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Issue #6 Published Biweekly November 28, 2019 30 Cheshvan, 5780
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n Sunday evening, November 17, over 100 AMIT supporters came out to the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue to honor longtime lay leaders, Linda and Norman Garfield. Linda is one of the founding members of our local chapter and has been involved and supportive since the 1970s when AMIT was called Mizrachi Women. The evening also featured the AMIT NewGen Philadelphia Board, Danielle Daitch, Aderet Frager, Sara Hirsch, Talya Kaye, Larah Kirschner,
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Philly Jewish Communities Pitch Nearly 2,000 Jews to Relocate at OU Jewish Community Fair
Cherry Hill booth at the OU Jewish Community Fair (credit: Zush Photography) (Courtesy of the OU) Linda & Norman Garfield, the honorees and long-time AMIT lay leaders
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epresentatives of the Philadelphia Orthodox community traveled to New York City on Sunday, November
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vihai Shorshan, the founder and Director of MY TRUTH, spoke at Lower Merion Synagogue on November 21. He was accompanied by Matan Dansker, an active MY TRUTH volunteer and the founder of the organization Speak Up. MY TRUTH is an Israeli NGO that gives a voice to IDF soldiers and their efforts are crucial in the fight against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The organization has extraordinary support from members
across the Israeli population spectrum. Religious, political and geographic differences are put aside when it comes to combating the slanderous and libelous accusations being leveled against IDF soldiers. Rabbi Avraham Shmidman of Lower Merion Synagogue introduced the speakers. He emphasized the critical importance of Israel supporters educating themselves about the BDS movement and ensuring their voices are heard. He noted that in an age of “fake news” being created and spread on
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