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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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PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING
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An Article from Arutz 7
Next week Olami, the global community of Jewish organizations committed to inspiring young Jews about their Judaism, is hosting its 2017 Global Summit, the largest global gathering for young Jews.
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An Article from The Jewish Week
The tax overhaul legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump last week is expected to reduce the number of Americans who itemize their tax returns in any given year to about 5 percent from the current 35 percent.
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
As the President's tax proposals received final approval, what are the implications for the nonprofit sector and more directly, the Jewish community?
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A researcher says Mormons have posthumously baptized the late Lubavitcher rebbe, the grandparents of Carrie Fisher and Steven Spielberg, and hundreds of Holocaust victims, violating an agreement to halt the practice.
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Why did President Donald Trump commute the sentence of Sholom Rubashkin, the former CEO of an Iowa kosher meat plant sentenced to 27 years in prison for bank fraud?
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A remarkable new synagogue within the Western Wall tunnels complex which took 12 years to build was dedicated and opened on Monday night following the traditional Hanukka candle lighting ceremony in the Western Wall plaza.
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An Article from The Jewish Week
We were wrong. As Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky pointed out, "The Reform response to the recognition of Jerusalem
was terrible.
An Article from Aish.com
They warned me: Never set foot in Sh'chunat Hatikva. The so-called "Neighborhood of Hope" was anything but.
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Norway Opposes Israel Boycott, Will 'Rigorously Supervise' Funding of Anti-Israel Groups
An Article from European Jewish Press
"Boycott creates distance, while the Norwegian government believes in dialogue and cooperation to create mutual trust as part of the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," said a Norwegian government statement.
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In a move that may have mixed consequences for Israel advocates on British campuses, a cabinet minister threatened to fine universities that prevent free speech.
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The members of Barack Obama's administration in exile have become conspicuously noisy of late-even more so than usual.
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An Article from Commentary
The firebombing of a synagogue in Gothenburg thrust Sweden's anti-Semitism crisis into global headlines.
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An Article from Orthodox Union
Readers of OU Life and Shabbat Shalom
are likely already familiar with the tragedy that took place this past week, during the joyous holiday of Chanukah.
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An Article from JTA
Political turmoil, terror attacks and natural disasters around the world: 2017 had plenty of people feeling down, for good reason.
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Megyn Kelly Hosts 'Hasidic Superwoman of Night Court' to Talk About Judaism, Faith in G-d
An Article from The Algemeiner
Megyn Kelly hosted on her talk show last week a Hasidic female judge as part of her week-long "She's Got Faith" series. Continue Reading
An Article from Inc.
Regular readers know I definitely believe in the power of hard work
. As Jimmy Spithill, skipper of Team Oracle USA, says
, "Rarely have I seen a situation where doing less than the other guy is a good strategy."
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