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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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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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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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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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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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