet contributor Matthew Duss and my fellow Tablet columnist Todd Gitlin think that the editors of this publication were off-base in calling out the Obama Administration for its tactics in selling the Iran deal. Continue Reading
Simon Wiesenthal Center Accuses White House of Legitimizing Hate and AntisemitismAn Article from The Times of IsraelThe Simon Wiesenthal Center has called on congressional leaders to roundly reject the "gutter politics" of dual loyalty accusations directed against senators who oppose the nuclear deal with Iran, and urged US leaders to counter such rhetoric. Continue Reading
An Article from JTA
The general council of a large Canadian church network voted in favor of promoting a boycott against institutions complicit in what it called the illegal occupation of Palestinian land. Continue Reading
Only a third of American respondents to a survey about President Barack Obama's performance said they approved of his handling of the Iran nuclear deal. Continue Reading
An Article from JTA
Joe Lieberman to Head Group Opposed to Iran Deal
An Article from The Times of Israel
Former US senator Joe Lieberman, a Democrat turned independent and a loyal friend of Israel on Capitol Hill, will take the leadership of the United Against Nuclear Iran organization after its current chairman stepped down Monday following a recent change of heart on the Iranian nuclear agreement.
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Former NY Mayor Says, 'Supporters of the Deal are Resorting to Intimidation and Demonization'
An Article from Bloomberg View
If you oppose the Iranian nuclear agreement, you are increasing the chances of war. Continue Reading |
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An Article from JTA
Israel's chief Ashkenazi rabbi accused the founders of a private conversion court of "fighting against the Torah." Continue Reading
The heads of the Jewish Agency have told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu they will no longer take part in a government initiative to strengthen ties between Israel and Diaspora Jews. Continue Reading
Nineteen teenagers who won a prestigious science competition in China are scheduled to visit Israel next week as their prize. Continue Reading
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An Article from Aish
"I never knew we were Jewish." I'll never forget the day my mother's best friend - a brilliant doctor, educated in France and Israel, and now practicing medicine in Chicago - told me about her childhood. Continue Reading
An Article from JTA
A British-Jewish newspaper called on Jeremy Corbyn, the frontrunner to head Britain's Labor Party, to address allegations that he is tied to anti-Semites and Holocaust deniers. Continue Reading
An Article from The Jewish Week
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An Article from Hamodia
Back in 2007, at just about this exact time of year, a priest in the Netherlands city of Tilburg was fined the equivalent of several thousand dollars for ringing his church's bells early each morning. Continue Reading
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy Is it possible to have Jewish heritage tourism in the absence of physical Jewish heritage? Continue Reading
Hebrew National Serves Up Bacon in Summer Ad Campaign
An Article from The Jewish Week
It may be America's most iconic kosher brand, famous for its hot dogs that in the words of its unforgettable ad slogan, "answer to a higher authority." Continue Reading An Article from JTA
In recent years, a spate of memoirs have been written by those who have left haredi Orthodox Judaism. Continue Reading An Article from JTA
Israeli research has bad news for music lovers: When your favorite song comes on the radio, it may make you a worse driver. Continue Reading
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