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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
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The Shabbos Project is going international! This year it will take place on the 24-25 October, Parshat Noach. To bring The Shabbos Project to your city go to theshabbosproject.comClick Here to watch the official video
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We all remember that memorable line from the movie Jerry Maguire starring Tom Cruise. Continue Reading
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 Can Modern Orthodoxy Survive?
An Article from Mosaic
On the current American Jewish scene, one group stands out for its seemingly successful integration of traditional religious behavior and belief with full participation in modern society. Continue Reading
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 Crisis of Confidence for British Jewry
An Article from Tablet
The British Jewish community is suffering a crisis of confidence, its sense of security shaken by the anti-Semitic backlash triggered by the Gaza war. Continue Reading
Facing Islamist Threats, Arab Nations Tilt Toward Israel
An Article from JTA
Between the war in Gaza and gains by Islamic militants in Iraq, Syria and Libya, there's plenty of cause these days for pessimism about the Middle East.
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Jews Leave a Digital Footprint on Kolkata
An Article from The Times of India
Jael Silliman, at 59 one of the youngest members of the dwindling Baghdadi Jews community in Kolkata, has stitched together a remarkable digital archive that traces two centuries of the community's story. Continue Reading
I Smuggled a Shul From Sweden to Israel An Article from The Forward I had never harbored any ambitions of becoming an international smuggler until one cloud-free summer evening in 1991. Continue Reading Beheadings in Syria Now Routine, UN Panel Says An Article from The New York Times Public executions, often beheadings, are becoming a "common spectacle" in parts of Syria controlled by Islamic militants, and government forces there continue to massacre and torture civilians, a United Nations panel said in a report released on Wednesday. Continue Reading Austria: Springboard for Global Jihad An Article from Gatestone Institute After British parliament member George Galloway declared that Israeli tourists are not welcome in Bradford, declaring it "an Israel-free zone", groups of Israelis and British Jews arrived in the city in the past week, just to spite the controversial MP. Continue Reading Why Sharansky is Wrong to Write Off European Jewry An Article from eJewish Philanthropy I am certain that it gave you no joy to have uttered what you said, in the wake of rising antisemitism and the discomfort of Jews in France, as well as increased aliyah to Israel. Continue Reading |
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 Against Open Orthodoxy
An Article from Mosaic
During my almost 40 years as a pulpit rabbi, I have developed a reputation for liberal rulings on many issues, and for occasional critiques of haredi Judaism. Continue Reading
Anti-Vaccine Movement Creates Tension in Jewish Community
An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times
As children return to school this week, some parents, physicians and scientists are engaged in an increasingly fierce debate over the safety and necessity of childhood vaccinations for diseases such as polio, hepatitis B, pertussis, diphtheria and chicken pox.
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Meet the Jewish Founders of Tinder
An Article from The Jewish Journal
Finding dates used to require approaches such as hiring matchmakers, signing up for dancing and cooking classes, attending synagogue, asking friends for help, or, for the least energetic, merely creating a cursory profile on sites such as JDate. Continue Reading
A New Strain of Antisemitism in on the Rise An Article from The Telegraph On Sunday a rally will take place in London to demand zero tolerance of anti-Semitism. Why is this necessary? Continue Reading Declare Yom Kippur a UN Holiday
An Article from The New York Times
The emblem of the United Nations shows the planet brought together in the embrace of two olive branches. Continue Reading
A Tale of Two Zionists An Article from The Washington Monthly In 1923 a brilliant Russian Jewish journalist, poet, and soldier published an essay about the Zionist enterprise called "The Iron Wall." Continue Reading A Report From the Jewish Genealogists' Summer Camp An Article from The Forward As a latecomer and a relative newbie in Jewish genealogy, I have to admit I was a little apprehensive this July as I walked into the lobby of the Hilton Salt Lake City Center where the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies was holding its 34th annual conference. Continue Reading The Incredible History of Jewish Smuggling An Article from The Forward A Jew arrives at Israel's Haifa port, trying to smuggle two bags of coffee. "What do you have in the bag?" Continue Reading |
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