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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
Cincinnati, 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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 AJOP Convention 2013: Taking the Guess Work Out of Kiruv with Dr. David Rosmarin
Join Dr. David Rosmarin for a session examining the role and importance of social science studies in kiruv work.
Dr. Rosmarin, Ph.D. is an Instructor at Harvard Medical School and Assistant Psychologist at McLean Hospital. Dr. Rosmarin received training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy at the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders at Boston University and the Anxiety Treatment & Research Center in Hamilton, Ontario. He has authored 30 peer-reviewed publications, delivered over 50 scientific presentations, and is an active member of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Dr. Rosmarin's research and innovative clinical approaches have received media attention from ABC, NPR, US News and World Report, the Boston Globe, and the India Times.
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 Torah Live: For Educators Only
Are you ready to bring your teaching into the digital age? Speak to the students of today in their language.
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Women 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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 Shedding Light on Jewish Education
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
In advance of its October 2012 Board meeting, the Jim Joseph Foundation Board of Directors invited a small group of community thought leaders to submit a madrich narrative addressing the following question: What "big idea" for supporting Jewish education would you propose the Jim Joseph Foundation fund? Continue Reading
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 An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
I believe very strongly that in order to fix a broken nonprofit sector we must change how things are done. Continue Reading
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 Historic Synagogue to Rise Anew in Jerusalem
An Article from The Times of Israel
The Jerusalem Municipality on Wednesday announced plans to rebuild the historic Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue in the Old City. The iconic three-story domed structure, which once dominated the skyline of the Jewish Quarter, was dedicated in 1872 but destroyed by the Jordanian Army after it captured the Old City during Israel's 1948 War of Independence. Continue Reading
Israel Paying the Price for the West's Self-Hatred
An Article from Gatestone Institute
The moral question - "Who began the war and who denies its adversary's right to exist?" - is never asked. The media simply do not tell the truth. Continue Reading
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 Thousands Attend Anti-Nazi Rally in Hungary
An Article from Ynet News
Thousands of people have attended an anti-Nazi rally organized by Hungarian Jewish and civic groups to protest a far right lawmaker's call for the screening of Jews for national security risks. Continue Reading
The UN's Internet Sneak Attack
An Article from The Wall Street Journal
Who runs the Internet? For now, the answer remains no one, or at least no government, which explains the Web's success as a new technology.
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Hungary PM Raps Far-Right, Vows to Protect Jews
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday condemned a call by a far-right Jobbik lawmaker to draw up lists of Jews as "unworthy" of his country, promising he would protect all citizens from any kind of discrimination.
A Swedish Blood Libel That Just Won't Quit
A Letter from Tablet Magazine
On Friday, Nov. 16, I was walking along the sidewalk during my break at work, at about 9:30 a.m., near the corner of Paré St. and Victoria Ave. Continue Reading
Kosher Controversy Catches Pole Off Guard
An Article from The Forward
News that ritual slaughter could be banned in Poland caught Jakub Lopinski at a critical moment in his career. Continue Reading
Matchmaking, Lectures in Western Ukraine
An Article from Ynet News
I received the invitation to attend the sixth conference of the Limmud FSU organization for Russian-speaking Jews in the western Ukrainian city of Uzhgorod with mixed emotions. Continue Reading
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 Online-Ordained Rabbis Grab Pulpits
An Article from The Forward
Rabbi Eli Kavon's colleagues don't consider him a rabbi. Ordained in two years via a correspondence course by a virtually unknown rabbinical seminary in Long Island, he's not a member of any mainstream rabbinical association.
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The Man with the Plan-Rabbi Nochum Stilerman: Part I
An Article from Mishpacha
In one sentence, state a goal that you would like to strive toward. What would you like to accomplish this year, outlined in less than 25 words? Continue Reading
Helping One Another in Times of Need
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
They've come from Baltimore, New Orleans, Silver Spring, Md. and Israel, to name a few - all to assist with the clean-up efforts from Hurricane Sandy in the greater New York/New Jersey area. The power of "the collective" working at its best. Continue Reading
The Cremation Challenge
An Article from Jewish Action
Everyone I knew growing up fasted on Yom Kippur and had a Pesach Seder. While not everyone kept kosher or celebrated Shabbat, there were certain customs and lifecycle events that were virtually universal. Continue Reading
New App Brings the Aleph Bet to the iPad
An Article from The Jewish Week
Would you prefer your preschool-age child do less "Angry Birds" and more "Aleph Bet?" Continue Reading
Looking for Work, Finding Community
An Article from The Jewish Week
Think of a bottle of soap bubbles, and a toy comes to mind. Yet a group of adults struggling with the very grown-up problem of unemployment learned earlier this fall that a simple relic from childhood can be their friend, too. Continue Reading
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