The Jewish Week - New York

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"Madoff With The Money" could be the headline for much of our coverage this week as our community continues to reel from the shocking news of the alleged $50 billion investment fraud. Washington Correspondent Jim Besser explores the factors that led to what some are calling a "Jewish Atom Bomb,"

Staff Writer Stewart Ain catalogues the litany of Jewish organizations hurt by the alleged Ponzi scheme, and reports on those at Yeshiva University and elsewhere who feel betrayed by Ezra Merkin, a financial and communal leader who funneled his fund's monies into Madoff's, apparently without telling investors.

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Orthodox Synagogues Reach Out To Unaffiliated Jews

December 8, 2008

For decades, Reform and Conservative synagogues across the Hudson Valley have strategized, plotted and prayed over how to connect with some of the many unaffiliated suburban Jews who have few ties to Jewish life other than Philip Roth books.

Now the smaller but fast-growing modern Orthodox community is joining the expedition.
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The Orthodox Union, the influential representative of more than 1,000 Orthodox congregations, is working with three New York synagogues on novel ways to reach disconnected Jews — starting with small steps and a non-judgmental approach.

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