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AJOP Convention & InReach Audio Now Available

Discounted Seats to Siyum Hashas Available for Kiruv Organizations and Community Kollelim

Partners in Torah Presents "A Taste of Talmud"

Partners in Torah Presents Purim in 60

Bringing Megillas Esther to Life-In Full Color! 

 

OUTREACH   

 New Directions in Kiruv-Part I 

 

 PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

  The 10 Questions North American Donors Will Ask Israeli Nonprofits

Elite Philanthropy in Israel

 

NORTH AMERICA 

Baehr: 'Anti-Zionism Has Become Completely Acceptable at the Top of the Academic Ladder' 

Harvard to Host Conference Calling for an End to Israel 

Jews Back Obama Big Time 

NYPD Monitoring of Muslim Student Groups Sparks Controversy 

Obama's Class Warfare Threat to Jews

New Film Exposes Anti-Israel Racism on College Campuses 

 

ISRAEL

Is Jewishness Conquering Israeliness? 

End of Tal Law Won't be a Game Changer 

Israel in Uproar Over Price of Candy

Roey Lachmanovitz: Haredi Leaders, This is Your Chance 

Conservative and Reform Outnumber Haredi in Israel

Birthright Contributes 2 Billion NIS to Israel's Economy 

 

   INTERNATIONAL

Egyptians Claim Israeli Goods Cause Disease, Infertility   

Jewish, Pro-Palestinian Protesters Clash at British University  

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Number of Single Mothers Doubles in Last Decade 

Where Oxtail and Confit Meet Cholent and Chicken Fingers 

       

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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
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jewish service siyumDiscounted Seats to Siyum Hashas for Kiruv Organizations and Community Kollelim 


Large group orders for Siyum Hashas tickets have been pouring in to the Agudah over the past few weeks. The Agudah has made it clear that equal priority will be given to kiruv groups as Daf Yomi groups but that both are on a first-come-first-served basis.  Orders should be submitted soon to ensure that your group will sit together and that your group gets the best seats available. For discounted seats for Kiruv organizations, please call Yechiel  Horowitz at 973-221-3650 ext. 117. A copy of the seating schematic can be found by
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We have received numerous requests for samples of our Pre-Siyum A Taste of Talmud Curriculum. This session on lifney iver is part of an 8-part series designed to give your students a chance to experience the joy of learning and a deeper appreciation for the depth and relevance of Gemarah, Medrash, and various other texts. To make the entire series available to your students, please call Yechiel  Horowitz at 973-221-3650 ext. 117. (In consideration of the costs and time that went into the preparation of this material, we respectfully urge you not to copy, forward, or distribute this material without permission.)
   

AJOP is proud to be a partner organization in MySiyum.com. Find out more by visiting  http://www.mysiyum.com. For discounted tickets, contact Yechiel Horowitz at 973-221-3650 ext. 117   



jewish serviceGilaPartners in Torah Presents Purim in 60

At a loss about how to explain Purim to someone unaffiliated? Looking for sources for some of the basic concepts of Purim? Look no farther! Partners in Torah has put together a 14 page guide to Purim for the affiliated and unaffiliated alike.

Click Here to View!


jewish serviceGilaBringing Megillas Esther to Life-Torah Live

For many unaffiliated Jews, Purim is their first taste of Torah Judaism and listening to Hebrew reading for upwards of 30 minutes without understanding is nothing but confusion and frustration.Torah Live is currently working around the clock to make full color, graphic slides depicting the story of the megillah available for kiruv organizations to show during megillah reading to bring the megillah to life for those who do not understand the text.

Click Here to Read More About this Much Needed Kiruv Tool! 


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jewish service MichaelNew Directions in Kiruv-Part I

An Article from Cross Currents

 
Kiruv is about bringing the old to the new. At last month's annual convention of the Association of Jewish Outreach Programs (AJOP), its indomitable National Director, Rabbi Yitzchok "Itchie" Lowenbraun, staked the ranch on bringing the new to the old. By all accounts, he succeeded.

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donationfundraisingarticle1The 10 Questions North American Donors Will Ask Israeli Nonprofits
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Daniel M. Lyons, one of the most respected philanthropists in the history of the State of Israel passed away last April at the age of 92 in Florida. Continue Reading

Fundraising3Elite Philanthropy in Israel
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

What motivates big-time philanthropists to give? That's the question that college presidents, museum and orchestra CEOs, as well as foundation and civic leaders all want to answer. Continue Reading
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temple Namart1Baehr 'Anti-Zionism has Become Completely Acceptable at the Top of the Academic Ladder'
An Article from Israel Hayom

 

For generations, Jewish parents have looked to a small collection of colleges as the tickets to success in America for their children.  

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Kissinger2Harvard to Host Conference Calling for an End to Israel
An Article from Caroline Glick.com

This morning I received an e-mail alert from CAMERA that my alma mater, Harvard's Kennedy School of Government is hosting a two-day conference which essentially begins with the proposition that Israel has no right to exist. Continue Reading

Namart2Jews Back Obama Big Time
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

At least seven of the Obama campaign's 35 co-chairs are Jewish, including Alan Solow, a leading figure in the organized community. Continue Reading

Namart4NYPD Monitoring of Muslim Student Groups Sparks Controversy
An Article from Fox News

New York City's mayor faced off with the president of Yale University on Monday over efforts by the city's police department to monitor Muslim student groups.
Namart5Obama's Class Warfare Threat to Jews
An Article from Ynet News

Despite US President Barack Obama's questionable record of support for Israel, many liberal American Jews support the president's re-election bid because they claim that his values are more consistent with the values of the Jewish community. Continue Reading

Namart6New Film Exposes Anti-Israel Racism on College Campuses
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Anti-Israel hatred on campus crests each year during an event called Israel Apartheid Week. Continue Reading
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An Article from Haaretz

When I think back on my childhood on Kibbutz Heftziba, Tu Bishvat remains one of my most exciting memories.
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israel2End of Tal Law Won't be a Game Changer
An Article from The Times of Israel

There is a temptation to call Tuesday evening's High Court of Justice ruling against the legality of the Tal Law a landmark decision, a towering ruling that will stand out against the undulating vista of history and judiciary precedent. Continue Reading

israel3Israel in Uproar Over Price of Candy
An Article from Haaretz

Supermarket chains up and down the land scurried on Monday to slash the price of Strauss Group candy bars as a consumer protest ratcheted up against the beleaguered food manufacturer. Continue Reading

israel4Roey Lachmanovitz: Haredi Leaders, This is Your Chance
An Article from Israel Hayom

Tuesday's High Court ruling returned the Tal Law to the center stage of politics. Continue Reading

Israel5Conservative and Reform Outnumber Haredi in Israel
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

The recently released Guttman-AVI CHAI report, A Portrait of Israeli Jews: Beliefs, Observance, and Values of Israeli Jews, is creating quite a stir. Continue Reading

Israel6Birthright Contributes 2 Billion NIS to Israel's Economy
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Today, at the height of Taglit-Birthright Israel's Winter season, the organization announced that the total contribution of Taglit to Israel's economy through the Israeli tourism industry, since its inception in 2000, is more than NIS 2 billion (over $535 million). Continue Reading

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ejpInternational1Egyptians Claim Israeli Goods Cause Disease, Infertility
An Article from Ynet News

An Egyptian Health Ministry official said that chemicals smuggled from Israel are infecting his country's poultry with dangerous viruses, Ynet has learned Monday. 

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International2Jewish, Pro-Palestinian Protesters Clash at British University
An Article from JTA

Jewish students at the London School of Economics and members of the university's Palestinian Society clashed during an Israel Apartheid Week protest.   
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An Article from The Jerusalem Post

The number of single Jewish women opting to become mothers has increased dramatically over the past decade, according to statistics released on Tuesday by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Continue Reading

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An Article from The Jewish Week

While Royal Wine Corp. may have wanted the evening to be about the alcohol, it was the tables of food that garnered the long lines, crowds and elbowing at the Kosher Food and Wine Experience last week. Continue Reading

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