Jacob Berkman
By Jacob Berkman
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Culture Music Dies for JDub Records
The sun set over Manhattan on July 17 as the Sephardic swing band DeLeon played a soulful cover of the Bob Dylan ballad “I Shall Be Released.” Dylan wrote about the release of his soul from his body, but that Sunday night on the rooftop of the 14th Street Y, the band sounded like it…
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Fast Forward Goldman Foundation To Close, Highlighting Challenge of Next Generation Jewish Giving
The news that one of the country’s largest Jewish foundations will close in two years, its assets to be divided among the foundations of its founder’s heirs, is shining a spotlight on a major question in the Jewish philanthropic world: How will Jewish philanthropic giving weather the transfer of assets from one generation to the…
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Fast Forward Many Jewish Non-profits Hail Passage of the Historic Health-Care Legislation
Several Jewish non-profit groups are lauding passage of health care reform legislation, saying it will benefit the community on a number of levels. Other groups, however, are keeping quiet in what some observers and insiders describe as an attempt to keep out of the political crossfire. On March 21, the morning after the U.S. House…
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Culture A Self-Help Book for the Aspiring Philanthropist
The Art of Giving: Where the Soul Meets a Business Plan By Charles Bronfman and Jeffrey Solomon Jossey-Bass, 288 pages, $29.95. ‘The Art of Giving: Where the Soul Meets a Business Plan,” the new book penned by billionaire philanthropist Charles Bronfman, and the man who runs his foundation, Jeffrey Solomon, is something of a self-help…
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News Rabbinical Council: Rabbi Violated Rules by Joining National Prayer Service
The main Modern Orthodox rabbinical association says a prominent member violated its rules by participating in the National Prayer Service. A Rabbinical Council of America official told JTA that Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, the religious leader of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York City, broke the organization’s rules by participating in the service Wednesday at the…
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Fast Forward Chabad Grieves for Emissaries Killed in Mumbai
New York — Until confirmation finally came Friday that the Chabad emissaries in Mumbai were among the victims killed in this week’s terrorist attacks in India, Chabad Chasidim and emissaries the world over prayed for the best while fearing for the worst. But by Friday morning, the hostage standoff at Mumbai’s Chabad House was over….
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Fast Forward In Speech on Race, Obama Rebuts His Pastor’s View on Israel
In a bid to quell growing unease about his relationship with a black preacher known for strident rhetoric, Barack Obama described the Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s views on America — including its relationship with Israel — as fundamentally “distorted.” Obama addressed the issue during a hastily scheduled speech in Philadelphia, days after the media began airing…
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