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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

Baltimore, MD

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

Teaneck, NJ

*Deceased
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Outreach1Torah Start Up Nation
An Article from Hamodia

Long time kiruv professional Rabbi Chanan Kaufman, an innovator, entrepreneur and out of the box thinker, surveyed the business climate and had an epiphany. Continue Reading 

Outreach2CTeen 'Shabbat Across Europe' Draws 200-Plus Teens for Geneva Program
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

More than 200 teenagers from 20 cities and six countries gathered to spend a few meaningful, uplifting and very active days together as part of "Shabbat Across Europe," the fourth annual European Shabbaton sponsored by CTeen, the Chabad Teen Network. Continue Reading

Outreach3The Torah is Not in Heaven: Why Hillel Professionals Must Do Less to Achieve More
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

It one of the most famous Talmudic stories. An oven had been cut into two parts with sand replacing the middle. Continue Reading
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"For over 25 years," said Eli N. Evans, Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Covenant Foundation, "excellent, innovative Jewish educators have been recognized by The Covenant Foundation." Continue Reading

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The 1970's Black Liberation Army engaged in bombings, murders and prison breaks to further its purpose of "taking up arms for the liberation ... of black people in the United States."  Continue Reading

Kissinger2Orthodox Shuls Host LGBT Event, Amid Row
An Article from The Jewish Week

An organization that hosts events and weekend retreats for Orthodox LGBT Jews went forward with programming in downtown Manhattan last weekend, despite pushback from several prominent Orthodox rabbis.Continue Reading
  
Namart4Canada's High Court Refuses to Hear Neo Nazi Case
An Article from JTA

Canada's Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal in the case of a man whose will was overturned because he bequeathed his estate to a U.S. neo-Nazi group. Continue Reading

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An Article from Jewish Media Resources

Last week Kesher Yehudi was awarded the 2016 Jerusalem Unity Prize given annually in honor of Gil-ad Shaer, Eyal Yifrach, and Naftali Fraenkel, Hy"d, the three yeshiva students kidnapped and brutally murdered by Arab terrorists two summers ago. Continue Reading

israel2 Thirsty Tel Aviv Terror Suspect Arrested After Cop Unwittingly Let Him Into His Home
  An Article from JTA

One of the alleged Palestinian gunmen in Wednesday's shooting attack in Tel Aviv stopped to drink a glass of water in an off-duty Israeli cop's home as he was fleeing the scene. Continue Reading
  
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Prominent Jews expressed outrage this week over new French Foreign Ministry "software" that lists the residency of French citizens who made aliyah as "Israel/Palestinian Territories" in their passports.Continue Reading 
 
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Haredi Orthodox teenagers from London have donated more than $7,000 to the lifeboat team that rescued them from the water. Continue Reading

International3In Krakow, Night of the Synagogues Bolsters Jewish Pride
An Article from JTA

For the sixth year in a row, the seven synagogues in Krakow's historic Jewish district, Kazimierz, opened their doors for 7@Nite - or the Night of the Synagogues, a one-night mini-festival aimed at bolstering Jewish pride and promoting Jewish awareness among the public. Continue Reading
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A New York Times editor has left Twitter after receiving a large number of anti-Semitic tweets. Continue Reading 
 
as2Three Targeted in Boro Park Paintball Spree
An Article from Vos Iz Neias

While many in the Jewish community were busy with preparations for the upcoming holiday this week, others found themselves dealing with paint splatters as three separate paintball incidents occurred on a single night in the Borough Park area. Continue Reading
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When my late husband Peter was a teenager, his mom stumbled upon a box with leather straps in his closet. Continue Reading
 
Interest2Case Study in New Paradigm for Rabbinic Training
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Last month my student of six years became ordained as a rabbi. The ordination took place in the wood paneled Braun Room at Harvard Divinity School's Andover Hall - as far as anyone knows, the first time there ever has been a rabbinic ordination on the school's grounds. Continue Reading
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