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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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|  NSN Presents Battle of the Ages: LIVE Ping Pong Tournament on Air!
This Thursday, February 7th, at 6pm ET, The Nachum Segal Network (NSN) and the Orthodox Union present "Battle of the Ages": a ping-pong tournament LIVE on the air, starring 11-year old shomeret shabbat table tennis phenom and West Hempstead native Estee Ackerman vs. Eli Hagler, Assistant Director of Yachad and 1998 Sdei Chemed ping pong champion. Extensive live network programming from 5pm-10pm ET LIVE from the Orthodox Union. Coverage of the match will be provided by Stunt Show host Daniel Gordon. Featured network notables such as Nachum Segal, Michael Fragin, and Charlie Harary will broadcast their shows from the OU as well. Join us for five hours of fun and excitement on the NSN network at nachumsegal.com. In addition, Click Here for full video real-time coverage of the event. Check out our full network schedule at NachumSegal.com |
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| How Can You Use iPhones, iPads and Android Devices for Outreach Even if You Don't Have One?
Most of your students have one of these devices. So first and foremost, know what Jewish content is out there so you can suggest it to them. Below are our picks of the best Jewish apps for smart phones and tablets.
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| Testimonials from Torah Live Training
Hear testimonials from the Torah Live training at the 2013 AJOP Convention.
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 The AJOP Conference Focuses on Both InReach and Outreach
An Article from Hamodia
Someone from his hometown of Oshishok once asked
Harav Yisroel Salanter why he had moved to Paris. Continue Reading
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Kiruv Convention Confronts Challenging Questions
An Article from Matzav.com
Hundreds of kiruv professionals gathered in Stamford, Connecticut recently for the 25th annual convention of AJOP: The Association of Jewish Outreach Programs. Continue Reading
SoHo Synagogue Exports Its Own Brand of Jewish Outreach
An Article from The New York Times
The doorbell kept buzzing at Heather and Teddy Karatz's art-filled loft on Bond Street in Lower Manhattan on a recent Wednesday night, admitting a stream of stylishly dressed young Jewish professionals: financiers and investors, designers and artists.
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I remember when, decades ago, a community foundation in the Northeast decided to study the outcome of a grants initiative to build fundraising capacity at local nonprofits. Continue Reading
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 Israel's Divorce Rate Up 5%; TA Tops List
An Article from Ynet News
A report summarizing the activity of rabbinical courts in 2012 reveals a rise in the State of Israel's divorce rates, alongside a slight step up in sanctions against divorce recalcitrants and violent husbands. Continue Reading
Did Sonia Lifschitz's Infant Israeli Sister Die, or Was She Abducted?
An Article from JTA
Meir and Esther Ohayon died in 1988 and 2010, respectively, mourning as no parents should: They lost three children to illness in their native Morocco and another child two years after moving to Israel in 1956.
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The current winter storm has added another four centimeters to the Kinneret's water level in the past 24 hours, and the lake is now 1.91 meters shy of the upper red line, which denotes that it is full. Only weeks ago, a small kerfuffle erupted when rising Israeli politician Naftali Bennett indicated in an interview with The Jewish Press that Israel's continued acceptance of US military aid, to the tune of $3 billion annually, was not a good idea. |
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