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AJOP Board
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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
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Felsenthal
New York, NY
Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman
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
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  Gila Manolson's November Speaking Tour
Gila Manolson, author of The Magic Touch, Outside/Inside, Head to Heart, and Choosing to Love, is one of the Jewish world's foremost speakers on relationships, and has spoken in countless schools, universities, kiruv programs, and synagogues. She will be on her bi-annual North American lecture tour this November 7-23, 2011. To book her, or for more information, please contact her at gila.manolson@gmail.com |
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 Heritage Retreats
Join Heritage Retreats this summer with options for both men and women. The men's program will be in Yosemite National Park to Explore Judaism in the Great Outdoors from Aug 14-21. Each day will combine Torah learning, group challenge based initiatives, day hikes and exploration.
The women's program will be in Lake Tahoe, California from July 24-31. Enjoy some of the most magnificent views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and luxurious accommodations. Each day will include Torah learning with world renowned educators in addition to the wonderful activities that the location has to offer.
Click Here to view more information and to contact us. |
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 Summer Learning Series with Rabbi Tzadok Cable
Invest in your personal growth. Tap into the summer learning series with Rabbi Tzadok Cable from Israel:
Mondays @ 10:15 PM (Israel Time)
Next Class is Monday July 18/16 Tammuz.
This month's topic is Exploring Sefer Nefesh HaChaim.
Head phones and web cam needed for 30 minute shiur.
Join us every Sunday for a dynamic live video class from the comfort of your own home.
You can email us directly at binyanhaolam@gmail.com for log in information. |
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 The S.H.A.L.O.M Workshop for Engaged Couples & Newlyweds Presenter Training Program July 25-27, 2011 Lawrence, NY
Hundreds of young Orthodox couples (FFB and newly religious) have participated in this highly acclaimed workshop for all engaged couples and newlyweds in order to enhance their relationship. This is a unique opportunity to expand your outreach efforts through healthy marriage education. Now, The S.H.A.L.O.M. Workshop is expanding and training new presenters to offer the workshop in their communities. Take advantage of a special scholarship fund for AJOP members.
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 The Missionaries at Our Doorsteps
An Article from Ami Magazine
I'm standing in a sefarim store on Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn, watching through the window as a building is being renovated across the street. Continue Reading
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| The Real Peoplehood Problem
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
In a July 8th piece, the Jewish Agency's Misha Galperin sounded an urgent call for funding what he calls "the peoplehood agenda." This agenda is meant to counter a perceived problem with the younger generation of American Jews. Continue Reading
The TORCH of Torah Blazes in Houston
An Article from Hamodia
In 1998, five laymen in the small Orthodox community of Houston
realized their city needed a kollel to ensure the viability of a Torah
community there. Continue Reading
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 Dawn of a New Era for Russian Philanthropy
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Vladimir Lenin once said: 'The revolution that the Bolsheviks talked about so much has happened!' The entire philanthropic community in Russia can repeat after Lenin this week. Continue Reading |
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 Federation Cancels National Jewish Survey
An Article from JTA
Twenty years ago, an alarming statistic in a landmark survey of American Jews helped galvanize a generation of Jewish community professionals and philanthropists to change the way they think about Jewish identity programming and double their efforts at Jewish outreach.
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Local Jewish Communities Still Counting
An Article from JTA
The American Jewish community spends a lot of money counting itself. So does the United States as a whole: The 2010 U.S. Census cost taxpayers $13 billion. Continue Reading
Rabbi of Damaged Kehilat Jeshurun Says He's Committed to Rebuild
An Article from The Jewish Week
Alexandra Joseph Rabbani, manager of a baked goods company who lives on the Upper East Side, was on her way to a workout in Manhattan Tuesday morning when she decided to stop at the block of East 85th Street between Lexington and Park. Continue Reading |
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 New Leader of Orthodox Rabbinic Group Confronts an Organization Divided
An Article from The Forward
One of Rabbi Shmuel Goldin's prime goals as the new head of Modern Orthodoxy's largest rabbinic association is, on its face, exceedingly modest: Goldin, who became president of the Rabbinical Council of America in June, hopes to keep the 76-year-old organization from breaking apart. Continue Reading
| Conservative Rabbi Asks: Can One Be an American Zionist Rabbi?
An Article from The Forward
The Jewish press has been abuzz in recent months with debate about the extent to which liberal-minded American Jews and, more specifically, their rabbis, are distancing themselves from Israel politically, morally or even religiously.
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