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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 Wishes All of Klal Yisrael Kesiva V'Chasima Tova. May All of Our Endeavors Be Met With Success This Year
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Rosh Hashanah Resources
A Story for the Days of Awe
An Article from OU.org
I don't know if Harry really saw it, or he just imagined the whole thing. Either way, the experience shook him to the core and changed my life as well. Neither of us has ever been the same after that fateful evening.
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Jews Don't Say Happy New Year
An Article from Aish.com
Ever notice that Jews don't traditionally wish each other "happy new year"? Instead we say the Hebrew phrase "shanah tovah" which - in spite of the mistaken translation that appears on almost all greeting cards - has no connection at all to the expression "have a happy new year."
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Yeshiva University's Rosh Hashanah Torah To Go 5774
A Series of Articles from Yeshiva University
Rosh Hashana is a multi-faceted experience, which at first glance seems contradictory. Let us begin by exploring the dominant theme of the day.
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Strategic Teshuvah
An Article from Ohr Somayach
We all have some bad midot (character traits) and some bad habits. When we consider doing teshuva for them, we are apt to think as follows:
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 Losing the Battle Here to Keep Russian Jews Jewish
An Article from The Jewish Week
The warning signs came early this season, Jewish-themed post cards with veiled messianic references arriving in mailboxes throughout the Brighton Beach neighborhood.
When the nation's largest Jewish federation convened its first-ever conference recently on engaging interfaith families, perhaps the most notable thing about it was the utter lack of controversy that greeted the event. Continue Reading
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Mesillas Yesharim Comes to Life for Kiruv Professionals and Educators
An Article from Ner Le'Elef
I recently received a copy of the new Jaffa Edition of Mesillas Yesharim. As someone who gives a mussar vaad, I currently own the classic Feldheim version, The Ofeq Institute's Complete Mesillas Yesharim, and Rabbi Yaakov Feldman's translation with commentary. Continue Reading
The Jewish Empire in Thailand
An Article from Hamodia
A colossal Jewish empire has been built because of a "position open" notice hanging on a bulletin board in the Chabad kollel in Crown Heights and by the young couple who decided to take up the challenge. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Mormon tradition of tithing is a primary reason residents of this state well outpace those in every other place in America. Continue Reading
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 Poll: Children Less Connected to Israel, More Jewishly Educated, Than Parents
An Article from The Jewish Week
Parents today are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to send their children to Jewish day schools and Jewish summer camps but their offspring tend to be less connected to Israel than they are. Continue Reading
On Long Island, No More Pay to PrayAn Article from The Jewish WeekFree Hebrew school. Free Junior Congregation for the High Holy Days. No building fund. Membership dues reduced to as low as $50 a year. Continue ReadingFour Hebrew Charters OpenAn Article from The Jewish WeekTwo new Hebrew charter school opened their doors Monday, collectively enrolling approximately 300 students in kindergarten and first grade. Continue ReadingA group trying to have an eruv built in Long Island's Hamptons filed a federal lawsuit after having its bid quashed by a zoning board.
Shamed Into War?An Article from The Washington PostHaving leaked to the world, and thus to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a detailed briefing of the coming U.S. air attack on Syria - (1) the source, (2) the weapon, (3) the duration, (4) the purpose - perhaps we should be publishing the exact time the bombs will fall, lest we disrupt dinner in Damascus. Continue Reading |
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 Polish Philosopher Bauman Rejects Honorary Degree Over Antisemitic Attacks
An Article from JTA
Polish-British philosopher Zygmunt Bauman rejected an honorary doctorate from a Polish university because of anti-Semitic attacks against him on the Internet. Continue Reading France Has Problems With All Religions-Not Just Islam
An Article from The Forward
A couple of months ago, the French media reported on yet another clash between religious extremists and state authorities. Continue Reading
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 Why Go To Synagogue If You Don't Believe in G-d?
An Article from The Jewish Week
The other day, I was having a conversation with a friend who sheepishly admitted that she used to be one of those "three-day-a-year" Jews, who only went to synagogue on the High Holy Days.
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Envying the Ger; Why the Smile
An Article from Jewish Media Resources
My wife and I have just returned from a glorious week spent in the Canadian Rockies, and I can fully echo Rabbi Shamshon Raphael Hirsch's remark after a visit to the Swiss Alps, "Now, I shall be able to answer affirmatively when Hashem asks me in the world of truth, 'Did you also see My Alps?'"Continue Reading
Has the Kosher Cheeseburger Arrived?
An Article from JTA
When the world's first lab-grown burger was introduced and taste-tested on Monday, the event seemed full of promise for environmentalists, animal lovers and vegetarians. Continue Reading
New Riffs on The New Year An Article from The Jewish Week One night a year ago Jamie Schorr, a jazz devotee, and his wife descended a staircase to a basement club in the West Village. Continue Reading A Mom with a Disability: I Adapt Parenting to My Body
An Article from The Jewish Week
"Your son is crying down in the playroom," my friend offered helpfully. "I know," I responded. "He'll let me know if he needs me. Continue Reading
The Greatness of Joy An Article from Ner Le'Elef A culture can be understood by its vocabulary. Koreans have yeondu and chorok, both shades of green in English. Continue Reading |
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