1.0Virtual Talmudhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmudRabbi Eliyahu Sternhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/author/esternWhy Jewish Organizations Matter - Virtual Talmudrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="cOz1eI9meY"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2007/03/why-jewish-organizations-matter.html">Why Jewish Organizations Matter</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2007/03/why-jewish-organizations-matter.html/embed#?secret=cOz1eI9meY" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Jewish Organizations Matter” — Virtual Talmud" data-secret="cOz1eI9meY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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In wake of the recent shakeup in leadership at the World Jewish Congress, bloggers, pundits, and Jews around the country have been calling into question the role and import of national and international Jewish organizations such as WJC, United Jewish Communities American Jewish Committee, American Jewish Congress and the Anti-Defamation League. Or as my friends…