April 19, 2012   -  27 Nissan 5772 

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

Partners in Torah Presents "A Taste of Talmud"


OUTREACH   

 Kerovim or Rechokim: Where Should Our Priorities Lie?   

Adult Ed Growing, At A Distance   

 Raising Religious, (But Not Too Religious), Children  

 

 PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING  

 

NORTH AMERICA

Brooklyn College Charged with Discrimination Against Jews     

Most US Jews Support Obama's Re-election 

  Antisemitic Vandalism Strikes Indiana University 

Saving Jewish Life in Buffalo 

Nazis Register Lobbyist on Capitol Hill

Boston Jewish Fraternity Investigated in Brutal Hazing Incident  

 

ISRAEL

Nearly Half of Israelis Fear Holocaust Could Happen Again     

Forbes Israel Ranks the World's Richest Jews

Petition to Allow Public Transportation on Shabbat Goes to High Court

American Football is Famously Unpopular Overseas, Except in Israel

Israeli Brand Uses Lord's Prayer on T-shirts

The Business of Haredi Weddings

Innovative Packaging  Keeps Open Carton of Milk Fresh-For a Month 

 

   INTERNATIONAL

Germany's National Debate Over Guilt, the Holocaust, Israel, and Gunter Grass   

Righteous Gentile or Nazi Supporter?  

Australian Archbishop Launches Verbal Assault on Jews   

New Documents Reveal Soviet Holocaust

China's Forgotten Jewish Past 

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

New Reality Show to Follow the Un-Orthodox  

Non-Jewish Couples Embrace Jewish Rituals  

Remembering Isidor and Ida Straus on the Anniversary of the Titanic Disaster 

Kissing Up to the Rev. Al 

          

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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
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
Clicking Here.    

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   



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jewish service MichaelKerovim or Rechokim: Where Should Our Priorities Lie?

An Article from The Jewish Press

 
As rav of the Brooklyn Jewish Experience, a local kiruv organization devoted to reaching out to Brooklyn's almost 70 percent non-observant Jewish population, I also teach and counsel young adults (18-33) from the frum community.

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outreacharticle2Adult Ed Growing, At A Distance 

An Article from The Jewish Week 

 

For some students, Rabbi Chaim Brovender's hour-long advanced Gemara class starts Sunday nights at 7 p.m.

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Outreacharticle3Raising Religious, (But Not Too Religious), Children 

An Article from CNN 

 

A few years ago I was invited to my local Jewish Community Center to do a reading of my picture book "Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher." It was going to be a child-friendly event, so I took my kids along.

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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Email should be a critical part of every nonprofits communication strategy. Just like direct mail, email isn't going away just because some new thing called social media came along.

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temple Namart1Brooklyn College Charged with Discrimination Against Jews
An Article from Jewocity

 

After faculty and staff members at Brooklyn College accused Provost William Tramontano, of anti-Semitic discrimination, Assemblyman Dov Hikind, along with 20 lawmakers on the state and city levels, wrote a letter urging CUNY Chancellor Matthew Goldstein to call for an independent investigation of the accusations.   

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Kissinger2Most US Jews Support Obama's Re-election
An Article from Ynet News

American Jews strongly support President Barack Obama's re-election even though backing by the key voting group has slipped since he was first elected to office, according to a survey released on Tuesday.  Continue Reading

Namart2Anti-Semitic Vandalism Strikes Indiana University
An Article from ABC

Indiana University police are investigating a possible hate crime targeting students in the Jewish Studies Department.
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Namart4Saving Jewish Life in Buffalo
An Article from BuffaloNews.com

Broken parapets, water seepage and rubble outside a former East Side synagogue's boarded-up and barricaded entrance tell a sad tale - one that supporters hope might have a happy ending. Continue Reading

Namart6Nazis Register Lobbyist on Capitol Hill
An Article from Ynet News

The American Nazi Party has evidently registered its own lobbyist on Capitol Hill, 2008 National Socialist Movement presidential candidate John Taylor Bowles, US News reported Friday. Continue Reading

Namart7Boston Jewish Fraternity Investigated in Brutal Hazing Incident
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Boston police launched a criminal investigation after finding five men bound together nearly naked in the basement of a Jewish fraternity house. Continue Reading
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jewish service israel1Nearly Half of Israelis Fear Holocaust Could Happen Again
An Article from Haaretz

About 40 percent of all Israelis believe the Holocaust could happen again, and 43 percent are reportedly concerned the State of Israel is in danger of being destroyed, according to a poll conducted by Tel-Hai Academic College.
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israel2Forbes Israel Ranks the World's Richest Jews
An Article from Israel Hayom

Larry Ellison, the co-founder and CEO of computer technology company Oracle, is the wealthiest Jew in the world, according to Forbes Israel's ranking of the 151 richest Jews in the world. Continue Reading

israel3Petition to Allow Public Transportation on Shabbat Goes to High Court
An Article from The Times of Israel

he left-wing political party Meretz petitioned the High Court of Justice on Wednesday demanding that Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz allow some public transportation on Shabbat, according to TheMarker. Continue Reading

israel4American Football is Famously Unpopular Overseas, Except Israel
An Article from Jewish Ideas Daily

The Israeli Football League-American football, not soccer-is a curiosity.  For starters, it's popular:
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Israel5Israeli Brand Uses Lord's Prayer on T-shirts
An Article from Ynet News

Barak Tamir, a religious IDF officer, recently discovered that he might soon need to look for a 'kosher' stamp on his clothes and not just his food.
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Israel6The Business of Haredi Weddings
An Article from Ynet News

With some 10,000 couples marrying every year the world of haredi matchmaking has become a major industry. Continue Reading

Israel7Innovative Packaging Keeps Open Carton of Milk Fresh-For a Month
An Article from The Times of Israel

Consumers in the U.S. and Europe could soon benefit from the fruits of an Israeli technology that can prevent micro-bacterial infestation of foods and beverages. Continue Reading

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ejpInternational1Germany's National Debate Over Guilt, the Holocaust, Israel and Gunter Grass
An Article from The Atlantic

Last week, Nobel laureate Günter Grass published an op-ed poem denouncing Israel.     

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International2Righteous Gentile or Nazi Supporter?
An Article from The Jewish Week

In the late summer of 1942, 7-year-old Leon Chameides accompanied his father on an hour-long truck ride.
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International3Australian Archbishop Launches Verbal Assault on Jews
An Article from The Daily Mail

Australia's most senior-ranked Catholic official has risked an international backlash by claiming that Jews are 'intellectually and morally inferior'. Continue Reading

International4New Documents Reveal Soviet Holocaust
An Article from Haaretz

More than a million new testimonial pages about Jews in the Soviet Union will be released by Yad Vashem, starting next week, in the wake of agreements with the KGB archives and the national archives of Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Continue Reading

International5China's Forgotten Jewish Past
An Article from National Post

Passover is that Jewish holiday that celebrates the Children of Israel's Exodus out of Egypt,  under their leader Moses. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Daily Mail

Just when it seemed that ideas for new reality shows had dried up along comes 'Shunned' - a 'docu-drama' following the lives of Orthodox Jews who have moved away from their strict religious faith. Continue Reading

Interestarticle6Non-Jewish Couples Embrace Jewish Rituals 
An Article from Ynet News

Jessie Engelman and her fiancé plan to wed later this year and sign a ketubah, the traditional Jewish marriage contract. Continue Reading

interest2Remembering Isidor & Ida Straus on the Anniversary of the Titanic Disaster
An Article from The Jewish Week

After touring Europe for several months, New York retail merchant Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida, set sail for home from Southampton, England, after Passover in 1912. Continue Reading

Interest3Kissing Up to the Rev. Al
An Article from BernardGoldberg.com

Politicians say all sorts of things to ingratiate themselves with one interest group or another. Continue Reading
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