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The Balfour Declaration, November 2, 1917 The Balfour Declaration, sent by British Foreign Secretary Lord Arthur James Balfour in a letter to Lord Walter Rothschild,
Hagaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein, shlita, gives a comprehensive address to bachurim entering yeshiva gedolah. Over 3,000 bachurim gathered at the Armanot Chen Hall in Bnei
(Courtesy of Eretz HaKodesh) The Israel Interior Ministry has approved a plan for entry of students from abroad for the beginning of Elul 5781. According
The year 2020 will forever be a watershed moment. Living through a pandemic has changed the world and has caused many of us to re-examine
(Courtesy of Project Ezrah) This past Tuesday evening was the Project Ezrah Inaugural Job Fair, and by the overwhelming response, keep your eye out for
Raising money from the dead—well, it’s like raising money from the dead. Certainly a challenge, but not an insurmountable one. And, no, we do not
Equity investors have witnessed one of the most remarkable bull markets in memory. In the wake of the spreading global pandemic in early 2020, the
In a previous series, I laid out a 5-step productivity process for leaders, which I then turned into a Productivity Blueprint. (See my bio for
Recently there have been a number of incidents of Orthodox Jews being removed from airplanes by airline staff, allegedly because one or more of these
I sat totally mesmerized as I watched the “Kumzitz of the World,” which takes place each year at the Kotel on Tisha B’Av under the
My high school years were a bit disjointed. I spent 9th grade as part of my elementary school yeshiva day school, which graduated students after
