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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
The archivist tasked with deciphering an unlabeled photograph faces a difficult challenge.
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When I was 6 years old, my father told me a story about a duck.
How can you tell if an animal is a
treyfah, unfit, unkosher for slaughter?
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In a genetic study of 6,589 people from five Latin American countries, about a quarter displayed traces of what may be Sephardic Jewish ancestry.
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
According to the Jewish Agency, more than 29,600* people immigrated to Israel during 2018, compared with 28,220 in 2017, a 5-percent increase year over year.
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At the peak of the financial crisis a decade ago, I found myself on Yom Kippur security duty at my local synagogue in Richmond.
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An Article from The Forward
There have been multiple attempted attacks on synagogues since the shooting at Tree of Life*Or L'Simcha Congregation in Pittsburgh, the Anti-Defamation League reported
Monday - including at least one directly inspired by the Pittsburgh shooter.
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An Article from The Jewish Week
New York saw more hate crimes against Jews in 2018 than all other targeted groups combined, according to police figures.
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An Article from The Forward
In "The New American Judaism," Jack Wertheimer offers both warnings and hopes for the future of American Jews
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An Article from JTA
The year 2018 was a hectic and often bewildering one for the global Jewish community.
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An Article from Tablet
Look, New Year's Eve sucks. You know it, I know it. It's all anticipation, no follow-through. It's invariably a disappointment.
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An Article from Mishpacha
Fifty years of research has established an important fact: Parenting style matters.
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