Tyler Barbee shares his sports passion with special-needs kids
Jewish Journal
September 4, 2014
As a little boy growing up in Mill Valley, Calif., playing baseball meant the world to Tyler Barbee.
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outreach
Jewish Money
Rob Eshman
December 24, 2008
If you scroll through the list of Madoff\’s philanthropic victims, you\’ll find plenty of evidence that even Jews who have shed every vestige of their ancient practice short of circumcision still resonate to the prophetic call to heal the wider world.
Skirball photo exhibit shows Pope John Paul II’s lifetime of outreach to Jews
Tom Tugend
September 18, 2008
In 2000, the pope undertook a pilgrimage to and formally recognized the State of Israel, inserting a note between the stones of the Western Wall.
AUDIO: Iranian American Jews — reaching out to poor and homeless in the city
Karmel Melamed
April 29, 2008
Iranian American Jews — reaching out to poor and homeless in the city
Toward a better Federation
Stanley Gold
February 22, 2008
I believe that we can again make The Federation exciting and relevant to the Jewish community. I ask you to join with me in a new inclusive Jewish Federation; one that is especially welcoming to the young professional leaders in our lay community. If the challenge appeals to you, don\’t hesitate to contact me … we\’ll find a meaningful position for you. The responsibility of Jewish continuity and the Jewish future and Klal Yisrael is not a job for a small group of elite Jews, but rather a job for all of us and I hope The Federation will be your door to fulfilling that responsibility.
Agudath Israel emphasizes outreach to non-Orthodox
Ben Harris
December 7, 2007
Is it permissible for an Orthodox family to play host to a Jewish couple if they don\’t observe laws mandating sexual abstinence in the period surrounding menstruation?
That was among the questions posed to two leading rabbinic authorities in late November at the 85th national convention of Agudath Israel of America, the main umbrella body for ultra-Orthodox, or haredi, Jewry.
The answer: It is, if the room has two beds.
Chabad seeks ‘members of the tribe’ in Australian outback
Dan Goldberg
October 4, 2007
The idea of hunting for Jews in the Australian outback may sound as ridiculous as combing the streets of Jerusalem for Aborigines. But when two Chabad emissaries set out this summer to find landsmen in the desolate outback, they were not disappointed.
Conservatives’ New Dish
David Suissa
September 21, 2007
Over the past couple of decades, the Conservative movement has been in a steady decline. A couple of years ago, one of the leaders, in his outgoing speech, described the movement as suffering from \”malaise\” and a \”grievous failure of nerve.\”
Pluralistic rabbinical court seeks new funding; InterfaithFamily.com marks 200th issue
Amy Klein
January 11, 2007
Updates. Pluralistic Rabbinical Court Seeks New Funding. InterfaithFamily.com Celebrates 200th Issue. OU Offers $20,000 Award for Best Unaffiliated Outreach.
Chasids in the Hood (or Not)
David Suissa
December 21, 2006
This, for me, is the Chabad genius: a knack on the deed, not the talk. They don\’t get turned on by grand debates that lead to more grand debates. While the Jewish world agonizes over \”profoundly important\” issues, Chabad agonizes over getting to Kinko\’s on time to get their flyers out for their Chanukah event.
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