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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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  Kiruv Goes to Therapy
An Article from Hamodia
Leah had grown up in a frum household in the New
York area. She was about seventeen when tragedy
struck her family. In a matter of minutes, a "freak
accident" changed everything. Continue Reading
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Partnering From 'Failure' To Innovation in Engaging Young Jews
An Article from The Jewish Week
The Jewish community continually searches for pathways to achieve effective young adult engagement. Continue Reading
Overall Day School Enrollment Stable
An Article from The Jewish Week
Overall day school enrollment outside the fervently Orthodox yeshiva world was relatively stable this year, despite concerns that the economy would spur sharp declines.
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An Article from Chronicle of Philanthropy
One in four nonprofit leaders is so disappointed in fundraising at his or her organization that the last person in the job was fired, according to a new national study to be released this week. Continue Reading
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 Billionaire Tells Americans to Prepare for "Financial Ruin"
An Article from Money News
Despite the 6.5% stock market rally over the last three months, a handful of billionaires are quietly dumping their American stocks . . . and fast.
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Greek-Jewish Presence Still Clings to Lower East Side
An Article from The Jewish Week
I recently took a wrong turn on the Lower East Side - and walked right into the Jewish past. Continue Reading
Naftali Bennett: Stop US Aid to Israel
An Article from Globes
Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett is calling for an end to US military aid to Israel. Continue Reading
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 Antisemitism Without Jews in Malaysia
An Article from The National Post
In Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, politicians and civil servants devote a surprising amount of time to thinking about Israel, 7,612 km away. Sometimes they appear to be obsessed by it. Jewish Leader: Antisemitism Up in Austria
An Article from Ynet News
The leader of Vienna's Jewish community says the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Austria reported to his office have doubled over the past year and adds that Jews are under duress elsewhere in the EU as well.
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Panama's Israeli Mecca
An Article from The Forward
It's a five-hour drive from Panama City, over patchy roads and confusing highway turn-offs, but once you reach Pedasi, you realize the spot everyone raves about lives up to the hype. Continue Reading
Rome Soccer Team Probed for Antisemitic Abuse
An Article from The Forward
European soccer authorities have opened disciplinary proceedings against the Rome soccer team Lazio for the alleged anti-Semitism of its fans. Continue Reading
Malmo Antisemitic Crimes Go Unpunished
An Article from The Forward
Despite a record number of complaints about hate crimes in the Swedish city of Malmo, not a single person was convicted of such offenses in over two years, according to a recent report. Continue Reading
Jan Fischer, Czech 'Joe Lieberman', Could be Europe's First Jewish President
An Article from JTA
If the pundits are correct, the Czech Republic may become the first European country to elect a Jewish president. Continue Reading
France Jews Seek Names of Antisemites on Twitter
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
France's main Jewish student union asked a Paris court on Tuesday to order Twitter to divulge details about users who post anti-Semitic comments. Continue Reading
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 How to Civilize Your Kids
An Article from Tablet Magazine
Last week, the New York Times ran its semi-annual story about consultants who give lessons to children about manners.
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Chronicler of German Resistance to Hitler Dies at 96
An Article from The New York Times
Klemens von Klemperer, a refugee from Nazi Germany who wrote what is widely considered the seminal history of the movement among the country's conservative elite to overthrow Hitler, died on Dec. 23 at his home in Easthampton, Mass. He was 96. Continue Reading
The Most Righteous Gentiles of 2012
An Article from The Times of Israel Whether they made us cheer, bang our heads against the wall, wish they were Jewish or thank God that they're not, this year had plenty of non-Jews who played an important role in the Jewish story. Continue Reading
Farm to Table Meets Resistance in Kosher World
An Article from The Jewish Week
The sun was shining over the Union Square farmers market on a recent chilly morning as Chris Mitchell, a 34-year-old chef at the fashionable kosher eatery Jezebel, loomed over a table of Jerusalem artichokes. Continue Reading
Leadership Matters: Why Doesn't My School Have an Armed Guard?
An Article from JTA
I am very frustrated with the leadership of my children's preschool. After the Newtown killings, I went straight to the head of the school and asked why we can't have an armed guard outside the building.
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