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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 Chag Sukkos Sameach!
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Sukkos Resources
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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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 Living in Fear of a Jewish Education
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
When we spent a few years in Israel, my American friends would almost always ask if I was scared to live in such a dangerous place. Continue Reading
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The Birthright Mission: Leading and Empowering Jewish Leadership
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Having staffed five Birthright trips, I often wonder what the Birthright participants will remember about their trip in 20 years from now.
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Last week the findings from a major study of Jewish giving were released. The study, "Connected to Give: the National Study of American Jewish Giving", was prepared by a consortium of independent foundations, family foundations, community foundations and Jewish federations working in partnership with Jumpstart. Continue Reading |
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 Yom Kippur Inspires Determination in Wake of Colorado Floods
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
As heavy rains and flash-flooding continued to batter the Boulder, Colo., area straight through Yom Kippur, and with rains continuing to hamper rescue efforts throughout the region on Sunday, Chabad rabbis told of devastation and devotion, as well as a dedication to volunteerism in the tough and uncertain days ahead. Continue Reading
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 Rabbi's Shooting Shakes Russian Community's Confidence in Its Future
An Article from JTA
Accustomed to the sound of gunfire at night, neighbors of Rabbi Ovadia Isakov were not particularly startled when a shot rang out on Pushkin Street on July 25.
Spain to Vote on Making Holocaust Studies Obligatory
An Article from JTA
Spain's parliament is set to vote on an amendment that would make Holocaust studies obligatory for Spanish students. Continue Reading
Pope Praises Jews for Keeping Faith During Holocaust, Other 'Terrible Trials'
An Article from The Forward
Pope Francis praised Jews for keeping their faith despite the Holocaust and other "terrible trials" throughout history, and reaffirmed Judaism as the "holy root" of Christianity. Continue Reading
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 Dues Are not The Sole Stumbling Block for Young Families
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
In response to Adina Kay-Gross', article, September 8, 2013, "Should Young Families Have to Pay to Pray?", of course, the answer is a resounding "No."
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Job fair for Disabled People Has Dual Mission
An Article from The Jewish Week
Landing a job can be much tougher for Joey Lerner than for most people, said his mother, Estelle, who accompanied him to a job fair last week organized by Yachad/The National Jewish Council for Disabilities.
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Opposition Build Against Live Kapparos
An Article from The Jewish Week
For years, Rina Deych was treated like she was crazy for fighting the Yom Kippur ritual of kapparot. Continue Reading
Daughter of Auschwitz Commandant Downplays Holocaust Murders An Article from Ynet News Brigitte Höss (Hoess) has spent the last 41 years living in a suburb of Washington DC, and was employed at a trendy beauty salon owned by Jews who fled Germany after Krystalnacht. Continue Reading The Story behind NBC's Historic Yom Kippur Broadcast on the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
An Article from Tablet
A few days before Yom Kippur in 1943, NBC aired a radio play dramatizing the horrific events and tragic end of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising earlier that year. Continue Reading
The Day School Tuition Crisis: A Short History An Article from Jewish Review of Books When New York's police commissioner complained in 1908 about young Jewish immigrants' disproportionately high rate of street crime and truancy, he wasn't demanding that they spend more time in Hebrew school. Continue Reading
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