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• Portland and Passaic, N.J., Become Sister Communities
  May, 2009
  • By KAPLAN TUTTLEBAUM Portland and Passaic, N.J., may be on opposite sides of the country, but a new “sister communities” program is proving they have lots in common. Whether it was celebrating Shabbat with song and study-and food, of course -or hiking up a steep trail in the Gorge the following day, it was a weekend for... Read more
• Partners in Torah Plans Expansion in Houston
  March, 2009
  • Marshall Levit and Andy Serotta Photo by Kraitman Photography A recent cocktail reception at the home of Dr. Zev and Susan Munk was designed to spread the word about the Partners in Torah’s planned expansion across Houston’s 50,000-plus Jewish com­munity. The event was attended by a “who’s who” of Houston’s Jewish educational establishments and local Partners... Read more
• The Jewish Advocate – “Partnering in Torah”
  January, 2008
  • Alternative education, like alternative music or medicine, is quietly making its way into the mainstream. Among Boston’s Jewish adults, one particular program has found success: Partners in Torah, an innovative Jewish education service founded by Rabbi Eli Gewirtz of New Jersey. The program, which grew out of an experiment Gewirtz conducted in the East Windsor synagogue... Read more
• Babaganewz – “A Call to Torah”
  December, 2006
  • At 8 p.m. on a Thursday, 14-year-old Ben Krebs awaits the phone call in his home in Avon, Indiana, as he has nearly every week for the past two and a half years. Nearly 750 miles away, 46-year-old Ira Berkowitz finds a quiet spot away from his five kids and places the call. As the... Read more
• American Jewish Spirit – “From the Publisher”
  July, 2006
  • Torah Partners Robin and Rochie meeting for the first time in Brooklyn. Three years ago, my husband and I each took the plunge. We signed up with Partners in Torah (see story, page 33) to have a phone Torah-study partner once a week. After speaking with a “matchmaker” who asked me a series of questions about... Read more
• American Jewish Spirit – “Judaism on the Line”
  July, 2006
  • Marine Corps Flight Student Jason Rubin in Havelock, North Carolina. Jason Rubin is in the Marines Corps Flight School and his Torah study has really taken off. When Jason and his wife, Shannon, first heard about Partners in Torah’s TelePartners program from the Rabbi back home at their Conservative Temple in Roanoke, Virginia, they had just arrived... Read more
• The Daily Herald – “Reaching Out, Reaching In”
  October, 2004
  • Jews help Jews find their religion Jeff Reiss always struggled with his own Judaism. Growing up in Clifton, he attended synagogue only on major holidays, mainly to keep his Yiddish-speaking parents happy. “I didn’t want it,” Reiss said. “I just was ashamed of being Jewish.” No longer. At the Clifton Jewish Community Center on Tuesday night, the 50-year-old Reiss... Read more