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Tag Archives: jerusalem post
Latin America Jewry’s Bernard Madoff
Joe emails: The collapse of Stanford Financial is becoming the Madoff Event of Latin American Jewry, and in particular Mexico City’s community, and in particular some major philanthropic and leadership names that maintain one foot in Mexico City and the … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewry, Bernard Madoff, fraud allegations, jerusalem post, securities and exchange commission, stanford financial
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Conservative Judaism Pushes Aliyah
From The Jerusalem Post: The Conservative Movement will launch a campaign to encourage immigration to Israel from North and South America during the movement’s annual Rabbinical Assembly convention this week in Jerusalem. "In the next two to three years we … Continue reading
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Tagged aliya to israel, Conservative Judaism, conservative movement, jerusalem post, paul freedman, rabbi paul
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Why Is There No Rabbi Who’s A Prominent Intellectual?
Chaim Amalek emails: "Why are there no prominent, widely accepted rabbis in America who can speak truth to torah and torah to truth? Because Judaism has been centrifuged into two components, the first a fossil faith incapable of change in … Continue reading
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Tagged David Klinghoffer, forefather abraham, intellectual trend, jerusalem post, rabbi samson raphael hirsch, samson raphael hirsch
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Why Aren’t People More Upset Over The Economic Downturn?
One economist says the relative calm is because almost everyone is hurt. When everyone suffers a setback, you don’t feel as bad about your setback. Dennis Prager took the media to task for focusing on the relative casualties in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, economic downturn, hamas, iranian president mahmoud, jerusalem post, mortar shell, queen elizabeth ii, relative calm, s endorsement, setback
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New Indian Chabad House Seeks Out Gentiles
Maybe Judaism has a mission to the world? Dennis Prager will approve. From the Jerusalem Post: Gentiles will be the focus of a new Chabad House to be opened in northern India’s Himachal Pradesh state. Inspired to increase its activities … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, himachal pradesh, jerusalem post, rabbi menachem, seven noahide laws, tibetan government in exile
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Jewish Philanthropy Devasted By Bernie Madoff
From the Jerusalem Post: At least $600 million in Jewish charitable funds have been wiped out by the collapse of Bernard Madoff’s Wall Street investment firm, a partial review by The Jerusalem Post revealed Monday. Yet much is still hidden … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Madoff, bernie madoff, jerusalem post, ponzi scheme, worldwide economic downturn, worldwide jewish community
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Chabad Rabbis Are The World’s Most Visible Jews
From the Jerusalem Post: There are Chabad Houses in far-flung locations such as the Congo and Vietnam. In all, there are about 4,000 husband and wife teams in at least 73 countries across the globe representing Judaism. This amazing outreach … Continue reading
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Tagged chabad houses, ephraim sneh, global jihad, israeli embassies, jerusalem post, jewish targets
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Orthodoxy’s Shidduch Crisis
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes in the Jerusalem Post: The religious Jewish dating scene is severely broken. In the secular world men and women date by meeting each other at co-ed institutions like school and university or at events like parties … Continue reading
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Tagged ed institutions, jerusalem post, professional matchmakers, rabbi shmuley boteach, religious world, shidduch
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