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AJOP Board
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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
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
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
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  The Sea of Talmud-A Brief & Personal Description Download Free!
Scholarly yet readable, The Sea of Talmud combines basic, authoritative information on the Talmud with the author's unique and personal journey to traditional Judaism. Tracing the history of the Talmud from its origins in ancient Israel and Babylon to Internet-based texts, Dr. Abramson describes the excitement and thrill of studying Talmud from an insider's perspective.
Click Here for a Complimentary Copy
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 Keren HaTefillin: Dedicated to Bringing Affordable Tefillin to the Kiruv World
The Tefillin Foundation is pleased to announce that our services are now available to the members of AJOP. The Tefillin Foundation is dedicated to providing Tefillin, Mezuzos and Sifrei Torah of a high level of kashrus to the kiruv world at wholesale prices.
For more information, please contact us at: krntifln@neto.bezeqint.net
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 EYAHT-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
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 Discounted 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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 Nurturing Peoplehood in Practice: From Engagement to Internalized Habits
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
In a recent US-wide survey of college students, administered and analyzed by Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates, Jewish students report that the three most important messages that attract the more marginal Jewish students to Jewish life are commitments to:
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37% of NY Jews Identify Themselves as Nondenominational or 'Just Jewish'
An Article from The Jewish Week
Older, poorer, more Orthodox and more balkanized. The findings of the first population survey of New York Jewry in a decade, confirming trends revealed years ago, show dramatic changes in a community that has grown larger, but significantly more polarized.
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 Where in the World are Those JDS Alumni?
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Imagine you had to choose the group of people who are most likely to become Jewish day school donors. Who would you pick? Continue Reading
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 Orthodox & Russian-Speaking Jewish Households Gain Strength in New York City
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
The population of the New York area Jewish community has grown nearly 10 percent since the previous study in 2002, according to UJA-Federation of New York's Jewish Community Study of New York: 2011, released today.
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Israeli New Yorkers Poorer Than US Jews
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
127,000 Israelis live in 41,000 households in New York City, Long Island and Westchester. On average, they are poorer, less educated, and more Orthodox. Continue Reading
US Navy Welcomes Jewish Chaplain
An Article from The Algemeiner
June marks the arrival of a new Jewish chaplain, Lieutenant Joshua Sherwin, at the sprawling United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Continue Reading
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 Seven Principles of Jewish Leadership
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
I was recently asked to write the foreword to a publication being produced by the Adam Science Foundation to mark the 20th anniversary of its leadership program. Continue Reading
Jewish Education is a Platform, Not a Product
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Over the past decade three major organizations have offered free quality educational programs targeting the non-Orthodox, i.e. Taglit (Birthright), PJ Library and Chabad. Continue Reading
Putting Jewish Leadership in (New) Perspective
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
No matter which, the race is on and thank G-d there is no finishing line in sight! Continue Reading
Multi-Racial Jews Moving Beyond Isolation
An Article from The Jewish Week
When Rabbi/Cantor Angela Buchdahl was growing up - the daughter of a white Jewish father and a Korean-American mother - she and her sister "always felt like the 'only ones'" that were non-white in Jewish settings. Continue Reading
The Problem of Frum Hedonism
An Article from The Jewish Week
Is there anything that we will not put a heksher on? Has pleasure become the guiding religious principle? Continue Reading
If You Were Anti the Asifa, Consider This
An Article from Orthodox Union
By now, you have likely heard about the Internet Asifa, the large gathering of Orthodox Jews at Citi Field a few weeks ago to address the dangers of the Internet. Continue Reading
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