April 26, 2012   -  4 Iyar 5772 

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She'arim for Women Presents an Exciting, New Summer Learning Program in Israel! 

Dr. Julian Jakobovits, MD Available for Speaking Engagements  

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

Partners in Torah Presents "A Taste of Talmud"


OUTREACH   

 Birthright Coordinates Israeli Internships for Select Graduates    

Hillel Connect: The Modern Guide to Jewish Life on Campus 

 

 PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING  

 

NORTH AMERICA

American Jews Love Therapy 

 Wiesenthal Center Adds Three Names to Most Wanted Nazis List 

  J. Edgar Hoover's Obsession with Bringing Nazis to Justice

UCLA Professor Reprimanded Over Israel Boycott Homework

The Jewish Rebel 

 

ISRAEL

Israeli Conservative Movement Approves Gay Rabbis 

Museum of the Jewish Soldier in WWII to Open in 2014

Google Earth Releases 3D Israel 

 

   INTERNATIONAL

18,000 From 40 Countries to Walk in 'March of the Living' 

American Style JCC Thriving in Krakow 

Europe Still Divided Over Nazi Hunting 

South African Bank Director Expresses Support for Nazis

Name of Anti Semitic Former Mayor Removed from Austrian Street

Belgian Surgeon Suspended for Anti Semitic Remarks Directed at Jewish Colleague

40% of Europeans Say Israel Waging War of Extermination

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Contemplating a Future Without Holocaust Survivors 

An App That'll Chant Your Haftarah Portion

A Note from Beyond the Grave 

The Auschwitz Album

Animated Holocaust Film Uses Spielberg Online Witness Archive

'Anti Semitism, Anti Zionism, Anti Israel Incitement Becoming Increasingly Interrelated' 

          

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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 serviceShearim She'arim College of Jewish Studies for Women Presents an Exciting, New Summer Learning Program in Israel!

 

  • Warm and receiving atmosphere
  • Small by design
  • Diverse staff and student body all dedicated to learning and growing
  • Text-based Torah learning
  • Variety of levels: beginners to advanced 
  • Tutors available for individual learning
  • Trips and activities around Jerusalem and Israel
  • Meet distinguished Rabbis and Rebbetzins
  • Shabbat organized for students

Plus: Sephardic Heritage Program & classes for married women! 
 
Registration filling up quickly 
Contact:
for more information 

She'arim is approved by MASA


jewish service MDDr. Julian Jakobovits, MD Available for Speaking Engagements

   

Dr. Julian Jakobovits, MD, noted author and Assistant Professor of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is available to speak in your shul, community, school or outreach center. An expert on medical ethics and bridging the gap between Torah and medicine, Dr. Jakobovits brings decades of experience and professionalism to each lecture. His topics include:   

 

Medical Ethics / Halacha
End of Life Issues
Moment of Death Controversy
End of Life Management
Living Wills
Science and Torah
My Parents' Story of Kiddush HaShem  (Lord & Lady Jakobovits)

 

For more information, please call 410-580-0900 or email jjakobov@pol.net  



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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An Article from The Jewish Week

 
A Zionist and junior at Cornell University, Rebecca Haft had a life-changing experience in Israel last summer - she learned to like cottage cheese.  

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outreacharticle2 Hillel Connect: The Modern Guide to Jewish Life on Campus 

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy 

 

Hillel has served Jewish college students for almost 90 years.

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An Article from The Times of Israel

The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles announced the biggest donation in its history, a $20 million gift from the Brawerman family to provide college scholarships. Continue Reading

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An Article from Pacific Standard

 

Much has been written about the reluctance of African Americans to seek help from psychotherapists.   

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An Article from Haaretz

On the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Simon Wiesenthal Center announced three new names had been added to its list of most wanted Nazi war criminals. Continue Reading

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An Article from Haaretz

On April 20, in 1889, Adolf Hitler was born. It wasn't by chance that the German aktzia (roundup ) to wipe out the Warsaw Ghetto was scheduled for this date, leading to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, which began on April 19, 1943.
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Namart4UCLA Professor Reprimanded Over Israel Boycott Homework
An Article from LA Times

In a situation that stirred questions about academic freedom, a UCLA professor has been asked not to link his class online syllabus in the World Arts and Cultures/Dance Department to a website that called for a boycott of Israel, according to the head of the campus faculty Senate. Continue Reading

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An Article from The New York Times

The Battle of Roanoke Island, in which Union forces captured a strip of North Carolina coast in February 1862, was a major loss for the Confederacy. Continue Reading
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An Article from Haaretz

Israel's Masorti (Conservative) Movement decided to approve the ordination of homosexual rabbis, in a dramatic vote on Thursday.
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An Article from Israel Hayom

Jewish fighters during World War II will soon be commemorated at a new museum currently being built at Yad Lashiryon (Armored Corps Association) in Latrun, located between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Continue Reading

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An Article from The Times of Israel

Anyone wishing to visit the Western Wall or take a stroll along the beach in Tel Aviv can do so virtually, now that Google Maps Street View images of Israel are available online. Continue Reading
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An Article from Israel Hayom

Eighteen thousand teens and adults from over 40 countries were set to participate in the March of the Living in Poland on Thursday, where they were to march from the Auschwitz to the Birkenau death camps.      

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International2American Style JCC Thriving in Krakow
An Article from The Jewish Week

At four crowded tables in the ground-floor meeting room of the Jewish Community Centre here, some hundred people attended the first-night seder during Passover last week.
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International3Europe Still Divided Over Nazi Hunting
An Article from Haaretz

This past year, for the first time in a decade, two trials of Nazi war criminals indicted on criminal charges - with the defendants present and in reasonable health - were concluded in two different European countries. Continue Reading

International4South African Bank Director Expresses Support for Nazis
An Article from Arutz 7

The South African Reserve Bank has come under fire after an article last week revealed that one of its directors supports Nazi policies. Continue Reading

International5Name of Anti Semitic Former Mayor Removed from Austrian Street
An Article from The Associated Press

The name of a late mayor known for his anti-Semitic views will be removed from a section of Vienna's posh Ring avenue, an official announced Thursday, in a change hailed by Jewish representatives but denounced by Austria's rightist party. Continue Reading

International6Belgian Surgeon Suspended for Anti Semitic Remarks Directed at Jewish Colleague
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

A hospital in Brussels on Monday fired one of its top surgeons for allegedly hurling Nazi slogans and racial slurs at a Jewish colleague.
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International740% of Europeans Say Israel Waging War of Extermination
An Article from The Times of Israel

Nearly three quarters of Polish citizens believe that the Jews seek to exploit the Holocaust. Continue Reading
   
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Planning for a time when survivors are no longer alive, some focus on preserving the literal memory of the Holocaust as both a sacred obligation to the victims and an educational tool. Continue Reading

Interestarticle6An App That'll Chant Your Haftarah Portion
An Article from The Jewish Week

Two new mobile apps are poised to revolutionize bar/bat mitzvah preparation, and possibly the whole practice of learning to chant Torah. Continue Reading

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An Article from Israel Hayom

This is a story about a "kvitel," a little prayer note, that connects five generations of my family. Continue Reading

Interest3The Auschwitz Album
An Article from Israel Hayom

"The Auschwitz Album" is the only surviving visual evidence of the process of mass murder at Auschwitz-Birkenau, with the exception of the killing itself. Continue Reading

Interest4Animated Holocaust Film Uses Spielberg Online Witness Archive
An Article from The Times of Israel

A pair of Israeli animation students used the Steven Spielberg-sponsored Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation project to produce an animated film that tells the story of a 10-year-old girl in Holocaust-era Poland. Continue Reading

Interest5'Anti-Semitism, Anti-Zionism, Anti-Israel Incitement Becoming Increasingly Interrelated'
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Cyberspace, with its websites, social networks, forums and blogs, has become the major conveyer of bigotry and racism in general, and anti-Semitism in particular, a new poll on global anti-Semitism reported Wednesday. Continue Reading
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