AJOP Update: Why American Judaism is Self-Destructing and What To Do About It

July 11, 2013 - 4 Av 5773

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OUTREACH

Why American Judaism is Self-Destructing and What To Do About It

Jewish Day Schools and Student Scholarships

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

Make the Most of First Time Meetings With Donors

Yeshiva University Extends $1 Billion Fundraising Campaign

NORTH AMERICA

Obama's Puzzling Middle East Policies

At Battle of Gettysburg, Jewish Heroes Fought for Both North and South

Princeton Residents Sue to Revoke University's Tax Exemption

Measles Outbreak Worries Doctors

ISRAEL

Arab Spring Prompts Arab-Israeli Christians to Reevaluate Israel
Knesset Budget Jumped 75% Over Last Decade
Fresh Fear in Israel Over Chaos in Egypt
Extreme Inter-Dating
Role of Judaism in The Jewish State Further Weakening

INTERNATIONAL

UK Chief Rabbi's Star-Studded Send-Off

Turkish Deputy PM: Jewish Diaspora Ignited Gezi Park Protests

State Dept. Envoy: Hungarian Gov't Must Do More To Condemn Antisemitism

Jews Attacked for Affixing Mezuzah in Belgium

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

How Exercise Can Calm Anxiety

Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm Announces Retirement from YU

Under Pressure, Claims Conference Officials Alter Meeting Agenda

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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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Lancaster Yeshiva Expands Torah & Trade Program

In addition to its already unique program of Yeshiva Studies and Vocational Training in carpentry and other fields directly related to Residential Construction, LYC will now offer an overview and hands on experience in the five fundamentals of the welding trade: Electric Arc Welding, MIG Welding, TIG Welding, Oxygen/Acetylene Burning and Blueprint Reading for Welding.

Upon completion of our welding training bochurim will have a secondary skill to bring to their career in the contracting/construction field and/or will be able to move on to more in depth welding training.

The Lancaster Yeshiva Center's program was established 12 years ago to provide post high school age boys, who were not seeking full time Yeshiva Studies, the opportunity to remain within a Yeshiva atmosphere, learn Torah on a daily basis and to train in a very hands on way for marketable skill in the construction/contracting field. Graduates of the Lancaster Yeshiva Center have gone on to be Torah True productive members of various Jewish communities.

If you are a boy or if you know of a boy that fits the description above, call the Lancaster YeshivaCenter at 717-940-4028 to start your Torah and Trade training.


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Why American Judaism is Self-Destructing and What To Do About It

An Article from Jewish World Review

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Jewish Day Schools and Student Scholarships

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

I was turned down for tuition assistance for my son at a Jewish day school. This was 40 years ago. Continue Reading

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Make the Most of First Time Meetings with Donors An Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy Finding affluent people who would be interested in supporting a group's cause is a challenge for many fundraisers. Continue Reading
Yeshiva University Extends $1 Billion Fundraising Campaign An Article from eJewish Philanthropy Yeshiva University recently announced that it was embarking on "Mandate to Matter," an aggressive drive to both complete the final stages of a $1 billion capital campaign and to raise an additional $400 million for undergraduate scholarships, a core university priority. Continue Reading

Obama's Puzzling Middle East Policies
An Article from The Washington Post

Centuries of theatergoers have puzzled over the riddle of why it took Shakespeare's Hamlet so long to act once he had set his mind to it.

At Battle of Gettysburg, Jewish Heroes Fought for Both North and South
An Article from The Forward

American Jews used to celebrate their laureled heroes of the Battle of Gettysburg. Northerners boasted of Lieutenant Colonel Edward S. Salomon, who, according to his superior, "displayed the highest order of coolness and determination under very trying circumstances."
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Princeton Residents Sue to Revoke University's Tax Exemption
An Article from The New York Observer

A handful of Princeton, New Jersey, residents filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming that the school's income from royalties and commercial ventures makes it ineligible for its tax exempt status and that the university should pay its fair share. Continue Reading

Measles Outbreak Worries Doctors
An Article from Yated

According to the New York City Department of Health, at least 48 cases of measles have been identified in Boro Park and Williamsburg, all within the Orthodox Jewish community. Continue Reading

Arab Spring Prompts Arab-Israeli Christians to Reevaluate Israel
An Article from Commentary

Today's Israel Hayom has an important article about an Israeli Greek Orthodox priest that every Christian in the West should read.

Knesset Budget Jumped 75% Over Last Decade
An Article from Haaretz

The Knesset's budget grew by 75% after inflation over the decade from 2003 to 2013, to a projected NIS 606 million in 2013, according to figures from the Finance Ministry's accountant general.

Fresh Fear in Israel Over Chaos in Egypt
An Article from The Jewish Week

When the revolution against President Hosni Mubarak broke out two years ago, Israel feared that Egypt would suffer the fate of Iran and fall under the sway of an extremist Islamist rule. Continue Reading

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Extreme Inter-Dating
An Article from The Jewish Week

After three exasperatingly cautious dates and a month of coy e-mail exchanges, I got tired of beating around the bush and wrote Orie, my American prospect. Continue Reading

Role of Judaism in The Jewish State Further Weakening
An Article from Yated

In contempt of a High Court order compelling Tel Aviv to close its shops on Shabbos, the Tel Aviv municipality cynically announced that it would stop issuing fines to shops that open on Shabbos for the next two months. Continue Reading

UK Chief Rabbi's Star Studded Send-Off
An Article from Tablet

Monday night, Britain celebrated the tenure of Lord Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom since 1991, who will be stepping down in August. Continue Reading

Turkish Deputy PM: Jewish Diaspora Ignited Gezi Park Protests
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

A deputy of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the Jewish diaspora and foreign powers of setting off the unrest that has hit the country in the last month, Turkish daily Hurriyet reported on Tuesday.

State Dept. Envoy: Hungarian Gov't Must Do More to Condemn Antisemitism
An Article from JTA

Hungary's government must do more to condemn political anti-Semitism, the State Department's anti-Semitism envoy said in a letter to Jewish groups. Continue Reading

Jews Attacked for Affixing Mezuzah in Belgium
An Article from Ynet News

A former Israeli tennis player and her wife have been the victims of an anti-Semitic attack in their own home in a suburb of Antwerp, Belgium. Continue Reading

How Exercise Can Calm Anxiety
An Article from The New York Times

In an eye-opening demonstration of nature's ingenuity, researchers at Princeton University recently discovered that exercise creates vibrant new brain cells - and then shuts them down when they shouldn't be in action.

Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm Announces Retirement from YU
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

In accordance with an agreement reached 3 years ago, Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm has formally stepped down from positions as Chancellor of Yeshiva University and Rosh Hayeshiva. Continue Reading

Under Pressure, Claims Conference Officials Alter Meeting Agenda
An Article from The Jewish Week

Stung by a sharply worded e-mail from a board member demanding an immediate copy of an ombudsman's investigation into the Claims Conference's handling of $57.3 million in fraudulent claims, a top official of the organization said it would be sent shortly.

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