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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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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Many years ago, I was part of a group of friends that met for monthly Friday night Shabbat potluck dinners at different group members' houses.
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
More than 120 participants from across all sectors and movements of the Jewish communal world gathered in New York last week for the second annual Summit of the SafetyRespectEquity Coalition.
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As citizens Jews have a profound interest in and connection with the welfare of this society.
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A sea change has taken place in American political life. The force driving this change is the digital era style of moral politics known as "wokeness," a phenomenon that has become pervasive in recent years and yet remains elusive as even experts struggle to give it a clear definition and accurately measure its impact.
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An Article from Mishpacha
In the span of a few hours last Friday, progressive Democrats in the New York state legislature overturned a raft of laws, enacted over decades, that had served to stabilize New York state's rental market.
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An Article from The Forward
IfNotNow leaders said they were doing "teshuva" over the anti-Birthright campaign, amid larger concerns from members over how the organization is run.
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McDonald's Israel won a tender to operate its fast-food restaurants at Ben-Gurion Airport, despite a protest by settler leaders because the chain will not open branches in West Bank settlements.
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Digging Through the Charred Wreckage of the Carlebach Moshav
An Article from The Times of Israel
"It's an apocalypse," Zelda Burkey, 63, blurted out in a piercing voice as we walked through the charred remains of the once beautiful Moshav Mevo Modi'im. "It's total desolation." Continue Reading
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An Article from JTA
Thursday is World Refugee Day. And according to the United Nations page devoted to this commemoration
, every minute 20 people leave everything behind to escape war, persecution or terror.
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An Article from JTA
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced the establishment of a foundation dedicated to combating anti-Semitism as he accepted the Genesis Prize award in Jerusalem on Thursday.
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An Article from Aish.com
Haim Brickman was just five years old when he learned that his stepfather had been a Nazi officer.
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An Article from The Forward
Nazi guards weren't the only ones killing Jews during the Holocaust. Some - but not all - communities did it themselves first. Why?
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An Article from Tablet
On his way to the gallows, Josef Meisinger, a Nazi officer and pathological liar with a gangster's disposition, committed a treacherous act toward his archenemy.
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An Article from Commentary
One morning in the 1980s, the American Jewish novelist Herman Wouk woke in a hotel in Krakow.
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Velvel Pasternak, z'l, Preserver of a Priceless Chassidic Musical Tradition
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Song has always been at the heart of Chassidic life and practice. Nigunim, usually wordless melodies, have long held a central place in prayer, study and gatherings.
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