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OUTREACH

New York Jews: Growing in Numbers, Growing Apart 

Russian American Jews: A Bright Spot for Jewish Peoplehood 

 Reform Jews Reach Out to Converts Like Never Before 

 

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING 

 If Non-Profits Fail  

Giving Differently: Liberals & Conservatives Have Radically Different Views of Charity 

 

NORTH AMERICA

NYC Set to Regulate Metzitzah B'Peh 

Farrakhan Rants About Jewish Control in Sunday Sermon 

The OU & UJA: Building on Study's Findings

Democratic Official's Shock Email: Israel Guilty of 'Crimes Against Humanity' 

 

ISRAEL

Israel's Holocaust Museum Softens Its Criticism of Pope Pius XII

An Insider's Guide to IDF's Haredi Regiment  

Controversy Once Again Strikes Temple Mount 

200 Haredim Inducted into Civilian Service Program  

 

   INTERNATIONAL

Medieval Jewish Cemetery Discovered in Oxford, England 

Argentinian Jewish Village Proposed as UNESCO Site 

Jewish Agency Vandalized in St. Petersburg  

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Jews are More Religious, Poorer, Less Educated, Less Affiliated

Blending a Strong Interest in Kosher Ingredients With a Taste for Starbucks Coffee 

Mein Kampf Will Soon Be in the Public Domain

Higgs Boson: Scientists 99.999% Sure 'God Particle' Has Been Found

Tzivia Reiter: Can Orthodox Jewish Women Have It All?

The Origins of the Hora

Wall Street Journal Highlights Work of Dor Yesharim 

            

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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 serviceSeaKeren 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
  

 



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 serviceMichaelNew York Jews: Growing in Numbers, Growing Apart

An Article from Jewish Ideas Daily

 
Ever since the first 23 Jewish settlers arrived in New Amsterdam in 1654, New York City has been the economic, cultural, religious and, not least, demographic center of Jewish life in North America. 

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outreacharticle2Russian American Jews: A Bright Spot for Jewish Peoplehood 

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy 

 

When it comes to Jewish population studies, we are conditioned to expect reports of doom and gloom. Continue Reading 

   

Outreacharticle3Reform Jews Reach Out to Converts Like Never Before 

An Article from USA Today 

 

It used to be a secret test -- rabbis turning potential converts away three times before allowing them to study Judaism. Continue Reading 

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donationFundraising1If Nonprofits Fail
An Article from Philantopic

Recently, the Nonprofit Finance Fund released the results of its 2012 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey. Continue Reading 


Fundraising3Giving Differently: Liberals & Conservatives Have Radically Different Views of Charity
An Article from Forbes

This should shock no one: conservative donors to charity have radically different views about the reasons for giving than their more liberal counterparts. Continue Reading
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temple Namart1NYC Set to Regulate Metzitzah B'Peh
An Article from Yated Ne'eman 

 

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has proposed an amendment to the NYC health code to require written parental consent prior to circumcision with oral suction.

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Farrakhan Rants About Jewish Control in Sunday Sermon
An Article from The Algemeiner

Nation Of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan delivered an anti-Semitic tirade during his sermon in Chicago's Mosque Maryam this past Sunday, claiming that Jews control the media and the world.  
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Namart2LA Mayoral Candidate Touts 'Jewish-Latino' Heritage
An Article from The Forward

"The Kosher Burrito - that's me," Los Angeles City Council member Eric Garcetti exclaimed with a toothy grin. Continue Reading

Namart4 The Jews of Early America
An Article from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

In 1654, 23 men, women and children sailed into Dutch-occupied New York City, then known as New Amsterdam.  Continue Reading

Namart6 The OU & UJA: Building on Study's Findings
An Article from The Jewish Week

In 1945, my grandfather was listed as "Mr. A. - a specimen Orthodox Jew" in Milton Steinberg's book "A Partisan Guide to the Jewish Problem."
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Namart7Democratic Official's Shock Emails: Israel Guilty of 'Crimes Against Humanity'
An Article from Biz Pac

Local Democrats are in an uproar about a series of emails about Israel, sent last year by one of their representatives to the Democratic National Committee, and a candidate for state representative.
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ejp israel1Israel's Holocaust Museum Softens Its Criticism of Pope Pius XII
An Article from The New York Times

Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust museum and memorial, on Sunday changed the wording of an exhibit on Pope Pius XII's actions during World War II to soften its criticism of the pope over a subject that has long divided Jews and the Vatican.

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israel2An Insider's Guide to IDF's Haredi Regiment
An Article from Ynet News

The new rabbi of the IDF's haredi regiment (Netzah Yehuda) Lieutenant Meir Rorbach recently held a routine review of the company canteen service. Continue Reading

israel3Controversy Once Again Strikes Temple Mount
An Article from Ynet News

The "Al-Aqsa Foundation for Endowment and Heritage" on Monday published a statement expressing support for the Waqf - the organization responsible for managing the Temple Mount on behalf of Muslims. Continue Reading

Israel5200 Haredim Inducted into Civilian Service Program
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Against the background of political machinations and debates about how to increase enlistment into national service from the ultra-Orthodox sector, almost 200 haredi men who enlisted into the state civilian service program in June gathered in Jerusalem on Thursday for their induction. Continue Reading
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ejpInternational1Medieval Jewish Cemetery Discovered in Oxford, England
An Article from The Algemeiner

According to a BBC report , a Jewish cemetery from the Medieval Period has been unearthed under the Rose Garden, near the Oxford Botanic Garden by historian Pam Manix, who made the discovery while researching the archives of Magdalen College in Oxford.

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Internatioanl2Argentinian Jewish Village Proposed as UNESCO Site
An Article from JTA

The Simon Wiesenthal Center submitted the Argentinean Jewish settlement of Moises Ville for inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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International3Jewish Agency Vandalized in St. Petersburg
An Article from The Forward

Anti-Semitic graffiti was painted on the Jewish Agency for Israel's building in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Continue Reading
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happinessInterest1Jews are More Religious, Poorer, Less Educated, Less Affiliated
An Article from The Jewish Week

So tell me something I don't know. The less-than-startling revelations of the UJA-Federation survey, "Jewish Community Study of New York: 2011," suggest that our community is moving in multiple directions. Continue Reading

Interestarticle6Blending a Strong Interest in Kosher Ingredients With a Taste for Starbucks Coffee
An Article from The New York Times

Uri Ort knows more about Starbucks than just about anyone else alive, but he will not name a favorite Starbucks. Continue Reading

interest2Mein Kampf Will Soon Be in the Public Domain
An Article from The Chronicle

Adolf Hitler's rambling magnum opus, Mein Kampf ("My Struggle") is considered a blueprint of the radical nationalist, pungently anti-Semitic vision that he would put into practice when the Nazis captured power in Germany, in 1933. Continue Reading

Interest3Higgs Boson: Scientists 99.999% Sure 'God Particle' Has Been Found
An Article from The Telegraph

Scientists believe they have captured the elusive "God particle" that gives matter mass and holds the physical fabric of the universe together. Continue Reading

Interest4Tzivia Reiter: Can Orthodox Jewish Women Have It All?
An Article from The Times of Israel

As one of thousands of Orthodox Jewish women who juggle work and family, I read with great interest Anne-Marie Slaughter's recent article in The Atlantic, "Why Women Still Can't Have It All."
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Interest5The Origins of the Hora
An Article from Slate

With less than two months before my wedding, I am a fearless groom, ready to feign interest in things I have spent 38 years pretending did not exist: DJs, letterpress, flowers. Continue Reading

Interest7Wall Street Journal Highlights Work of Dor Yesharim
An Article from The Wall Street Journal

In Williamsburg, a bustling Brooklyn enclave across the East River from Manhattan, a sect of ultra-Orthodox Jews dresses in garb common to 18th- and 19th-century Europe and adheres to even more-ancient religious traditions. Continue Reading

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