AJOP Update: Touched By a Landing: A Personal Account of the Miracle on El Al Flight 27

June 2, 2011 - 29 Iyar 5771

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New Sefiros App From Torah Lab

Adoption Alternative for Jewish Mothers

OUTREACH

From Classics to Kiruv

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

Common Mistakes Made By Grant Applicants

NORTH AMERICA

Circumcision Wars in California

'Open Orthodox' Yeshiva Moves Toward Acceptance

Obama's Jewish Backers on Edge Over His Mideast Peace Plan

17% of Lakewood, NJ Under Age of 5

Pilot Interfaith Outreach Program Set for Chicago

Lutheran College One-Third Jewish

ISRAEL

Homes Too Expensive for 70% of Israelis

Canucks Come to Israel's Rescue

In the Tent or Out: That is Still the J Street Question

What Obama Did to Israel

Why Do 100,000 Israelis Hold German Passports?

INTERNATIONAL

Red Cross and Vatican Helped Thousands of Nazis to Escape

Tour Reveals Layers of Shanghai's Jewish History

A Full Size Replica of Noah's Ark in the Netherlands

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Touched By A Landing

Judaica Finding New Homes in Mainstream Art Museums

Conservative Movement Ordains First Openly Gay Rabbi

Non-Denominational Rabbi Program Gets $50 Million

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AJOP Board

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

Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Felsenthal
New York, NY

Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman

Baltimore, MD

Mr. Joseph Friedman

Olney, MD
Mr. Harvey Hecker

Toronto, ONT

Mr. Stephen Rosedale

Cincinnatti, OH

Rabbi Simcha Scholar

Brooklyn, NY

Rabbi Dovid Refson

Jerusalem, Israel

Mr Gary Torgow

Detroit, MI

Rabbi Abraham Twerski, MD

Teaneck, NJ

New Sefiros App From Torah Lab

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The Sefiros app will not only remind you to count the Omer, but it will make everyday of the Omer count. The fine print which until now has been reserved for the Kabbalists is available for your spiritual growth.

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From Classics to Kiruv An Article from Hamodia Born in 1968 and raised in a small West Coast town in the Seattle area, Alexander Seinfeld knew little of Jewish life or philosophy. Continue Reading

Common Mistakes Made By Grant Applicants An Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy The best way to get a grant is to contact the grant maker directly, tailor your application to the grant you're seeking, and not overpromise results or exaggerate your abilities. Continue Reading

Circumcision Wars in California
An Article from The Jewish Journal

The attempt to make circumcision illegal, including those performed for religious reasons, is spreading beyond San Francisco, which aimed last week to become the first American municipality to ban the practice.

'Open Orthodox' Yeshiva Moves Toward Acceptance
An Article from The Jewish Week

After studying in Israel for two years after college, Aaron Potek decided that, in spite of his undergraduate engineering studies, he wanted to be a rabbi.

Obama's Backers On Edge Over His Mideast Peace Plan
An Article from The Los Angeles Times

President Obama's Jewish fund-raising network is trying to calm uneasy donors who fear that his blueprint for Middle East peace would jeopardize Israel's security. Continue Reading

17% of Lakewood, NJ Under Age of 5
An Article from Asbury Park Press

It's a tale of two different towns, located only a few miles apart. In the northern part of Ocean County is Lakewood, one of the fastest-growing towns in the state. Continue Reading

Pilot Interfaith Outreach Program Set for Chicago
An Article from JTA

A project to help interfaith families connect Jewishly will launch soon in Chicago. Continue Reading

Lutheran College One-Third Jewish
An Article from Ynet News

One of the hottest college campuses in the US for Jewish students is also one of the unlikeliest: A small Lutheran school erected around a soaring stone chapel with a cross on top. Continue Reading

Homes Too Expensive for 70% of Israelis
An Article from Haaretz

Only the richest 30% of Israelis can afford to buy a home and take out a reasonable mortgage to do so, according to a Technion study.

Canucks Come to Israel's Rescue
An Article from Haaretz

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper thwarted an announcement Friday that would have supported President Barack Obama's statement that talks between the Palestinians and Israel should be based on the 1967 borders. Continue Reading

In the Tent or Out: That is Still the J Street Question
An Article from Daniel Gordis

It's a pleasure to meet with this Leadership Mission; I understand that there are some first time visitors to Israel among you, so a particular welcome to those of you who've never been here before. Continue Reading

What Obama Did to Israel
An Article from The Washington Post

Every Arab-Israeli negotiation contains a fundamental asymmetry: Israel gives up land, which is tangible; the Arabs make promises, which are ephemeral. Continue Reading

Why Do 100,000 Israelis Hold German Passports?
An Article from Ynet News

For many years, Israelis of German descent boycotted German products, refused to set foot on German soil and severed all ties with the country they were born in. Continue Reading

Red Cross and Vatican Helped Thousands of Nazis to Escape
An Article from The Guardian

The Red Cross and the Vatican both helped thousands of Nazi war criminals and collaborators to escape after the second world war, according to a book that pulls together evidence from unpublished documents.

Tour Reveals Layers of Shanghai's Jewish History
An Article from Ynet News

Not far from the Bund district in Shanghai, with its hordes of tourists and view of the city's famous skyscrapers across the Huangpu River, is a quiet neighborhood called Hongkou.
Continue Reading

A Full Size Replica of Noah's Ark in the Netherlands
An Article from The New York Times

If Noah had run into the modern nanny state, or nimby, or a few of the other obstacles that Johan Huibers has been facing, the animal kingdom might look a lot different today. Continue Reading


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Judaica Finding New Homes in Mainstream Art Museums
An Article from Tablet Magazine

One day in the early 1990s, Barry Ragone, a Miami Beach dentist, spotted a wood panel in an auction-house storeroom in Fort Lauderdale.

Conservative Movement Ordains First Openly Gay Rabbi
An Article from The Jewish Week

The Conservative movement ordained its first openly gay rabbi during ceremonies at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. Continue Reading

Non-Denominational Rabbi Program Gets $50 Million
An Article from The Jewish Week

A non-denominational rabbinical training school in Los Angeles, part of a unique partnership with Christian and Muslim partners announced earlier this year, will expand its educational offerings with the help of a multi-million dollar grant.

Touched By a Landing
An Article from Baltimore Jewish Life

I write these words as Flight 27, take two, is passing over Europe. While I am sure people will be interested in learning what happened from the passenger's perspective, I am writing to reflect on what occurred, and hopefully give meaning to my experience as well as cathartic release. Continue Reading

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