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RABBINIC AUTHORITIES
HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky
HaRav Yaakov Perlow
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Rabbi Ilan Feldman
Atlanta, GA
Rabbi Yaacov Haber
Jerusalem, Israel
Mr. Richard Horowitz
Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh
Northbrook, IL
Dr. David Lieberman
Lakewood, NJ
Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun
National Director
Rabbi Shlomo Porter
Baltimore, MD
Mr. Jeff Schachter Esq.
Passaic, NJ
Mr. Frank Storch
Baltimore, MD
HaRav Michel Twerski
Milwaukee, WI
Mr. Jerry Wolasky
Baltimore, MD
ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. Mark Bane
Lawrence, NY
Mr. Jonathan Beren
Denver, CO
Dr. Robert Edelman
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Avraham Edelstein
Jerusalem, Israel
Dr. Michael J Elman
Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman
Mr. Joseph Friedman
Olney, MD
Mr. Harvey Hecker
Toronto, ONT
Mr. Steven Rosedale
Cincinnatti, OH
Rabbi Simcha Scholar
Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Dovid Refson
Jerusalem, Israel
Mr Gary Torgow
Detroit, MI
Rabbi Abraham Twerski, MD
Monsey, NY
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  Educational Explanatory Rosh Hashanah-Yom Kippur Machzor Special Offer from AJOP!
AJOP, in conjunction with the Afikim
Foundation is pleased to offer the The Educational Explanatory Rosh
Hashana and Yom Kippur Service Machzor. This machzor comes with insights
about the prayers from Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf and all of the Hebrew is
fully translated and transliterated.
AJOP is pleased to offer this critical tool at a discounted rate of $125 per order. Each order comes with 25 copies of the book which retail for $7.99.
For more information and to place your order, please email Edna at edna@afikimfoundation.org or 212-791-7450. |
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 Ohr Somayach High Holiday Handbook
Ohr Somayach is proud to present our new Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Handbook as part of our Holiday Handbook series.
With great essays, Q/A
and halachic overview it is a tremendous asset for schools, synagogues
and organizations.
Click Here to view the handbook.
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 New Rosh Hashana Video from Aish.com
The Chinese Bamboo: An Uplifting Rosh Hashana Tale
Aish.com's new Rosh Hashana video. Much like the effort and toil it takes to successfully grow Chinese bamboo, our own journeys of growth require time, introspection and work.
Click the graphic to view.
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 Sukkot- The Ultimate Shelter: A Desert Trip Reveals the Meaning of Sukkot for Today's Turbulent Times
Grab all
the energy and inspiration that Sukkot has to offer with a
powerful new video from Torah Live. "Sukkot - The Ultimate
Shelter" takes us into the hot desert to discover the secret of
triumphing over today's turbulent times. Sit back, relax, and
enjoy the journey.
Click Here to view the video
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 Days of Awe, Minus the Price Tag
An Article from The Jewish Week
When Rabbi Mathew Hoffman of the Jewish Flame, an outreach organization,
put an advertisement in the Pennysaver magazine for his free High Holy
Day services, he got an unexpected response. Continue Reading
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Wandering around the Western Wall on a trip to Israel, you probably met
Rabbi Meir Schuster also known as, "The Rabbi of the Wall."
Click Here for his profile and to vote.
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 Kohl's Competition Ends, 11 Chabad Schools Win Most Votes
An Article from Vos Iz Neias
Eleven out of the top 20 schools garnering the greatest number of votes
in Kohl's Cares school competition, are Chabad-affiliated schools. Continue Reading
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 Silver Spring, MD: Judge Violated Orthodox Jew's Religious Freedom
An Article from The Baltimore Sun
In one of the cases kicking off its fall term, Maryland's highest court
is being asked whether a judge violated an Orthodox Jew's right to
religious freedom by holding a medical malpractice trial without him and
his lawyer during a major Jewish holiday. Continue Reading
Jewish Support for Obama Down, But Still High
An Article from Arutz Sheva
A Gallup poll released over the weekend shows that United States Jews
continue to support U.S. President Barack Obama, but unlike last year,
are not among the religious groups most supportive of Obama. Continue Reading
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 Happy Rosh Hashana: Israel's Population Reaches 7.6 Million
An Article from Haaretz
The Central Bureau of Statistics published new figures, including
the fact that 28 percent of Israelis are currently under the age of 15,
and 14, 572 immigrants to the country arrived in 2009. Continue Reading
Yad Vashem Gets Access to Polish Archives
An Article from News Channel 7
Israel's Holocaust museum Yad Vashem signed
an agreement with Poland on Monday that gives it access to World War
II-era documents held in archives across the eastern European country. Continue Reading
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 14,000 Students at FJC Russia Supported Schools
An Article from The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS
At present, the FJC Russia provides support to two institutions of higher education operating in Russia. Continue Reading
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An Article from Haaretz
A French history teacher in Nancy, France, has been suspended for breaching the principle of secularism and neutrality. Continue Reading
For Jewish Education in the FSU, Past Work at Risk
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
As summer was drawing to a close, 26 principals from the three Jewish
education networks in the Former Soviet Union - Ohr Avner, Shema Yisrael
and ORT - gathered in Jerusalem for an eight-day skill building and
learning program. Continue Reading
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 Money Running Out for Needy Holocaust Survivors
An Article from The Jewish Week
The organization that has been the primary advocate for Holocaust
survivors and funneled $70 billion to them over the past 59 years will
largely run out of money in four years. Continue Reading | New Encyclopedia on Religion in America Includes Entry on Chabad Movement
An Article from Vos Iz Neias
The newly released Encyclopedia of Religion in America, edited by renowned scholars in the field and published by CQ Press , includes an entry on Chabad-Lubavitch touching on some of the movement's keystone achievements. Continue Reading
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Please note: The views expressed in the articles featured in this
newsletter reflect the views of their authors and do not
necessarily reflect the thinking of the Association for Jewish Outreach
Professionals. AJOP serves to disseminate pertinent news to its subscribers.
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