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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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 New DVD From Torah Live + Free Videos
Mezuzah: The Ultimate Connector contains everything you need to deliver a powerful and unforgettable shiur . The exciting multimedia format will enthrall both students and layman. Presentation covers the practical aspects - what to know about buying a mezuzah, how much to spend, where to place - as well as the hashkafa - reasons, rewards, and deeper meaning.
Click Here for Video Sample Until August 8, take advantage of a special 10% discount by shooting an e-mail to d.roth@torahlive.com with your name and current position. |
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 Heritage Retreats
Join Heritage Retreats this summer for an unforgettable adventure. 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.
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)
This month's topic is Exploring Sefer Nefesh HaChaim.
Head phones and web cam needed for 30 minute shiur.
Join us every Monday 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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 Torah Needed for Community Shul
The Bellaire Jewish Center in Houston, Texas is in need of a Torah for 6-12 months. They currently do not have one and would like to borrow one until they can raise the funds to write their own. If you have any information about an available Torah, please contact Rabbi Gavriel Jacknin at 832-971-3781.
Tizku L'Mitzvos! |
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 Special Tribute-HaRav Avrohom Moshe (Abba) Dunner zt"l
An Article from Ami Magazine His name was Avrohom Moshe, but he was known as Abba to all. There is no definition in Webster's dictionary for the word 'askan.' However, if we were to create one, it would include the name Reb Abba Dunner, zt"l, of London, who passed away this week at the age of 74. Continue Reading |
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 Texting on Shabbos is the Tip of the Iceberg
An Article from Mishpacha Magazine
Steve Lipman describes the phenomenon of teens educated in modern Orthodox institutions texting one another on Shabbos in the June 24 Jewish Week. So widespread is the trend that it even has its own nomenclature: "half Shabbos." Continue Reading
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| Does Taglit-Birthright Israel Have a Political Agenda?
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Questions about Taglit trip's content have come to the fore, perhaps a natural consequence of it becoming a rite of passage for diaspora young adults, magnified by the intensity of current debate about Israel. Continue Reading
Of Balaam & Birthright: When a Curse Becomes a Blessing
An Article from The Jewish Week
Officials of Birthright Israel are said to be worried about the impact of an in-depth, highly critical piece, written by a recent participant and published in the July 4-11 issue of The Nation. Continue Reading
Where Is Leiby?
An Article Written by HaRav Hillel Weinberg
When the Jewish world heard that an eight year old boy was missing from his parents they asked, what could have happened to this small child? Continue Reading
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 People Give to People, Not to Organizations
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
One of the discussions I have had frequently with directors of organizations and resource development professionals is about the concept that "people give to people and not to organizations." Continue Reading |
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 Lamentations: Loss of a Child, of a Shul Haunt the City
An Article from The Jewish Week
It was a Devil's Night, sirens and secrets, smoke and mirrors in which a killer stared back, a verse from Job, fires in the Manhattan sky and fear in a Brooklyn attic.
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US Hasidim Rely on Jewish Patrols for Safety
An Article from Ynet News
When an eight-year-old boy from an insulated, ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn failed to make it home from day camp, his parents' first call was not to the police, but to the Shomrim patrol, a local volunteer group whose name means guardians in Hebrew. Continue Reading
Christian Pro-Israel Group Stakes Claim on Right
An Article from The Forward
Once a novelty, the shofar-blowing, hora-dancing Christian evangelicals are now an integral part of the pro-Israel advocacy scene. Continue Reading |
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 What We Can Learn From Chazal About Dating
An Article from The Jewish Press
A recent piece posted on Matzav.com signed by "A Crying Bas Yisroel" chillingly lamented the plight of a young single woman, with fine personal qualities but without any family money or yichus, who sits forlornly waiting for her phone to ring with calls from shadchanim. Continue Reading
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
We've learned from Garrison Keillor that in the town of Lake Wobegon 90 percent of the children are above average. How great for them.
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