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Biking from New York to Florida
Biking from New York to Florida
Two visitors enter the Brith Sholom Beth Israel Synagogue in Charleston, SC for mincha/maariv. He is wearing a white shirt and black pants, she is modestly dressed in a skirt and...
Aug 17, 2017
By Ariela Davis
Hapoel Jerusalem A Ball For Kids With Special Needs
Hapoel Jerusalem A Ball For Kids With Special Needs
The Hapoel Jerusalem youth department has begun a unique new program in conjunction with OU-Israel’s Yachad Project for English-speaking kids with special needs whose families have immigrated to Israel from North...
Aug 17, 2017
By JERUSALEM POST
To Doxx or Not to Doxx the Neo Nazis
To Doxx or Not to Doxx the Neo Nazis
In the aftermath of the disturbing neo-Nazi and White Supremacist march in Charlottesville, some Twitterati have taken to doxxing the participants. Doxxing (or doxing) refers to revealing the real names and...
Aug 17, 2017
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
5 Reasons why Teshuva is Difficult: #4
5 Reasons why Teshuva is Difficult: #4
Aug 16, 2017
By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
Targeted Stem Cells Might Hold the Key to Eradicating Leukemia
Targeted Stem Cells Might Hold the Key to Eradicating...
Israel has the fourth-highest per capita rate of leukemia fatalities worldwide. In the United States, the blood cancer kills more than 24,000 Americans annually. According to the Israel Cancer Research Fund,...
Aug 14, 2017
By Ben-Gurion University
5 Reasons Why Teshuva is Difficult, Part
Aug 9, 2017
By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
Not Reclaiming the Swastika
Not Reclaiming the Swastika
An insignificant little video, less than a minute long and almost a month old, really got noticed this past week. In the video, European retailer KA Design introduces the “new swastika.”...
Aug 9, 2017
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
5 Reasons Why Teshuva is Difficult, Part 2
Aug 3, 2017
By Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier
“Stories from the Front Lines”
“Stories from the Front Lines”
My family and I live in Charleston, South Carolina. Just saying those words when I visit my family in the Five Towns, where I grew up, elicits stares of shock. At...
Aug 3, 2017
By Ariela Davis
Truth to Power: Rejecting Terror
Truth to Power: Rejecting Terror
It should come as no surprise that, when it comes to Middle East politics, not everyone agrees with us. And it’s not necessarily because others are evil or anti-Semitic. We have...
Jul 27, 2017
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz

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