Weekly Links

Rules: link
Friday

Facing financial, identity crises, JTS to reorient historic mission: link

Ex-Charedim challenge school system: link

Artscroll, Inc.: link

Founder of Jews for J dies: link

Fascinating related site Ex-Jews for J: link

First woman CEO of a major Jewish federation: link

SALT today: link

Tuesday

• David Brooks: On the Upper West Side: link
• The failure of the American Jewish establishment: link
• OU IPA reaction to the article: link
• R. Yisroel Belsky on worms in fish: link
• Pol Position: How a Soloveichik landed in Pennsylvania's Senate race: link
• Report reveals stagnation in country’s conversion mechanisms: link
• Israelis exploring other aspects of Judaism: link
• Brooklyn’s oldest Orthodox synagogue celebrates 141st birthday: link
• SALT today: link

Monday

• R. Efrem Goldberg on meeting with top White House aides: link (PDF)
• A Jewish Nobel Prize? (You mean it isn't already Jewish?): link
• Tebah - Shabuot Reader: link (PDF)
• Is the Areivim "Life Insurance" program actuarially sound? (doesn't look like it to me): link
• YU's Shavuot-to-Go: link
• Captivated by the Dead Sea Scrolls: link
• The Case for a Jewish Snopes: link
• Violent Haredi riots over relocation of ancient graves: link
• Pirate Ashkenazi schools (the more I read about this, the less it seems like discrimination rather than elitism against those with non-religious relatives): link
• "Shiksa" as a hate crime category: link
• Noam Chomsky denied entry to Israel: link
• UJA budget and fundraising numbers: link
• SALT today: link