AJOP Update: As London Burns, Riots Spread to Jewish Communities

August 11, 2011 - 11 Av 5771

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Chabad in Utah Reaches Out to Troubled Teens

Wayne Firestone: Hillel is Living, Tangible Facebook of the Jewish People

Foundation for Jewish Camp Received Grant for Pilot Jewish Educator Project

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Vision & Mission: What is Important and How Do We Get There?

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History Project Documents Jewish Life in Small Town America

Hizbullah in America

Passengers Face Israeli Style Screening at Boston's Logan Airport

ISRAEL

In a Jerusalem Tunnel, Discovery From the Second Beit Hamikdash

Israeli Ingenuity Powers GM's Cars of Tomorrow

IDF Panel Keeps G-d Out of Yizkor Prayer

Overdraft Nation: More Than Half of Israelis Spend More Than They Earn

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As London Burns, Riots Spread to Jewish Communities

Islamists Set Up Sharia Neighborhoods in London

Middle Eastern Christians and Anti-Semitism

Holocaust Survivors Send Their Books Back to Germany

Russians Print New Info Linked to Raoul Wallenberg

In Summer, Jewish Studies Flowers in Eastern Europe

From Mussolini's Estate to Holocaust Memorial

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Why Aren't Our Kids in Shul?

Jackie Robinson & the Jews

A Taboo That's Kosher

In Their 40's and 50's, Embarking on Second Careers as Rabbis

Belated Recognition of the Bergson Group Which Saved Thousands of Jews

Facebook Group or Private Social Networks for Synagogues?

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Chabad in Utah Reaches Out to Troubled Teens
An Article from Chabad Lubavitch Hdqtrs.

"We were past Plan Z." That's how Alan Rubenstein describes the lead up to his decision to send his son to Discovery Academy, a residential treatment center (RTC) for troubled teens in Provo, Utah.

Wayne Firestone: Hillel is the Living, Tangible Facebook of the Jewish People
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Hillel President Wayne Firestone told Hillel professionals gathered at the organization's annual training conference, the Hillel Institute, that "today Hillel is the living, tangible Facebook of the Jewish people." Continue Reading

Foundation for Jewish Camp Receives Grant for Pilot Jewish Educator Project
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

The Foundation for Jewish Camp has received a $3.3 million grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation and AVI CHAI Foundation for a pilot initiative that will create senior experiential Jewish educator positions to be shared by nonprofit Jewish overnight camps and Jewish day or synagogue schools. Continue Reading
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Vision & Mission: What is Important & How Do We Get There? An Article from eJewish Philanthropy Two of the most important words for a non-profit organization are "vision" and "mission". Sometimes these two concepts are not clear in the minds of volunteer leaders and professionals alike. Continue Reading

History Project Documents Jewish Life in Small Town America
An Article from Voices of America

For centuries, immigrants have come to America in search of a better life. That's the path William Levine took in the late 1800s, hoping for greater opportunity than what was available to a poor Jew in eastern Europe.

Hizbullah in America
An Article from Jewish Ideas Daily

Hizballah is a Shiite Muslim movement, Iranian-created and -funded, which strongarms Lebanon through threats and violence, assaults Israel with rockets obtained through Syria in contravention of UN resolutions, and is funded through massive criminal enterprises.

Passengers Face Israeli-Style Screening at Boston's Logan Airport
An Article from Fox News

A new layer of airport security aimed at screening passenger behavior will begin testing Tuesday at Boston's Logan International Airport.

In a Jerusalem Tunnel, Discovery from the Second Beit Hamikdash
An Article from Achshav

Archaeologists say artifacts discovered in an ancient drainage tunnel under Jerusalem are left over from war 2,000 years ago.

Israeli Ingenuity Powers GM's Cars of Tomorrow
An Article from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Many people are familiar with major Israeli corporate "multinationals" like Teva Pharmaceuticals. However, dozens of multinationals, many from the United States, have set up shop in Israel. Continue Reading

IDF Panel Keeps G-d Out of Yizkor Prayer
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

The IDF will retain the original wording of the Yizkor memorial prayer with "Yizkor Am Yisrael" (May the People of Israel Remember), and not "Yizkor Elohim" (May God Remember), a military committee tasked with ruling on the issue announced on Thursday.

Overdraft Nation: More Than Half of Israelis Spend More Than They Earn
An Article from Israel Hayom

Fifty-one percent of Israelis spend more than they earn every month. Among young families with parents aged between 35 and 44, the rate is 62.6%, according to a new survey by Rotem TRI Strategic Research which studied a representative sample of 500 adults. Continue Reading

Islamists Set Up Sharia Neighborhoods in London
An Article from Arutz 7

Islamists in Britain have set up zones where the Muslim Sharia law would be enforced, local media reported last week. The Daily Mail reported that some communities have been bombarded with bright yellow posters which read: 'You are entering a Sharia-controlled zone - Islamic rules enforced.'

Middle Eastern Christians and Anti Semitism
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

I was recently told by my aunt in Baghdad that there was a widespread belief among Iraqis that some external force was behind the protests and uprisings across the Middle East. What outside conspiracy, I wondered, could be responsible for the Arab Spring? Continue Reading

Holocaust Survivors in Israel Send Their Books Back to Germany
An Article from Deutsche Welle

The pupils in class 9S at the Grabbe Gymnasium in Detmold have a particular reputation for boisterousness. But on the day that the package from Jerusalem arrived, you could have heard a pin drop, said 15-year-old Charlotte Schimanovsky. Continue Reading

Russians Print New Info Linked to Raoul Wallenberg
An Article from Associated Press

Russian archivists have published new material from a German officer imprisoned after World War II who shared a cell with Raoul Wallenberg, the missing Swedish diplomat credited with rescuing tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews. Continue Reading

In Summer, Jewish Studies Flowers in Eastern Europe
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

In Austria and Poland recently, I couldn't seem to get away from students, scholars and just plain interested folks who were taking or teaching summer programs in Jewish studies. Continue Reading

From Mussolini's Estate to Holocaust Memorial
An Article from The Forward

In August, the city of Rome is expected to give its final approval to plans for Italy's new Holocaust museum, the Museo Nazionale della Shoah. Continue Reading

As London Burns, Riots Spread to Jewish Communities
An Article from JTA

While some Jews in London marked Tisha b'Av on Tuesday by lamenting the burning of the Holy Temples on that day some two millennia ago, other London Jews watched as their city burned amid widespread rioting. Continue Reading


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Why Aren't Our Kids in Shul?
An Article from Jewish Action

There is a disturbing phenomenon that we in the Modern Orthodox community don't like to talk about: many of our teenagers do not attend shul on Shabbat morning. Continue Reading

Jackie Robinson & the Jews
An Article from The Forward

Recently, the Yankees' Derek Jeter hammered out his 3,000th career hit, only the 29th batter in baseball history to reach that exalted plateau; at the age of 37, he is the fourth-youngest player to accomplish that feat, and only the second shortstop to do it.

A Taboo That's Kosher
An Article from The Jewish Week

From pork to intermarriage, traditional Judaism is known for its many taboos. But there's never been a Jewish "Taboo," the Hasbro board game in which teams of players give each other clues to try to guess words. Continue Reading

In Their 40's and 50's Embarking on Second Careers as Rabbis
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Ten years ago, Sonia Saltzman was a frequent business traveler to Latin America for a Boston-based nonprofit job in international micro-lending. Continue Reading

Belated Recognition of the Bergson Group Which Saved Thousands of Jews
An Article from The New York Times

When 20 people gathered for a modest ceremony in the tranquil cemetery of this kibbutz in central Israel last month, the intimacy and quiet dignity of the event belied the tumultuous historical forces coursing beneath it. Continue Reading

Facebook Group or Private Social Network for Synagogues?
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

In my last year of rabbinical school, I had an interesting conversation with a rabbi of a large congregation. He told me that he had put his foot down and refused to let his congregation create a synagogue-wide email LISTSERV. Continue Reading

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