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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 G'mar Chasima Tova. May We All Be Sealed B'sefer HaChaim
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Yom Kippur Resources
Click Here for the Yom Kippur Checklist from The Chesed Fund
Why Is It So Hard to Change? Six Obstacles to Teshuvah
An Article from OU.org
"Of course a person should do teshuvah, but I am a bit puzzled. I observe Shabbos, I keep kosher and taharas hamishpachah. I daven every day, I attend a Daf Yomi shiur and I am honest in my business dealings. What exactly should I do teshuvah for?" Continue Reading
A 49 Hour Fast
An Article from Ohr Somayach
When the Germans invaded Eastern Europe during the Second World War, the Mir Yeshiva made a miraculous escape across Europe and Asia to Kobe in Japan. Continue Reading
Teshuvah: What is Real Repentance?
A Series of Videos from Aish.com Featuring Rabbi Dovid Fohrman
How can there be objective laws that govern something as subjective and personal as Teshuvah? Continue Reading
Yom Kippur in 60 Minutes or Less
An Article from Partners in Torah
Beginning Rosh Chodesh Elul, our focus turns to repentance.Every morning, at the conclusion of the Shacharit service, we recite "L'Dovid Hashem Ori," [Psalm 27] which contains allusions to this special time of year and the process of repentance. Continue Reading
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Enhance Your Sukkos with Teaching Material from Torah Live
AJOP has partnered with Torah Live to offer you the amazing videos below for use in your classes for FREE. Anyone wishing to use the animations in their classes is welcome to do so ON CONDITION they
e-mail Rabbi Dan Roth their name, city, and name of organization to d.roth@torahlive.com
(The videos are usually only free for home users but not for teachers.) We suggest playing the animations with the volume off and talking yourself while using the graphics to explain what you are teaching.
 1. Four animations on how to build a kosher sukkah Parts 1-4 Click Here2. Four videos about the laws of arba minim. Using the latest multimedia technology, this presentation will clearly guide you, step-by-step, through everything you need to know. Click HereThese videos are free, but require registration. Click Here to Register3. Rabbi Dan Roth shows us how to leave our problems at the doorstep of the sukkah and let Hashem be our "Ultimate Shelter." Filmed in the Judean Desert, this stunning video is about the meaning of sukkos for us today. Click Here for Video |
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 MEOR Maryland Celebrates
An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times
More than 300 people gathered at 4607 Knox Road in College Park to celebrate the grand opening of Meor Maryland's new home on Monday, Sept. 2. Continue Reading
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
The first comprehensive report on U.S. Jewish giving has been released. And while there are no particular surprises, the report "may challenge many of the working assumptions underlying Jewish communal strategy." Continue Reading
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 Start-Up Synagogues: Lured by Cost, And Community
An Article from The Jewish Week
When her oldest son was about to enter third grade in 2011, Janet Schwartzman of Woodbury, L.I., then a single mother of two, began looking around for a synagogue in which to enroll him in Hebrew school. Continue Reading
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 In Israel, Religion is Reduced To Simplistic Categories
An Article from The Forward
I once had a student at Mechon Hadar, the egalitarian yeshiva I co-founded, who came from a suburb of Tel Aviv. She grew up in a family that did not keep Shabbat, go to synagogue, learn Torah or speak of God.
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Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat Faces Tough Reelection Fight
An Article from the Forward
In his first five-year term as mayor of the city holy to the world's three monotheistic religions, Nir Barkat has limited ultra-Orthodox power in the city, slowed the migration of non-Haredim out of Jerusalem and boosted secular culture, with a budget increase of 300%. Continue Reading
Young Karaite Jewish Leaders Vow to Preserve Traditions
An Article from The New York Times
The men and boys offered their prayers in a full-throated chant, raising their arms in supplication and prostrating themselves, barefoot, on the plush red carpet lining the synagogue floor. Continue Reading
How Did Israel Become the Happiest Country in the World?
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
Have you ever googled "most hated country in the world"? As you can imagine, Israel ranks as one of the highest, right next to North Korea and Iran. Continue Reading
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 Britain's New Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, is Sworn In
An Article from JTA
Britain's new chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, was sworn in in the presence of the heir to the British throne, Prince Charles. Continue Reading Syria: Are We Trying to Lose?
An Article from The Council on Foreign Relations
It's hard to win if you're not trying. What are we trying to do in Syria? Continue Reading
South Africa BDS Leader Defends Call to "Kill the Jew"
An Article from the Jerusalem Post
A leader of the South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel justified calls to "shoot the Jew" during a protest last Wednesday against a concert by an Israeli musician.
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An Article from The Forward
Thousands of Jewish pilgrims have begun leaving Uman, Ukraine, where their week-long stay resulted in a fire, power shortages, a sewage flood and several arrests. Continue Reading
French City Closes Street to Traffic Through Yom Kippur An Article from JTA The French city of Metz closed a street to vehicular traffic for the High Holidays season, provoking angry reactions from some Muslims. | |
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 Why Literally Everyone Hates the Jews, and What To Do About It
An Article from Tablet
In many parts of the world, Jews are increasingly unwelcome in the 21st century. The number of countries in which wearing visibly Jewish clothing such as a kippa means risking physical violence has hit an all-time high.
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Resist Sermonizing on Women of the Wall
An Article from The Jewish Week
An initiative inviting 100 rabbis to deliver sermons about the Women of the Wall this High Holiday Season has enlisted dozens of rabbis.
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What Is Jewish Unity?
An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times
This year, the Torah portions Nitzavim and Vayelech were read together on Aug. 30. However, Nitzavim is considered to be related to Rosh Hashanah and Vayelech to Yom Kippur. Continue Reading
Without Unemployment Insurance, Synagogue Employees Lacking a Safety Net An Article from JTA When Manya Monson was laid off in 2010, she knew she wouldn't receive unemployment benefits, but she figured she could manage. Last Hitler Bunker Witness Rochus Misch Dies at 96
An Article from The Jewish Journal
Rochus Misch, the last surviving witness of Adolf Hitler's final days in the Berlin bunker who always referred to the Nazi dictator as "the Boss," has died in his home at the age of 96, his book agent said on Friday. Continue Reading
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