AJOP Update: Are We Ready for the Challenge?

February 28, 2013 - 18 Adar 5773

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OUTREACH

Are We Ready for the Challenge?

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

New Website Teaches Charities About Finances

5 Keys to Prospecting on a Budget

NORTH AMERICA

Obama Has the Jewish Establishment Running Scared

FEMA Bill Shifts Usual Orthodoxies

'Best Practices' Emerging in BDS Confrontations

NY: Stores Sued Over Modesty Signs

Lessons From Irvine: Student Government Matters

Aid to Sandy-Hit Synagogues Splits Jewish Lawmakers, Community Down the Middle

Schumer Snowed, Public Dislikes Hagel

ISRAEL

Searching for the Study of Israel
1 in 9 Jews Gets Married Abroad
New Study Finds Exposure to Challenges in Israel Encourage Community Service

INTERNATIONAL

Antisemitism Skyrocketing in France

Putin: Jewish Texts to Stay in Russia

Hungary Jews Fight Honor for Nazi-Era Puppet Ruler Miklos Horthy

Three Arrested in Nigeria in Alleged Iranian Plot on Jewish, Israeli Targets

PM George Galloway Won't Debate English Student Because He Is Israeli

Hizbullah Terror Group Scanning EU for Israeli, Jewish Targets

Poland Deal Massively Expands Access to Prewar Jewish Records

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

NFTY Convention: Where Prayer is Spine-Ringling, Bone-Shakingly Inspiring

Jewish Committee of Boy Scouts Prepared to Welcome Gays

Our Search for America's Most Inspiring Rabbis

Three More 'I' Words: Innovation in Isolation is Irrelevant

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AJOP Board

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

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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Are We Ready for the Challenge?

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New Website Teaches Charities About Finances An Article from Chronicle of Philanthropy A new Web site seeks to help social-service charities bolster their financial know-how. Continue Reading
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Obama Has the Jewish Establishment Running Scared
An Article from Ynet News

The Republicans in the Senate succeeded in delaying the vote to confirm Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense to the week of February 26 but did not yet succeed in defeating his nomination.

FEMA Bill Shifts Usual Orthodoxies
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'Best Practices' Emerging in BDS Confrontations
An Article from The Jewish Week

Melanie Goldberg, one of the four pro-Israel students ousted earlier this month from a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions event at Brooklyn College, recalls a calmer, more positive moment last year, when she and others at the campus Hillel organized a forum involving several Israelis.

Stores Sued Over Modesty Signs
An Article from Ynet News

A group of storeowners in Brooklyn is being accused of discrimination after posting signs on their shops' windows requiring customers to dress modestly. Continue Reading

Lessons from Irvine: Student Government Matters
An Article from Israel Campus Beat

Influence elicits change. Israel activists on some campuses know that strong relationships with student government can be productive, while others have learned the hard way that weak or non-existent partnerships can prove hazardous to the campus climate. Continue Reading

Aid to Sandy-Hit Synagogues Splits Jewish Lawmakers, Community Down the Middle
An Article from The Forward

When Congress lingered in approving additional federal funding for communities affected by superstorm Sandy, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, forcefully criticized the delay.

Schumer Snowed, Public Dislikes Hagel
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Well, let it never be said that politicians are smarter than voters, especially when it comes to judging character. Continue Reading

Searching for the Study of Israel

An Article from Brandeis University

Israel is a central focus of research at the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies.

1 in 9 Jews Gets Married Abroad

An Article from Ynet News

A total of 12,653 Israelis, mostly Jewish, got married in another country in 2010, according to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Not all cases were civil marriages. Continue Reading

New Study Finds Exposure to Challenges in Israel Encourage Community Service

An Article from JTA

Jewish young adults exposed to complex issues surrounding Israel come away with a connection to the Jewish state, according to a new study.

Antisemitism Skyrocketing in France
An Article from Arutz 7

Last year saw a 58 percent increase in the number of anti-Semitic incidents in France according to a new report published Wednesday by the security unit of the Jewish communities of France. Continue Reading

Putin: Jewish Texts to Stay in Russia
An Article from Ynet News

A disputed collection of Jewish writings will remain in Russia because returning it to a New York-based group would set a precedent paving the way for more such claims dating back to Soviet times, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

Hungary Jews Fight Honor for Nazi-Era Puppet Ruler Miklos Horthy
An Article from The Forward

Hungary's main Jewish organization has urged the government and parliament to prevent the honoring of Miklos Horthy, the country's Holocaust-era ruler.

Three Arrested in Nigeria in Alleged Iranian Plot on Jewish , Israeli Targets
An Article from JTA

Nigerian authorities arrested three men suspected of staking out U.S and Israeli targets on behalf of Iran. Continue Reading

PM George Galloway Won't Debate English Students Because He Is Israeli
An Article from The Guardian

George Galloway has been accused of racism after walking out of a debate at Oxford University after discovering that his opponent was an Israeli citizen. Continue Reading

Hizbullah Terror Group Scanning EU for Israeli, Jewish Targets
An Article from Arutz 7

Hizbullah terror operatives are in Europe scanning for area for Jewish targets, according to a source quoted by The New York Times.

Poland Deal Massively Expands Access to Prewar Jewish Records
An Article from The Times of Israel

A new agreement signed by the Polish State Archives will provide the public with access to a million records related to Jewish life before the Holocaust. Continue Reading

NFTY Convention: Where Prayer is Spine Tingling, Bone Shakingly Inspiring
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

At home, we sometimes used to struggle to feed balanced meals to our 3 teenagers. Imagine trying to feed 1000 as these Jewish teens sat together to for Shabbat dinner. And that was only the beginning.

Jewish Committee of Boy Scouts Prepared to Welcome Gays
An Article from The Jewish Week

Although the Boy Scouts of America opted to delay until May 24 a vote on whether to end its controversial ban on gay members, the National Jewish Committee on Scouting wasted no time in voting for the change.

Our Search For America's Most Inspiring Rabbis
An Article from The Forward

Two weeks ago, when the Forward launched its special editorial project America's Most Inspiring Rabbis, we had no idea what to expect.

Three More 'I' Words: Innovation in Isolation is Irrelevant
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

A recent article on this site ("Innovation Isn't Dead, It's Working" - February 5, 2013) raised concerns that last year's merger of Hazon with the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center has sparked casual conversations about the end of the innovation era. Continue Reading

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