140 Generous Donors Donate $50k to the JWAY in 24 Hours

Wow! What a day!!

What began as a crowd-funding campaign on Charidy.com at 1 PM yesterday turned into much more than we expected!

We started off with a goal of 24K in 24 Hours, thanks to our generous matchers: LTC Solutions, RM Management, S3 Inc. and the Kollel Board.

Success breeds success. 

When we reached our goal after just 5 hours, things got really exciting. One donor challenged us with 6K more in match money. Another donor then stepped up and pledged an additional 10K if we reached 36K before time ran out.

All told, thanks to the generosity of many and the extraordinary efforts or Rabbi Cohen and his crew (Thanks Ian ;)) the JWAY now has 50k more ways to- as one of of our JWAYers put it- "Create an atmosphere of warmth and a platform for genuine, organic exploration of Jewish ideas." 

The Business Breakfast: Estate Planning

Dayan Yehoshua Posen

It's a topic we don't like thinking about, but a little foresight goes a long way. This Thursday, in the latest installment in our popular Business Breakfast series, over 40 people gathered to hear about estate planning and Halachic wills. Dayan Yehoshua Posen, of the Federation Beis Din of London, delivered a clear and incisive shiur on how best to ensure that your intentions for your estate are carried out, both legally and in Halacha, as well as important points to keep in mind when making those decisions. Download or listen to the shiur by clicking below.

Minneapolis Gains City Status with the Birons' Arrival

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Welcoming the Birons at MSP Airport From Left: Rabbi Yossi Lowinger (with Yaakov) Rabbi Yechezkel Greenberg, HaRav Chaim S. Gibber, Me (with Elya), Rabbi Adam Crystal

This week we welcomed our newest Kollel family, Rabbi and Mrs. Dovid and Avigayil Biron to Minneapolis. Rabbi Biron is originally from Los Angeles and Mrs. Biron hails from Denver. With the Biron's arrival the Kollel now has ten full-time Rabbis- something of particular significance. Because, as the Talmud in Megillah tells us, a village doesn't become a city unless there are ten full-time Torah scholars. Mrs. Biron will be working in the office at Torah Academy while Rabbi Biron joins the Kollel. With the Birons the Kollel now has 15 families. If you haven't met the newer arrivals: Breiner, Gross, Kaufman, Rupp and now Biron families, now's your chance! You'll be delighted you did!

11 Weeks to Cheirus Kicks off

Can you believe that Pesach is only 11 weeks away? AHHH!!

Now is the time to start preparing. One way to do so is by attending Rabbi Uriel Gross's Chaburah studying the Maharal's approach to everything Pesach. The shiur will include the story of Yetzias Mitzrayim, the mitzvos of Pesach, and the Haggadah. All attendees are sure to have a whole new understanding of the events of the founding of our nation come this year's Pesach seder.

Here is the Audio of the first shiur.