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Online International Kallah Teacher Training: A Program for Rebbetzins 

Star K Annual Kashrus Training Seminar

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


OUTREACH

Finding Torah in the American Wilderness   

Countdown to Camp 

 

 PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING  

Hollywood's Hottest $150 Million Project is an 83 Year Old Synagogue  

 

NORTH AMERICA

Rabbinic Group Requiring Prenuptial Agreements 

Bobover Talmidim Compile Family Holocaust Histories

1700+ Hate Texts Sent to Jewish Student

 

ISRAEL

Israeli Gov't Decision to Fund Reform, Conservative Rabbis Sets Precedent for Equality with Orthodox

Ancient Bethlehem Seal Unearthed in Jerusalem

Yad Vashem to Promote Holocaust Education

Israeli Politicians Court American Donors

Religious Leader to Petition AG Over Jerusalem Hotel's Refusal to Allow Reform Services

For Israel's Future Spies, a Mixture of Talmud and Quran

 

   INTERNATIONAL

British Jewish Leaders Pay Tribute to Queen on Her Jubilee  

'Unkosher Jewish Night' Takes Berlin By Storm 

Australian Hi-Tech Investor Unveils Audacious 30 Year Jerusalem Master Plan 

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Jerusalem Post Ranks 50 Most Influential Jews 

Op-Ed: Respect Haredi Life While Offering Criticism

Orthodox Female Underground Films

That's Not Kosher: How Four Jewish Butchers Brought Down the First New Deal

Appaholic: A Modern Spin on Jewish Dating 

           

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Atlanta, GA

Rabbi Yaacov Haber

Jerusalem, Israel

Mr. Richard Horowitz

Los Angeles, CA

Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh

Northbrook, IL

Dr. David Lieberman

Lakewood, NJ

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National Director

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Baltimore, MD

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Passaic, NJ

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Baltimore, MD

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Milwaukee, WI

Mr. Jerry Wolasky

Baltimore, MD
 

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Lawrence, NY

Mr. Jonathan Beren

Denver, CO

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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 servicencyiOnline International Kallah Teacher Training:A Program for Rebbetzins

   

The National Council of Young Israel is proud to announce its 6th  program to train Rebbetzins as Kallah teachers. Graduates of this course can educate brides in the laws of Taharas Hamishpacha and guide them through the issues that arise during the early stages of marriage.  Participation is open to married women serving as Synagogue Rebbetzins (or those aspiring to become Synagogue Rebbetzins) and Kiruv Professionals.  For more information, contact Rebbetzin Judi Steinig at 212-929-1525 x. 112 or JSteinig@youngisrael.org.

 

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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
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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   



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jewish serviceMichaelFinding Torah in the American Wilderness

An Article from JTA

 
When the sun set on Saturday, Zelig Golden blew his shofar, calling more than a 100 people of all ages and backgrounds to assemble in a giant circle in Bort Meadow, a campground in Chabot Anthony Regional Park.  

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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

In this new age of limited resources, more and more Jewish organizations are exploring how to partner to achieve common goals. Continue Reading 


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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angles - historically unhip and not so youthful - is setting its sights on investing millions of dollars in centers of innovation. Continue Reading

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An Article from The Hollywood Reporter

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

 

An Orthodox rabbinic group is requiring its members to use a prenuptial agreement in the weddings in which they participate.

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An Article from The Baltimore Sun

Synagogues and schools line Park Heights Avenue in Pikesville - Temple Oheb Shalom, Baltimore Hebrew Congregation and the Shoshana S. Cardin School, among them.
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Namart2Reform Temple in Turmoil Over Rabbi's Departure
An Article from The Forward

One of the world's best-known Reform temples reportedly is in turmoil over the unexpected departure of its rabbi. Continue Reading

Namart4Bobover Talmidim Compile Family Holocaust Histories
An Article from Hamodia

Baruch Hashem, my rebbeim in the Satmar cheder in Montreal during the '50's and '60's were warm and caring; I remember them all with great fondness. Continue Reading

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An Article from krqe.com

Hate speech doesn't begin to describe it, an Albuquerque teenager is accused of sending hundreds of anti-Semitic text messages to a fellow student who is Jewish. Continue Reading
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An Article from JTA

This week's announcement that the Israeli government for the first time will pay the salaries of some non-Orthodox rabbis represents a major victory for the Reform and Conservative movements.

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An Article from Ynet News

The Israel Antiquities Authority says archeologists digging at a Jerusalem site have found the oldest artifact that bears the inscription of Bethlehem - a 2,700 years old seal with the name of Jesus' traditional birthplace. Continue Reading

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An Article from The Forward

Yad Vashem and the Council of Europe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote Holocaust education throughout the council's 47 member states. israel4Israeli Politicians Court American Donors
An Article from The Forward

For wealthy Americans these days, appeals for political contributions from candidates, party committees and now from super PACs seem never-ending.  Continue Reading

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An Article from Haaretz

A leading member of Israel's religious pluralism movement plans to file a formal protest with Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein today, after a Jerusalem hotel reportedly forced a Reform group off its premises to pray. Continue Reading

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An Article from Israel Hayom

The barrier separating the synagogue from the classroom is composed of diagonally positioned wooden beams. Continue Reading
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An Article from European Jewish Press

"It is not easy for any society to undergo change, least of all when that change touches on such fundamental markers of identity as religion, ethnicity and culture.    

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Internatioanl2Australian Hi-Tech Investor Unveils Audacious 30-Year Jerusalem Master Plan
An Article from The Times of Israel

At his Passover seder table, Kevin Bermeister wasn't just thinking about "next year in Jerusalem." The 51-year-old Australian technology innovator and real estate investor was contemplating the Holy City 30 years down the road.
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International3'Unkosher Jewish Night' Takes Berlin By Storm
An Article from DW

The party is raging in the cellar of a former factory in one of central Berlin's back courtyards. The walls are made of red brick, there's a disco ball hanging from the ceiling, and blue-and-white Israeli flags have been suspended from fixtures across the room. Continue Reading

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An Article from The Forward

Mazel tov, Benjamin "King Bibi" Netanyahu. You're officially the most influential Jew in the world, according to the Jerusalem Post's just-released ranking of the world's 50 most significant Semites. Continue Reading

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Interestarticle6Op-Ed: Respect Haredi Life While Offering Criticism
An Article from JTA

A recent article by Israeli journalist Yaron London headlined "We Need Fewer Haredim" and two major pieces in The New York Times about the haredi approach to sex abuse cases highlight the challenge and the need to address serious issues emanating from the haredi world without demonizing an entire community. Continue Reading

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An Article from Tablet Magazine

One afternoon this past winter, I waited at a café in Boro Park for Yuta Silverman, an ambitious young filmmaker who lives in the neighborhood. Continue Reading

Interest3That's Not Kosher: How Four Jewish Butchers Brought Down the First New Deal
An Article from The Freeman

Jewish-Americans have a long history of finding role models who broke barriers, accomplished great things, or engaged in more mundane acts of heroism. Continue Reading

Interest4Appaholic: A Modern Spin on Jewish Dating
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

For most of us, the modern Jewish world doesn't provide us with matchmakers, yentas or shidduhim, much less Jewish mothers who live close enough by  to effectively pressure us to couple, marry and have "some grandchildren," as my mother whimsically puts it.
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