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EYAHT-Aish HaTorah's College for Women-Summer Classes 

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

 From Birth-Right to Birth-Responsibility 

 Of Course Zuckerberg Didn't 'Like' Judaism--Why Should He? 

Out of the Shul and Into the Bar 

 

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING   

Adelsons Donate $6 Million to Boston Jewish Organizations 

 

NORTH AMERICA

Conservative Rabbinic Group Issues Guidelines for Same-Sex Wedding Rituals  

US Health Officials Warn of Orthodox Circumcision Rite

Conservatives Cut Funds for Campus Group

 

ISRAEL

More Non-Orthodox Rabbis Seek State Recognition 

Progressives Welcome Conservative Gay Weddings 

'Hadassah Must Update Its Kashrut Supervision' 

Israel Prize Winner Disparages Liberal Rabbis 

Forbes Ranks Richest Rabbis in Israel 

 

   INTERNATIONAL

Moldova: Barely a Minyan, But Official Recognition   

Ukraine: Mayor Dismisses Antisemitism Allegations

Hungarians Wear Yellow Stars to Protest Recent Antisemitism  

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

The Hidden Downside to Birthright Trips and Other Freebies  

Rabbi Gidon Shoshan Awarded Leadership in Education Award 

The Five Lives of a Jewish Day School Grad

Research Finds Jewish Genes in Unusual Places 

           

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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

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Passaic, NJ

Mr. Frank Storch

Baltimore, MD

HaRav Michel Twerski

Milwaukee, WI

Mr. Jerry Wolasky

Baltimore, MD
 

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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 serviceeyahtEYAHT-Aish HaTorah's College for Women

   

Energizing, lively classes open for drop-in students! Encourage your potential tourists, visitors,  parents of BT's,or vacationers to attend classes of their choice.Thought provoking, empowering sessions, open discussion, interactive, and text based learning applied to daily life. Students are  from around the world including - LA, Toronto, Zurich, London, New York and South Africa.

Approachable, involved, devoted faculty & staff are on the premises.

For more information and to register, please email syaffa@aish.com 
                    

 



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
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 serviceMichaelFrom Birth-Right to Birth-Responsibility

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

 
Of all of the questions that I hear about Taglit-Birthright Israel, one that comes up over and over again is that of how we get trip participants to view their experience as a gift to be paid forward instead of simply a right to which they are entitled.  

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outreacharticle2Of Course Zuckerberg Didn't 'Like' Judaism--Why Should He? 

An Article from Jewish World Review 

 

Not all Jewish kids in America appreciate the depths of the heritage into which they were born. Continue Reading  

 

Outreacharticle3Out of the Shul and Into the Bar 

An Article from The Jewish Week

 

Friday evening typically finds the community of Kehilath Jeshurun, a Modern Orthodox synagogue on the Upper East Side, at services, extending a traditional, tuneful welcome to the approaching Sabbath.  

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donationFundraising1Adelsons Donate $6 Million to Boston Jewish Organizations
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Dr. Miriam Adelson and Sheldon G. Adelson today announced three gifts totaling $6 million from the Adelson Family Foundation to institutions representing Greater Boston's Jewish community. Continue Reading


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temple Namart1Conservative Rabbinic Group Issues Guidelines for Same Sex Wedding Rituals
An Article from JTA

 

The Conservative movement -- affirming that same-sex marriages have "the same sense of holiness and joy as that expressed in heterosexual marriages" -- last week established rituals for same-sex wedding ceremonies.

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Kissinger2Orthodox Jewish Leaders Meet with President Obama
An Article from Orthodox Union

Today, a delegation of rabbinic and lay leaders from the American Orthodox Jewish community met at The White House with President of the United States Barack Obama and his Chief of Staff, Mr. Jack Lew.
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Namart2Hasidic Jew Fired From NYPD Over Beard Length
An Article from Ynet News

An Orthodox Jew who was weeks away from becoming a New York City police officer says he has been kicked out of the police academy for refusing to trim his beard. Continue Reading

Namart4US Health Officials Warn of Orthodox Circumcision Rite
An Article from Ynet News

US health officials are warning that a Jewish ritual called "oral-genital suction," performed during some Orthodox circumcision ceremonies, can significantly increase the risk of infants contracting herpes virus infections. Continue Reading

Namart6Conservatives Cut Funds for Campus Groups
An Article from The Forward

The Conservative movement has reduced funding for its college campus organization, and expects Koach supporters to come up with the remaining requested money, according to United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism's executive vice president.
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jewish service israel1More Non-Orthodox Rabbis Seek State Recognition
An Article from The Jewish Week

If anyone were rooting for Miri Gold, one of the 16 non-Orthodox rabbis the Israeli government recognized last week as a community rabbi of an outlying area, it was Rabbi Levi Weiman-Kelman.

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israel2Progressives Welcome Conservative Gay Weddings
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Leaders of progressive Jewish movements in Israel as well as gay rights groups welcomed the adoption of guidelines for wedding ceremonies for same-sex couples by the Conservative Judaism movement in the US. Continue Reading

israel3'Hadassah Must Update Its Kashrut Supervision'
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

The Chief Rabbinate maintained on Tuesday that the Hadassah Medical Organization's two medical centers "have not yet made kashrut arrangements" with the Jerusalem Rabbinate following the passing of the organization's longtime institutional rabbi, Yaakov Mann Rakovski, last January.  Continue Reading

israel4Israel Prize Winner Disparages Liberal Rabbis
An Article from The Jewish Week

Rabbi Chaim Druckman, this year's winner of the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement, the country's highest honor, raised some eyebrows this week with his dismissal of the Israeli government's decision last week to, for the first time, recognize Conservative and Reform rabbis. Continue Reading

Israel5Forbes Ranks Richest Rabbis in Israel
An Article from The Forward

Descendents of Rabbi Israel Abuhatzeira, or "the Baba Sali," a renowned Kabbalist who immigrated to Israel from Morroco and founded his court in Netivot, are known as righteous men, knowledgeable in Kabbalah, and miracle workers. Continue Reading
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ejpInternational1Moldova: Barely a Minyan, But Official Recognition
An Article from The Times of Israel

There are probably more professing Jehovah's Witnesses than Jews living in this southeastern European country of roughly 625,000 citizens, but at least the latter are now officially recognized as one of the country's minority groups.

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Internatioanl2Ukraine Mayor Dismisses Antisemitism Allegations
An Article from Ynet News

The mayor of Lviv on Sunday brushed off media allegations of racism in Ukraine and dismissed a call by a Jewish human rights group to avoid some restaurants in the city on the grounds they are anti-Semitic.
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International3Hungarians Wear Yellow Stars to Protest Recent Antisemitism
An Article from The Times of Israel

Dozens of Hungarians wearing paper yellow stars with the word "Jude" protested recent anti-Semitic and racist incidents in Hungary. Continue Reading

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happiness Interestarticle1The Hidden Downside to Birthright Trips and Other Freebies
An Article from The Forward

To use a metaphor that young people will surely understand, one could say that the challenge of Jewish educators today is to ensure that the songs they make available will be ones Jews are willing to pay to download. Continue Reading

Interestarticle6Rabbi Gidon Shoshan Awarded Leadership in Education Award
An Article from Shapell's/Darche Noam

Yeshivat Darche Noam/David Shapell College in Jerusalem - a leader in helping ba'alei teshuvah grow into bnei Torah - is pleased to announce that our mashgiach ruchani, Rabbi Gidon Shoshan, has been named a 2012 recipient of the Harvard University Leadership in Education Award. Continue Reading

interest2The Five Lives of a Jewish Day School Grad
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

In the upcoming month thousands of students will graduate from Jewish independent primary, middle, and high schools.
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Interest3Research Finds Jewish Genes in Unusual Places
An Article from Forbes

"Let us remember all of our Jewish brothers and sisters, who through their faithfulness to One God, inspired all Christians." Continue Reading
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