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Star K Annual Kashrus Training Seminar

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


OUTREACH

Will New Hebrew School Model Help or Undermine Synagogues?  

East Coast Missionary Alert   

 

 PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

What do Donors Want? Are Nonprofits Listening? Are Compromises Possible? 

Trending in the Jewish Day School Field: Tuition Grant Programs

7 Ways to Create a Fiercely Loyal Nonprofit Community 

 

NORTH AMERICA

Will Asifa Net Results?
A Day in the Life of a Frum Dairy Farmer 

  Organizations' Plans for Succession Seen Lacking 

 

ISRAEL

In First, Non-Orthodox Rabbis to Receive State Funding 

Bibi: Israel Without Jerusalem is Like a Body Without a Heart 

First Paratroopers in Old City Retrace Their Steps from '67 

 

   INTERNATIONAL

The Gruesome Story of Polish Peasants Hunting for Riches at Nazi Death Camps 

Scholars Begin to Uncover the Secret History of Islam 

Why Hugo Hates the Hebrews: New Book Explores Chavez Contentious Relationship with Jews 

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

More Evidence that Christopher Columbus was Jewish 

Bible Translated Again...Into Eskimo 

Arabic Translation of Talmud in High Demand 

West Hartford Doctor Challenges GE on 'Sabbath Mode' Oven

           

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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 serviceKashrusStar K Annual Kashrus Training Seminar

   

Star-K will be holding its 9th annual Summer Kashrus Training Program on July 16-19, 2012. This program will enhance the kiruv professional's understanding of kashrus to better assist the community with its kashrus needs. There is no charge for the course, but the course is limited to 25 attendees.


 To download an application Click Here.  

 

For further information, please contact seminar coordinator, Rabbi Zvi Goldberg 410-484-4110, ext. 219  

 


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

 
Does Hebrew school sound a little too 20th century for your third grader?   

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outreacharticle2East Coast Christian Missionary Alert 

An Alert from Jews for Judaism

 

Last week residents in Baltimore, MD and surrounding areas began receiving visits by young, well-mannered individuals who are dressed to appear "orthodox" and try to engage homeowners in a "friendly dialogue". Continue Reading 

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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Nonprofit leaders face tremendous pressures today: living, operating and succeeding in a competitive marketplace of ideas, programs and services presents innumerable challenges. Continue Reading 


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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

2012 has seen the release of a number of regional Jewish day school tuition grant programs. Continue Reading

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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

The strategies and approaches for community building are changing. And gaining fierce loyalty from your community is becoming increasingly difficult. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Jewish Week

 

In Hebrew, English and Yiddish, speaker after speaker inveighed against the evils of the Internet in the most strident of tones before 40,000 haredi men at Citi Field on Sunday night.

 Continue Reading

Kissinger2A Day in the Life of a Frum Dairy Farmer
An Article from Tablet Magazine

To learn more about the milk that is at the heart of this holiday, Tablet Magazine visited Bill Berman's farm in Okeechobee, Fla., which produces about 18,000 gallons of milk daily.
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Namart2 Organizations' Plans for Succession Seen Lacking
An Article from The Jewish Week

The resignations of the top executives at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society come just weeks before the release of a survey showing that an "overwhelming majority" of almost 450 Jewish executives have no succession plan prepared in the event of their departure.
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An Article from The Times of Israel

In a historic move for pluralistic Judaism in Israel, Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has adopted a recommendation that would allow non-Orthodox rabbis to receive state funding, in response to a 2005 petition by American-born Reform Rabbi Miri Gold and the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) to the High Court.  

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israel2Bibi: Israel Without Jerusalem is Like a Body Without a Heart
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Jerusalem will remain the united capital of the Jewish people, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Sunday at the ceremony on Ammunition Hill marking 45 years since the city's unification. Continue Reading

israel3First Paratroopers in Old City Retrace Their Steps from '67
An Article from The Times of Israel

The group of gray-haired men in sneakers, sunglasses and baseball hats did not stand out among the throngs of tourists and Israeli-flag-waving teenagers in Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday. Continue Reading
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ejpInternational1The Gruesome Story of Polish Peasants Hunting for Riches at Nazi Death Camps
An Article from Tablet Magazine

It is a familiar image, one people have seen in countless variations: a group of peasants at harvest time after work, resting contentedly with their tools behind a pile of crops.   

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International2Scholars Begin to Uncover the Secret History of Islam
An Article from National Review Online

The year 1880 saw the publication of a book that ranks as the single most important study of Islam ever.
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International3Why Hugo Hates the Hebrews: New Book Explores Chavez Contentious Relationship with Jews
An Article from The Daily News

Hugo Chávez may be ailing from cancer, but his grip on Venezuela appears as strong as ever. Continue Reading

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Today marks the 508th anniversary of the death of Christopher Columbus. Continue Reading

Interestarticle6Bible Translated Again...Into Eskimo
An Article from The Times of Israel

After a 34-year translation project, the Hebrew and Christian Bibles were published for the first time in an Eskimo language.
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An Article from Ynet News

No one knows whether King Abdullah of Jordan knows how to learn a page of Gemara, but now he can, even if he doesn't know Aramaic.   Continue Reading

Interest3West Hartford Doctor Challenges GE on 'Sabbath Mode' Oven
An Article from The Hartford Courant

A two-year-old gas oven sits, like new, in the kitchen of a residence retired pediatrician and neonatologist Robert Harris of West Hartford uses only on Friday nights and Saturdays for the Jewish Sabbath. Continue Reading
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