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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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 AJOP Wishes You and All of Klal Yisrael G'mar Chasima Tova |
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  Yom Kippur: Are You on the Partner Track?
Watch Charlie Harary as he explains the meaning and power of the confession we say on Yom Kippur and understand how you become partner material for the coming year.
Click Here to watch the video.
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 Explaining the 13 Attributes of Mercy
In this feature article from the Orthodox Union, read the deeper meaning behind the 13 Attributes of Mercy featured in the prayers for Yom Kippur and the power you have when you tap into it.
Click Here to read these inspirational words.
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|  Partners in Torah Yom Kippur in 60 Minutes Or Less!
Need to brush up on your Yom Kippur facts? Use this handy guide with the basics of this most holy day of the Jewish year, including the basics of viduy and other prayers said on this day. |
 Funding Opportunity for Mikarvim from The Afikim Foundation
The Afikim Foundation's live, interactive online Hebrew School, ToTallyOnline.org, is launching a Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program October 9th in addition to its Level One session. Rabbi Raphael Butler is offering kiruv centers the opportunity to recruit students and keep all of the tuition for themselves. In addition, he's offering personalized marketing (sample shown) including a customized print ad with a coupon code specific for your organization, an HTML email graphic, and an online widget to post on your Facebook page.
Click Here for More Information
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Events Coordinator
Aish Connections
New York, NY
Events Director
Aish Connections
New York, NY
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 Holocaust Museum Receives $17.2 Million, Its Largest Gift to Date
An Article from The Washington Post
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum announced Tuesday it had received $17.2 million from the estate of Eric F. Ross, the largest single gift to the museum since it opened in 1993. Continue Reading |
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 Israel's Secular Judaism
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
As we approach Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, it is appropriate to consider how traditional Jewish learning can be made meaningful to Israelis who are predominantly secular in their outlook and behavior.
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The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls
An Article from The Jewish Museum
"We are privileged to house in the Israel Museum's Shrine of the Book the best preserved and most complete Dead Sea Scrolls ever discovered," said James S. Snyder, Anne and Jerome Fisher Director of the Israel Museum. Continue Reading
The Commentary on the Habakkuk ScrollAn Article from The Jewish Museum
The Commentary on Habakkuk (Pesher Habakkuk, 1QpHab), is a relative complete scroll (1.48 m long) and one of the seven original Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in caves of Qumran in 1947.
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New Life-Forms Found at Bottom of Dead SeaAn Article from National Geographic In 2010 the first diving expedition to the springs revealed "a fantastic hot spot for life" in the lake, which lies on the border of Israel and Jordan, said team member Danny Ionescu, a marine microbiologist for the Max Planck Institute in Germany. Continue ReadingIn Uphill Effort, Muslims Seek Israeli ConvertsAn Article from Official WireIn an unprecedented endeavor, a few Muslim believers are crossing the Holy Land's volatile boundaries of culture, faith and politics to bring Islam to Israel's Jews - hoping, improbably, that some will be willing to renounce their religion for a new one. Continue Reading
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 In Jerusalem, an Old Fashioned Medium Goes Online
An Article from Seattle PI
For ultra-Orthodox Jews who shun secular newspapers, radio and the Internet, the best way to hear the news has long been by literally reading the writing on the wall. Continue Reading
See the Top 15 Candidates on Jewish Community Heroes
An Article from Jewish Federation
On November 10th, the polls will close and the twenty Heroes with the most votes will move on to the semi-finals. Use the leaderboards below to keep track of your Hero's progress. Continue Reading
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