February 27, 2014 - 27 Adar I 5774

Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh: My Personal Account From the Rabbis Conference

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OUTREACH

After Birthright, Israel Is My Second Home

The State of Jewish Camping: From Summer Fun to Communal Responsibility

9 Online Digital Judaic Studies Resources You Must Know About

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

How Do I Get My Development Officers Out of the Office to Meet With Donors?

Sharing Data for All the World to See Helps Charities Do Better Work

Staff Orientation and Training Are the Beginning of a Successful Solicitation Process

NORTH AMERICA

'In the Next Generation, US Jews Will Disappear'

What the ASA'a Boycott Taught (Reminded) Me

NFTY and BBYO: We Can Make Each Other Stronger

Antisemitism in America Down, But Not Out

FBI, San Francisco Police Investigating Student Leader After Violent Posts About IDF, Hillel

Obama Appoints Anti-Israel Former Clinton Aide to Top White House Job

Second College Declares Itself an 'Open Hillel'

Eric Cantor Calls for US Leadership in World Affairs

Jewish Immigration Advocates Push Eric Cantor To Support Broad Reforms

ISRAEL

Benjamin Netanyahu Tells AIPAC To Put Its Head in a Noose
A History of the Apartheid Libel
'Rocks, Firebombings on the Rise in Gush Etzion,' IDF Operations Officer Tells 'Post'
Google Acquires Israeli Startup SlickLogin
Did Harry Truman Love Israel?

INTERNATIONAL

Ukrainian Chabad Center Attacked with Molotov Cocktails

265 Anne Frank Books Vandalized in Tokyo Libraries

Germany Arrests 3 Suspected Auschwitz Guards

Looking at Kiev, Through Blood and Fire

With Israeli Tech, Amiran Kenya Looks to Boost East Africa's Farmers

Hungary Jews Seek Return of WWII Looted Torahs From Russia

Map Shows Every French Child Deported During the Holocaust

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

This Year, You Can Afford Jewish Summer Camp

Why Intellectuals Won't Save Us

Want People to Open Your Email? Personalize It.

Multiple Perspectives on a Central Question: "What's So Jewish About Changing the World?"

Presbyterians Push Back Against Church Group's Anti-Zionist Study Guide

Camps Get Expedia-Like Discount Finder

Making a Place for Non-Jews in Our Synagogues

Ramaz, Orthodox Manhattan High School, Nixes Rashid Khalidi Talk

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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

*Deceased

AJOP Rabbis Conference Scottsdale, AZ

On Wednesday and Thursday, February 19-20, AJOP, in conjunction with Ahavas Torah: The Scottsdale Torah Center hosted a 2 day conference for Shul Rabbanim of kiruv oriented shuls.

Attracting over 30 Rabbanim from diverse locations throughout the US and Canada, the conference aimed to give these individuals some much needed chizuk, as well as sessions pertinent to their unique roles. Presenters included HaRav Yaakov Hopfer, noted posek and Mara D'asrah of Shearith Israel Cong. in Baltimore, MD, Rabbi Ilan Feldman of Cong. Beth Jacob in Atlanta, GA and Rabbi Yaakov Meyer of Aish Denver.

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Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh: My Personal Account From the Rabbis Conference


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After Birthright, Israel Is My Second Home

An Article from The Jewish Week

When I first heard of Birthright I wanted to go. I had many friends and cousins who had gone, too, and were all so excited after the trip.

The State of Jewish Camping: From Summer Fun to Communal Responsibility
An Article from JTA

Initiatives aim to expand programs and accessibility for kids with special needs.

Outreacharticle4 9 Online Digital Judaic Studies Resources You Must Know About

An Article from Ner Le'Elef

We live in an age of information overload. This is true regarding all branches of study, including Judaic and Torah Studies.

How Do I Get My Development Officers Out of the Office to Meet with Donors?

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

This is a question that I am often asked. While everyone in the development business seems to understand that the face to face meeting is probably one of the most powerful donor cultivation tools available, so many development employees become frozen when asked to pick up the telephone to make appointments.
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Sharing Data for All the World To See Helps Charities Do Better Work
An Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy

In the early 1990s, I was in Namaqualand, a beautiful part of South Africa, working for a local nonprofit organization focused on improving child growth. Continue Reading

Staff Orientation and Training Are the Beginning of a Successful Solicitation Process
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Many nonprofit organizations have staff who are dedicated to the resource development functions of the agency; others rely on outside consultants to meet their fundraising needs.Continue Reading

'In the Next Generation, US Jews Will Disappear'
An Article from Ynet News

The person responsible for this statement was not surprised by Chelsea Clinton's marriage to the Jewish Marc Mezvinsky, or by the blooming relationship between Yair Netanyahu and the Norwegian Sandra Leikanger. Continue Reading

What the ASA's Boycott Taught (Reminded) Me
An Article from Cross Currents

In the closing months of 2013, the American Studies Association (ASA) voted to boycott Israeli universities. Continue Reading

NFTY and BBYO: We Can Make Each Other Stronger
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

As I write this, I'm on a literal and figurative high - literal because I'm writing to you from a flight back to New York from Dallas, where I had the privilege of attending and addressing the BBYO International Convention. Continue Reading

Antisemitism in America: Down, But Not Out
An Article from JTA

When Abraham Foxman steps down next summer from his longtime post as national director of the Anti-Defamation League, he'll be leaving his successor with a much brighter picture on anti-Semitism in America than when Foxman joined the organization in 1965. Continue Reading

FBI, San Francisco Police Investigating Student Leader After Violent Posts About IDF, Hillel
An Article from The Algemeiner

The FBI and a Joint Terrorism Task Force are investigating a San Francisco student leader who published violent comments about the Israel Defense Forces and Jewish student group Hillel, campus anti-Semitism watchdog AMCHA said in a message to supporters on Thursday. Continue Reading

Obama Appoints Anti-Israel Former Clinton Aide to Top White House Job
An Article from Haaretz

Robert Malley, the White House aide who advised President Bill Clinton during his futile effort to broker an agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians at Camp David in 2000, is rejoining the White House, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Continue Reading

Second College Declares Itself an 'Open Hillel'
An Article from JTA

Vassar College's Jewish Union declared itself an "Open Hillel," repudiating international Hillel guidelines rejecting partnerships with groups deemed hostile toward Israel. Continue Reading

Eric Cantor Calls for US Leadership in World Affairs
An Article from JTA

We wrote yesterday about a major foreign policy address that Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the House majority leader, delivered on Presidents Day to the Virginia Military Institute. Continue Reading

Jewish Immigration Advocates Push Eric Cantor To Support Broad Reforms
An Article from The Forward

The organized Jewish community is known for its impressive bipartisan clout when advocating issues relating to Israel. Continue Reading

Benjamin Netanyahu Tells AIPAC To Put Its Head In a Noose
An Article from The Forward

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu marked America's Presidents Day February 17 by lecturing to a visiting group of American presidents in Jerusalem.

A History of the Apartheid Libel
An Article from BICOM

The idea that Israel is an 'apartheid state' is the intellectual foundation of the movement to boycott, divest from and sanction Israel (BDS). This pamphlet shows it is a smear: a malicious lie that does huge damage to the peace process.

'Rocks, Firebombings on the Rise in Gush Etzion,' IDF Operations Officer Tells 'Post'
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

The IDF's Etzion Regional Brigade completed a four-day intensive exercise this week, drilling responses to a range of security incidents that could erupt at any time in the West Bank. Continue Reading

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Google Acquires Israeli Startup SlickLogin
An Article from CrazyEngineers

Google has acquired SlickLogin, a start-up company from Israel which made its debut just 5 months ago. Continue Reading

Did Harry Truman Love Israel?
An Article from The Forward

The New Republic senior editor John Judis has become the latest author presenting a perspective critical of traditional Zionist narratives to be canceled by a prominent Jewish institution. Continue Reading

Ukrainian Chabad Center Attacked with Molotov Cocktails
An Article from JNS

The Chabad center in the southeast Ukrainian city of Zaporozhye was firebombed with Molotov cocktails on Monday. The masked perpetrators managed to escape, but their images were caught by security cameras. Continue Reading

265 Anne Frank Books Vandalized in Tokyo Libraries
An Article from AP.org

Anne Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl" and scores of books about the young Holocaust victim have been vandalized in Tokyo public libraries since earlier this year.

Germany Arrests 3 Suspected Auschwitz Guards
An Article from Israel Hayom

German police arrested three men Thursday suspected of having participated in the murder of Jews at Auschwitz concentration camp, while serving there as SS guards.

Looking at Kiev, Through Blood and Fire
An Article from JTA

The scenes from Kiev are reminiscent of Cairo in 2011- or perhaps the Battle of Stalingrad or revolutionary Paris. Continue Reading

With Israeli Tech, Amiran Kenya Looks to Boost East Africa's Farmers

An Article from JTA

Bags of seeds from the Israeli seed company Hazera Genetics line the shelves of one warehouse. Continue Reading

Hungary Jews Seek Return of WWII Looted Torahs from Russia
An Article from i24 News

Hungarian Jewish leaders said Tuesday they had begun talks with Russian authorities over the return of a huge collection of religious items looted by the Red Army during World War II. Continue Reading

Map Shows Every French Child Deported During the Holocaust
An Article from Tablet

Of the 76,000 Jews deported from France and sent to Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust, 11,400 of them were children.

This Year, You Can Afford Jewish Summer Camp
An Article from Foundation for Jewish Camp

BunkConnect makes an unforgettable Jewish camp experience more widely accessible than ever before!

Why Intellectuals Won't Save Us
An Article from Ner Le'Elef

Aristotle defined intelligence as the sum of moral virtues.

Want People to Open Your Email? Personalize It.
An Article from Ner Le'Elef

Earlier this month, Experian Marketing Services released their 2013 Email Market Study.

Multiple Perspectives on a Central Question: "What's so Jewish About Changing the World?"

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

What is so Jewish about changing the world? This question wasn't just on the agenda for January 22nd's TED-style roundtable featuring five of LA's top Jewish minds - it was the sole agenda. Continue Reading

Presbyterians Push Back Against Church Group's Anti-Zionist Study Guide
An Article from JTA

Presbyterians who engage in dialogue with Jewish groups are scrambling to undo what they say is the damage caused by a congregational study guide assailing Zionism distributed by a group affiliated with their denomination.

Camps Get Expedia-Like Discount Finder

An Article from The Jewish Week

Think Expedia or Hotels.com or countless other vacation discount finders online, but instead to connect kids to Jewish camps. Continue Reading

Making a Place for Non-Jews in Our Synagogues

An Article from The Jewish Week

Cathy Salamon and Ted Geardino are members of my Conservative synagogue. Cathy is Jewish and attended yeshiva through eighth grade.

Ramaz, Orthodox Manhattan High School, Nixes Rashid Khalidi Talk

An Article from JTA

Some students and alumni of Ramaz are protesting the Manhattan Orthodox high school's decision to rescind an invitation to Arab-American academic Rashid Khalidi. Continue Reading

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