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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Rabbi Ilan Feldman

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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

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Passaic, NJ

Mr. Frank Storch

Baltimore, MD

HaRav Michel Twerski

Milwaukee, WI 

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Baltimore, MD 
 

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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

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outreachOutreach
Outreach1Quality Versus Quantity: Rethinking Jewish Engagement
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

When I was in high school I continually found myself in debate with my English teachers.
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Outreach2Why Unaffiliated Jewish College Students Aren't Missing
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

I'd like to tell you about a place, one where users are the primary focus; a place that thrives for students, of all races, genders, sexualities, and yes religions. Continue Reading

Outreach5Esther Jungreis, Orthodox Jewish Outreach Pioneer, Dies at 80
An Article from JTA

Esther Jungreis, a pioneer in the Jewish outreach movement and founder of the organization Hineni, died Tuesday. She was 80, according to the Vos Iz Neias blog. Continue Reading

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Much like Hannah Montana (who also was created in 2006), the world of online fundraising, advocacy, and marketing has transformed in countless unexpected ways in the 10 years since M+R and NTEN published the first Benchmarks Study. Continue Reading 
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As a Jew, I practice Judaism. Is that a dim-witted statement? I apologize; it's just that so many of our brothers and sisters these days make a point of telling me that, as a Jew, I ought to do this or that or the other thing. Continue Reading 

Kissinger2Poll: Clinton Crushing Trump Among Florida Jews; Orthodox for Trump 2:1
An Article from JTA

The vast majority of Florida Jews will vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in the presidential election, according to a new poll.
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Namart4It's Indisputable: The GOP is the Pro-Israel Party
An Article from JTA

For years, the leaders of America's most established Jewish organizations - AIPAC chief among them - have assured their members that when it came to Israel, there wasn't much difference between the Democratic and Republican parties. Continue Reading 

Namart5Learning & Earning: Hasidic Brooklyn's Real Estate Machers
An Article from The Real Deal

On the day before Thanksgiving, Yoel Goldman phoned one of his go-to lenders with an urgent request. Continue Reading

Namart6California: Virtual Autopsy Bill Signed Into Law
An Article from Matzav.com

Legislation authored by Assembly member Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) that would allow autopsies to be performed utilizing digital imaging technology has been signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown. Continue Reading
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Israel1Yair Lapid: The Invaluable US-Israel Alliance
An Article from Foreign Policy 
 
srael and the United States are putting the finishing touches on an agreement that will cement our alliance for years to come. Continue Reading

Israel2This is What Happens When You Leave a Dress in the Dead Sea for 2 Months
An Article from The Jewish Week

Two months - that's all it took to transform a 1916-style black gown into a shimmering, salt-covered piece of art. Continue Reading  
 
Israel3Israeli Software Company Blamed for Apple Security Flaw
An Article from The Associated Press

The suspicious text message that appeared on Ahmed Mansoor's iPhone promised to reveal details about torture in the United Arab Emirates' prisons.
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Israel4Orthodox Synagogue in Jerusalem Hires First Female Spiritual Leader
An Article from Virtual Jerusalem

In a first for an Orthodox congregation in Israel, a woman has been hired as a spiritual leader at a Jerusalem synagogue. Continue Reading 
Israel5Trump Campaign Opens Third Office Near Tel Aviv
An Article from JTA

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump opened a campaign office near Tel Aviv, his third in Israel. Continue Reading
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Internationalinternational
Intl1Why is the World Subsidizing Gazan Mass Murderers?
An Article from The Jewish Chronicle

The claim by Israel's Shin Bet security service that a senior aid worker in Gaza diverted millions in aid money to Hamas caused shock and amazement around the world. Continue Reading

Internatioanl2Inside the World of ISIS Investigations in Europe
An Article from Buzz Feed

The assignment given to the Belgian police in the summer of 2014 was straightforward but high stakes: Follow two men suspected of involvement with ISIS through the streets of Brussels. Continue Reading

International3Burkini Ban is Great for Business, Says Israeli-French Maker of Modest Swimsuits
An Article from The Jewish Week

According to the latest tally, at least 30 French municipalities have banned the product that the Paris-born businesswoman Yardena G. sells for a living. Continue Reading

International3How Paris Public Schools Became No Go Zones for Jews
An Article from JTA

Twenty-five years after he graduated from a public high school in the French capital, Stephane Tayar recalls favorably his time in one of the world's most thorough education systems. Continue Reading

International4Brussels Airlines Caves Into BDS, Set to Stop Serving Israeli Halva
An Article from Ynet News

Belgian carrier Brussels Airlines has stopped handing out Ahva brand halva snacks on flights following a request by the Palestine Solidarity Movement.  Continue Reading
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The Israeli national team at the Rio Olympics made headlines twice for reasons related not to their athletic accomplishments, but rather to politics. Continue Reading 
  
as2How My JTA Reporting About an Antisemitic Cartoon Changed My Opinion About Belgium-For the Worse
An Article from JTA

I used to think I had a pretty good understanding of what it means to be Jewish in Belgium. Continue Reading

as4Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found in Playground Across From Lakewood Yeshiva 
An Article from JTA

Several swastikas and other anti-Semitic messages were spray-painted on equipment at a playground across the street from an Orthodox yeshiva in the heavily haredi Orthodox township of Lakewood, New Jersey.
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as5Anti-Israel Hate Group Coming to Public University
An Article from PJ Media

A group accused of providing support for terrorists is holding its national conference at George Mason University -- a state-funded Virginia institution. Continue Reading

as6Anti-Israel Group Sanctioned by UC Irvine for Disrupting Pro-Israel Event
An Article from JP Updates

University of California (UC) Irvine Students for Justice in Palestine, an anti-Israel group, has been sanctioned by UC Irvine for intimidating Jewish students and for disruptive behavior at an on-campus program hosted by a Jewish group. Continue Reading

as7Man Arrested in Connection with Antisemitic Vandalism in Washington's Chinatown Area
An Article from JP Updates

Generoso Anthony Capodilupo, 60, has been arrested by Washington's Metropolitan Police Department in connection with anti-Semitic graffiti. Continue Reading
 
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"This is the easiest funeral you're ever going to do," the funeral director told Rabbi Elchanan Weinbach, a local rabbi in Rockland County, New York. Continue Reading 
  
At the start of the summer vacation, twenty four teachers, spanning grades 2-12, across denominations and from throughout the U.S., participated in the Aleinu Leshabe'ach II: Conference on Tefilah in Jewish Day Schools. " 
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interest2The Manila Poker Group That Rescued German Jews
An Article from Tablet

Written in the 1930s by the Polish Yiddish actor Igor S. Korntayer, this plaintive Yiddish ballad describes in stark terms the dilemma faced by German Jews desperate to escape from their homeland after Hitler came to power. Continue Reading

Interest3OU Kosher App for iPhone and Android
An Article from The Orthodox Union

The OU Kosher app for iPhone and Android is much more than a guide to OU Kosher products. Continue Reading

Interest4Steven Hill, Orthodox Jewish Actor Who Played 'Law & Order' DA, Dies at 94
An Article from JTA

Steven Hill, an Orthodox Jewish actor best known for playing a Jewish Manhattan district attorney on the hit TV series "Law & Order," has died at 94. Continue Reading

Interest7Ari Roisman, the 32 Year Old CEO of Glide, Gladly Shares the Role of Judaism in His Life
An Article from MIT Technology Review

Ari Roisman clearly covets human connection. Minutes after meeting me, the 32-year-old CEO of Glide gladly settles into a conversation about the role of Judaism in his life and how he gave up a promising career in clean energy to move to Jerusalem. Continue Reading
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