AJOP Update: Kosher Eclipses Other Observances for Most American Jews

July 26, 2012 - 7 Av 5772

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OUTREACH

Kosher Eclipses Other Observances for Most American Jews

Sheldon Adelson & Wife Give $13m. to Birthright

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

Grantmaker True or False: Three Frequently Asked Questions About Private Foundations

5 Keys for a Successful Matching Gift Campaign

Do You Need a New Donor Management System?

A Consumer's Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems

NORTH AMERICA

Obama Makes Pitch to Jewish Voters

Surge of Poor in NY Suburbs Poses Challenge

New York Bus System Can't Bar Pro-Israel, 'Defeat Jihad' Ads

Northridge Mother Pleads Guilty in Swastika Vandalism

US Jews Are Missing the Target in the Upcoming Election

ISRAEL

250,000 Mourn Rabbi Elyashiv at Jerusalem Funeral

State to Ban Women's Exclusion from Bus Ads

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv: Man of Truth & Tranquility

INTERNATIONAL

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik Courted for Post of British Chief Rabbi

Jewish Blood is Cheap at the Olympic Games

London Jewish Community, Already Vigilant, is Advised to Beef Up Security for Olympics

South Africa Backs Law on West Bank Labels

Survey Finds Young Frenchmen Unfamiliar with WWII Jewish Roundup

Hungarian Neo-Nazis Threaten Jews Who Protested for Arrest of Aging War Criminal

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Oprah's Cable Network Showcases Chabad Wedding

Rushing to Preserve Ladino Legacies

Cemeteries Up Ante for Sunday Burials

Matisyahu: I 'Loosened the Knots' of my Judaism

Gaddafi Killed Anyone Who Discovered His Mother Was Jewish, Aide Claims

Ellis Island to Ben Gurion Airport: The Changing Jewish Immigrant Experience

Op-Ed: To Thrive, Conservative Movement Needs Continuity in College

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Kosher Eclipses Other Observances for Most American Jews

An Article from Kosher Today

Recent studies in New York and other cities show a significant upswing in religious observance amongst all categories of Jews, with the exception perhaps of the non-affiliated.

Sheldon Adelson & Wife Give $13m. to Birthright

An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Jewish-American billionaire Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, donated $13 million to Taglit-Birthright, it was announced Tuesday.

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Grantmaker True or False: Three Frequently Asked Questions About Private Foundations

An Article from Grantmaker

Countless organizations submit proposals and months later receive polite, vague letters of rejection. It's almost as if foundations won't tell you the real reason your proposal was rejected.

5 Keys for a Successful Matching-Gift Campaign
An Article from Fundraising Success

Consumers everywhere always want to get more bang for their buck, and donors are no exception. Continue Reading

Do You Need a New Donor Management System?
An Article from TechSoup

Without an effective system to track donors and other constituents, you can spend too much time just trying to figure out who to contact and miss out on many fundraising opportunities. Continue Reading

A Consumer's Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems
An Article from TechSoup

Donors are the lifeblood of nonprofit organizations. You need them to survive. Continue Reading

Obama Makes Pitch to Jewish Voters
An Article from The Wall Street Journal

President Barack Obama has had a contentious relationship at times with Jewish voters who have been unhappy with his handling of the U.S. relationship with Israel.

Surge of Poor in NY Suburbs Poses Challenge
An Article from The Jewish Week

The clients she sees "are all over the map" in terms of how hard they've been hit by the recession, said Peggy Jaeger, Nassau County director of Connect2Care, UJA-Federation of New York's program to help members of the Jewish community who are unemployed or underemployed. Continue Reading

New York Bus System Can't Bar Pro-Israel, 'Defeat Jihad' Ads
An Article from Reuters

A pro-Israel group must be allowed to place a paid advertisement on New York City public buses that equates jihadists with savages, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday. Continue Reading

Northridge Mother Pleads Guilty in Swastika Vandalism
An Article from Jewish Journal

A Northridge mother pleaded no contest Wednesday to a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for helping her teenage daughter and two friends deface homes with maple syrup swastikas, human feces and toilet paper. Continue Reading

US Jews Are Missing the Target in the Upcoming Election
An Article from Arutz 7

A recent A7 article by a respected colleague of mine discussed Mitt Romney versus Barack Obama in the upcoming US presidential election. Continue Reading

250,000 Mourn Rabbi Elyashiv at Jerusalem Funeral
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Some 250,000 people mourned the death of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv at his Jerusalem funeral on Wednesday night, according to police estimates.

State to Ban Women's Exclusion from Bus Ads
An Article from Ynet News

The State has told the High Court that from now on, the Transport Ministry will enforce the freedom of advertising on buses and would stipulate that the condition of receiving a public transportation license be non-discrimination in advertising. Continue Reading

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv: Man of Truth & Tranquility
An Article from Aish.com

The pillar of Torah Jewry, Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, passed away today at the age of 102. Continue Reading

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik Courted for Post of British Chief Rabbi
An Article from The Times of Israel

A young rabbi who is considered one of the brightest in America is being head-hunted for the post of British chief rabbi, The Times of Israel has learned.

Jewish Blood is Cheap at the Olympic Games
An Article from Tablet Magazine

For the past few months there has been a concerted effort to get the International Olympic Committee to set aside one minute of silence at the opening ceremony at this year's games to commemorate the Israeli athletes who were murdered-not killed, murdered-at the Munich games in 1972.

London Jewish Community, Already Vigilant, is Advised to Beef Up Security for Olympics
An Article from JTA

Typically on high alert, London's Jewish community organizations are being advised to take additional security measures during the Olympics. Continue Reading

South Africa Backs Law on West Bank Labels
An Article from The Forward

A South African government minister expressed strong support for a proposal to ban products from the West Bank from being labeled as originating from Israel. Continue Reading

Survey Finds Young Frenchmen Unfamiliar with WWII Jewish Roundup
An Article from JTA

Most young Frenchmen never heard of the World War II roundup of Paris Jews, a survey shows. The recent survey showed most young French adults were unaware of the deportation of Parisian Jews during the Holocaust. Continue Reading

Hungarian Neo-Nazis Threaten Jews Who Protested for Arrest of Aging War Criminal
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

A neo-Nazi website in Hungary is offering money for information about protesters that called for the arrest of a suspected war criminal, it emerged on Sunday. Continue Reading

Oprah's Cable Network Showcases Chabad Wedding
An Article from The Algemeiner

Oprah Winfrey's cable channel "OWN" showcased a Chassidic Lubavitch wedding this week, as Michoel and Chava Shapiro tied the knot. Continue Reading

Rushing to Preserve Ladino Legacies
An Article from JTA

Isaac Azose knew he had a treasure in his hands -- a nearly century-old booklet for Ladino-speaking Jews immigrating to the United States that featured English, Ladino and Yiddish expressions to help them acculturate into their new communities. Continue Reading

Cemeteries Up Ante for Sunday Burials
An Article from The Forward

If you want to be buried in New Jersey, try dying early in the week.

Jewish law requires speedy burial, but bans Saturday funerals.

Matisyahu: I 'Loosened the Knots' of my Judaism
An Article from JTA

Sitting backstage at Matisyahu's concert in Stamford, Connecticut five days before the July 17 release of his new album, "Spark Seeker," his father Bob Miller is smiling. Continue Reading

Gaddafi Killed Anyone Who Discovered His Mother Was Jewish, Aide Claims
An Article from The Times of Israel

uammar Gaddafi, Libya's deposed leader, ordered his ambassador to Italy killed for revealing that his mother was Jewish, Gaddafi's chief of protocol claimed in an interview. Continue Reading

Ellis Island to Ben Gurion: The Changing Jewish Immigrant Experience
An Article from The Times of Israel

Last week I boarded a Nefesh B'Nefesh charter flight from New York City to Israel which was packed to the gills with hopeful new immigrants to the Jewish state. Continue Reading

Op-Ed: To Thrive, Conservative Movement Needs Continuity in College
An Article from JTA

A Conservative Jew, I am a third-generation member of Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim in Cranford, N.J., was very active in the movement's United Synagogue Youth and helped create a presence for Koach, the movement's college program, at my college, Pace University. Continue Reading

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