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The Shmira Project: Protect Our Brethren in Israel 

AJOP Mourns the Passing of Rebbetzin Bluma Davis, Mother of Reb Yosef Davis 

 

OUTREACH

After the Leap: Baal Teshuvah Symposium  

Young Jews Not Finding What They Need in the Community, Reform Leader Tells Communal Heads 

 Shorashim Torah Centers 

      

 PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

Design a Fundraising Website for Your Audiences    

As Federations Await New Funding Model, No Big Buzz at GA

Jewish Portland Receives Its Largest Gift Ever 

        

NORTH AMERICA

Israelis Stunned by Lack of Help for Sandy Victims 

Reform Leader Rick Jacobs Slams Israeli Gov't Discrimination Against Non-Orthodox  

Sharansky Urges Soviet Jewry Freedom Movement's Inclusion in Jewish Education 

The New Homeless in Long Beach 

  At GA, Old Guard Frets Over New   

 Jewish Republicans Realize Israel Was Not the Wedge Issue They Expected 

Baltimore Jewish Community Rises to Challenge of Helping NY Brethren

 

ISRAEL

 

   INTERNATIONAL

German Lawmakers Launch New Assault on Circumcision  

Frankfurt Hosts Jewish Diaspora Meeting 

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

'On the Origins of Jewish Self-Hatred'  

Why Jewish Agencies Should Let Their Employees Staff Taglit-Birthright Israel Trips  

               

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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

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

WIKWomen in Kiruv Conference-100 Women, 19 States, 4 Countries, 3 Days  

 

On November 4-6, AJOP in conjunction with WIK, JWRP and North American Campus Mekarvos, hosted the 3rd annual Women in Kiruv Conference. 100 women from the United States, Canada and Israel came to Baltimore, MD for inspiration, chizuk and a little bit of pampering.   

 

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ShmiraShmirah Project: Protect Our Brethren in Israel 

 

This grassroots program pairs individual Jews worldwide with an Israeli soldier or resident in danger. By you doing acts of kindness, prayer and learning Torah in their name it adds to the spiritual merit of that soldier or resident in danger. It's simple, it's one on one and it's powerful.     

 

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DavisAJOP Mourns the Passing of Rebbetzin Bluma Davis, Mother of Reb Yosef Davis    

 

We join the Torah world in mourning the passing of Rebbetzin Bluma Davis a"h. We wish our dear friend, Reb Yosef Davis shlita a heartfelt nechama on the passing of his mother. We offer our sincere condolences to his father and sister Rav Shlomo Davis shlita, Mrs. Devorah Shoshana tichyeh and to all her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

 

May her family's ahavas chesed and askanus on behalf of the Klal be an enduring zechus l'iluy nishmasa.


    

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jewish service MichaelAfter the Leap: Baal Teshuvah Symposium

An Article from Mishpacha  


In the last 50 years, tens of thousands of Jews from every walk of life have reclaimed their religious heritage and made their way to a Torah way of life.   

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outreacharticle2Young Jews Not Finding What They Need in the Community, Reform Leader Tells Communal Heads  

An Article from The Times of Israel 

 

Cellular networks. Text messaging. Internet. Social networks. Facebook. Crowd sourcing. Twitter.  Continue Reading 

 

Outreacharticle3Shorashim Torah Centers 

An Article from Hamodia

 

In downtown Jerusalem, the pace is rapid. Cars, taxis, and buses are
constantly opening their doors, spewing out passengers to join the diverse crowd pounding the sidewalk. Continue Reading 

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An Article from NP Engage

As you're approaching the end of year fundraising, you are also comparing your year-to-year performance and refining your strategy for all campaign channels. Continue Reading 


Fundraisingart2As Federations Await New Funding Model, No Big Buzz at GA
An Article from JTA

A year since its creation, the grandly named Global Planning Table remains the great white hope of the Jewish Federations of North America, which held its annual General Assembly here this week. Continue Reading

Fundraising2Jewish Portland Receives Its Largest Gift Ever
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

The Board of Directors of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation (OJCF) has announced that the family of (the late) Harold Schnitzer has gifted the Park Tower Apartments in downtown Portland to OJCF in honor of Harold's memory and his legacy. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Forward

 

When a group of Israeli army veterans arrived in New York to help with rescue efforts one week after Hurricane Sandy, they expected to take their cues from government rescue agencies on the scene.

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Reform Leader Rick Jacobs Slams Israeli Gov't Discrimination Against Non-Orthodox
An Article from JTA

Rabbi Rick Jacobs, the president of the Union for Reform Judaism, said American Jews should no longer acquiesce to Israeli state-sanctioned discrimination against women and non-Orthodox Jews. 
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Namart2Sharansky Urges Soviet Jewry Freedom Movement's Inclusion in Jewish Education
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Modern Jewish education, according to Natan Sharansky, ignores an event of historic proportions akin to the exodus from Egypt. Continue Reading

Namart4The New Homeless in Long Beach
An Article from The Jewish Week

Driving into Long Beach, L.I., on Park Avenue Monday, a portable sign flashed with the news: "You Can Now Flush Toilets." Continue Reading

Namart6At GA, Old Guard Frets Over New
An Article from The Jewish Week

The Jewish federation movement, like much of the organized community, has put great emphasis in recent years on youth, trying many ways to attract that elusive segment of the community. Continue Reading

Namart7Jewish Republicans Realize Israel Was Not the Wedge Issue They Expected
An Article from The Jewish Week

"You called me to be menachem avel [comforting a mourner]?" Such was the way Jeff Wiesenfeld, a Republican insider, answered the phone on the day after the elections. Continue Reading 

 

Namart8Baltimore Jewish Community Rises to Challenge of Helping NY Brethren
An Article from The Chesed Fund

While New York Jewish communities were left stranded and overwhelmed following Hurricane Sandy's determined path of destruction, it's heartwarming to know their neighbors in Baltimore did not sit idle.
Continue Reading

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ejp israel1Video Shows Palestinians Faking Injuries: BBC Falls for Terrible Acting in Gaza
An Article from Tablet Magazine

In this BBC dispatch, as commentators give their analysis of the Gaza conflagration, the camera breaks to footage of presumably injured Palestinians fleeing from what appears to be an area struck by Israeli forces.  Continue Reading

israel2Warning Signs for Israel in Vote
An Article from The Jewish Week

Israel could be a big loser in last week's presidential and congressional elections - and not because of the re-election of a president whose middle name happens to be Hussein. Continue Reading

israel3Why Does Israel Post Assassination Videos to YouTube?
An Article from Wired

The Israel Defense Forces didn't just kill Hamas military leader Ahmed al-Jabari on Wednesday as he was driving his car down the street in Gaza.
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Israel5Israel Ranked as Most Militarized Nation
An Article from Asia Times

Israel tops the list of the world's most militarized nations, according to the latest Global Militarisation Index released by the Bonn International Centre for Conversion. Continue Reading

Israel6Israel's Jerusalem Venture Fund Ranks Top 10 Worldwide
An Article from Ynet News

The Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) fund is Israel's leading venture capital fund and one of the most successful funds in the world, according to PeHub, an online forum for the private equity community, and JVP's reports, revealed for the first time by Calcalist. Continue Reading

Israel7EL AL to Let Customers Cancel, Change Flight Departure Date
An Article from The Jewish Press
 
In light of the present security situation in Israel, EL AL will allow customers to cancel or change their flight departure dates under the following conditions: Continue Reading

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ejp International1German Lawmakers Launch New Assault on Circumcision
An Article from The Times of Israel

Left-wing lawmakers in Germany are threatening to oppose government efforts to keep male infant circumcision legal. Continue Reading 

 

Internatioanl2Frankfurt Hosts Jewish Diaspora Meeting
An Article from Ynet News

The Jewish Studies Institute at Frankfurt University is hosting a three-day international conference where experts from many countries, and a variety of academic fields, examine the Jewish Diaspora and the historic and cultural connections between Jewish communities around the world.  Continue Reading
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happiness Interest1'On the Origins of Self-Hatred'
An Article from Jewish Ideas Daily

One of the most insightful scenes from Larry David's comedy series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, begins with David and his on-air wife, Cheryl, standing at the entrance to a movie theater. Continue Reading

Interestarticle6Why Jewish Agencies Should Let Their Employees Staff Taglit-Birthright Israel Trips
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

In my role at Shorashim, I hire Taglit-Birthright Israel North American Staff. I receive thousands of inquiries, mostly from well-meaning, but unqualified individuals. Continue Reading
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