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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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 Rosh Hashanah Resources
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 Ted Cruz Booed Off Stage for Pro-Israel Comments
An Article from The Jewish Week
On Wednesday night, Sen. Ted Cruz walked off the stage mid-speech after being booed for praising Israel at an event hosted by a Christian organization, Politico reports.
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 Germany Planning to Fund Anti- Semitism Education for Muslim Youth
An Article from JTA
Germany is ready to allocate funds to tailor education about anti-Semitism for its Muslim students, the country's Jewish outreach official said. Continue Reading
Amid Neo-Nazi Surge, Jewish Groups Applaud Greece's Holocaust Denial Ban
An Article from JTA
Jewish groups say the passage of a bill banning Holocaust denial and imposing harsher penalties for hate speech is an important milestone in the fight against Greece's rising neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party.
Arabs Give Tepid Support to US Fight Against ISIS
An Article from The New York Times
Many Arab governments grumbled quietly in 2011 as the United States left Iraq, fearful it might fall deeper into chaos or Iranian influence. Continue Reading
New Law Bans Holocaust Denial in GreeceAn Article from TabletIn response to the chilling rise of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party in Greece-the far-right group currently holds 19 of 300 seats in Parliament-lawmakers are cracking down on hate speech, a move the Jews of Greece say is long overdue. Continue Reading
German Antisemitism Reborn An Article from The New York Times Europe is living through a new wave of anti-Semitism. Continue Reading |
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 Standing Our Ground On Wearing Kipot in Public
An Article from The Jewish Week
"A yarmulke is an indoor garment." Ask any male Ramaz graduate from the 1940's through the mid-'60's and he will recognize that declaration as one with which we - and others of our age - grew up. Continue Reading
A Yom Kippur Guest
An Article from Jewish Action
"Hi Rabbi, while we're Orthodox, our cousins belong to the Reform Temple in your neighborhood. Continue Reading
Old Holocaust-era Photos Find New Life Online
An Article from The Jewish Week
In a black-and-white, undated photograph from an unidentified cheder in pre-World War II Europe, a row of young Jewish boys, caps on their heads, are sitting at wooden desks, brittle old books of Torah spread before them. Continue Reading
All Ashkenazi Jews Should test for Cancer Gene, Study Says An Article from The Jewish Week All Ashkenazi women aged 30 and over should undergo screening for mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, a new study says. Continue Reading
Where High Tech Meets High Holidays
An Article from JTA
Unplugging more from electronic devices has become a commonly cited resolution for both the Jewish and secular new years. Continue Reading
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