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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
Dr. Michael J. Elman
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Felsenthal
New York, NY
Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman
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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We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for groups and individuals at
LeKedoshim.com. Sign up today to learn in memory of someone who died in defense of
Eretz Yisrael or in an act of terror.
Yom HaZikaron begins on the Tuesday evening, (3 Iyar 5778). This year, with G-d's help, we will begin and complete a triple siyum: Siyum Shas (Talmud Bavli), Siyum Mishnayot, and Siyum Tanach!.
When you register, you will receive the name of one of the fallen to learn in their memory. If you choose to learn multiple items, you will receive a name for each item that you are learning.
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An Article from The Jewish Week
A small number of very wealthy Jews are increasingly setting the philanthropic agenda for the American Jewish community.
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
A new report on American Jewish philanthropy details an increased focus on Jewish engagement, more giving with social or systemic change in mind, less giving to older institutions, and more collaboration among major foundations.
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Carey Purcell seems to be done dating Jewish men, as she explained in a Washington Post essay that earned her a deluge of attention - and none of it the good kind.
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The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback to victims of terrorism seeking the right to sue the Palestine Liberation Organization.
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It is probably one of the greatest finds of all time and, by the bizarre rules of biblical archeology, it's also one of the least reported.Yes, it is true. Six Hamas terrorist were killed and 7 were foiled because of the Teshuvas HaRashba (Volume 7 #20).
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An Article from New York Magazine
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is responsible for the "the worst man-made humanitarian crisis of our time.
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An Article from JNS
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman made history after telling The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg
that his country recognized the right of the Jews to "their own land."
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The Lithuanian parliament is preparing to vote on a government-sponsored bill that would ban selling material that "distorts historical facts" about the nation.
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So begins Absent, the masterful 2015 documentary film by director Matthew Mishory.
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An Article from JTA
Last week, many of our constituents, as well as Jewish families here and abroad, sat down for a seder to commemorate the Exodus story of Passover.
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Throughout its history, the British Labour party has prided itself on its opposition to prejudice and racism.
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An Article from JTA
The position of anti-Semitism monitor has not been filled by President Donald Trump more than a year after it was vacated.
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An Article from The Forward
March has been a rough month for Jews. March was filled with a stream of new reports of political leaders at home and abroad propagating or supporting anti-Semitism.
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An Article from JTA
Like Holocaust museums the world over, the Amud Aish Memorial Museum
in Brooklyn focuses on European Jewish communities that thrived before the Nazis came to power and the resilience of survivors both during the war and in rebuilding their Jewish lives in the aftermath.
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An Article from Tablet
It began inconspicuously, as so many riots do. People jostled in a sparsely policed public square lined with Jewish-owned shops.In a typical year, Marisa and Harry Brown of Houston spend the weeks before Passover preparing for the seders they host.
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
The Orthodox Union (OU) has launched the OU Impact Accelerator to rapidly identify and invest in solutions for current and future Jewish communal needs.
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