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Rebbetzin Sharona Kaplan The OU's JLIC educator at UCLA takes on a slightly older group, providing "Kallah II" classes to married women. Op-Ed in OU's Shabbat Shalom, link under Torah Sampling

Sharona Kaplan at UCLA initiated "Kallah Class Part II", focusing on issues of marital harmony, communication, emotional needs and intimacy for newly married couples. See attached article: kallahclasspart2.doc

Rabbi Ben Greenberg published his second book, Covenantal Promise and Destiny: Wisdom for Life through Lulu Press in September. The book explores Genesis and Deuteronomy for practical wisdom for living. Rav Ben joined the executive committee of the Harvard Chaplains this academic year as Vice President of Chaplain Programming.

Rabbi Avishai Magence is now on Twitter! Follow Rabbi Avishai Here To read Rabbi Avishai's Halachic Issues Blog click Here

THE FUN DON’T STOP

Our continued aim is not only to offer great shiurim and opportunities for chavrutot, but to create a community of learners. To intensify this community, our thinking was that if students coordinated learning times and locations, a greater sense of unity could be achieved. We have worked with the London family to raise funds to offer students a modest stipend for a commitment to learning a certain number of hours per week at the Bronfman Center. The intended use for the stipends is for a trip to Israel or for the purchase of sefarim.

This summer, Rabbi Reuven Boshnack, along with the OU staff, led a Birthright trip to Israel. The trip is comprised primarily of Brooklyn College students, many of whom, are visiting Israel for the first time. Throughout the trip, Rabbi Boshnack has been an impacting force, bringing inspiration, Torah, and meaning to many of their excursions. Please click on the heading to see several clips from their trip on youtube.