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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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Jew Got Questions? is the ideal starting point for all things Jewish. Written in easy-to-follow Q&A format, this compact guide addresses hundreds of fundamental questions about Jewish thought, life, and practice.
Jew Got Questions? provides a fresh and insightful take on some of the most common and even uncommon inquiries. It can be referenced at a moment's notice, drawing on Biblical, Talmudic, and Kabbalistic sources. This book answers hundreds of questions about laws, customs, and practices of Jewish life.
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Reflections on the Parsha is the first book published by Rabbi Yehoshua Berman. Rabbi Berman is an alumnus of the Yeshiva of Greater Washington, Yeshivas Toras Moshe, and Yeshivas Mir (Yerushalayim), and is currently serving as a Rosh Kollel in Ramat Beit Shemesh Israel. With topics ranging from tools on how to control negative impulses, understanding the nature of free will, how to make Torah study a central part of life, and much more. These are divrei Torah that will enlighten your Shabbos table. It is a work that is engineered to help you reflect on the Torah, and the Torah reflect on your life!
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Master Kiruv activist Miriam Kosman's new book addresses Gender in Judaism profoundly and comprehensively. Circle, Arrow, Spiral: Exploring Gender in Judaism is a must for kiruv activists and all those looking for a deeper perspective on hot issues that regularly make headlines. Learn more at MiriamKosman.com or buy on Amazon.
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Billionaire mogul and master fundraiser Haim Saban brought the A-lists of Hollywood and tech together Thursday at the Beverly Hilton to raise $34 million for the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces. Continue Reading
 Kohelet Foundation Launches New SchoolAn Article from eJewish PhilanthropyThe Kohelet Foundation announces the creation of the Yeshiva Lab School (YLS). Continue Reading
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 Why the RCA is Reviewing Its Conversion Process
An Article from The Jewish Week
Much public comment and debate have been generated in the wake of the shocking arrest of Rabbi Barry Freundel on deeply disturbing charges of voyeurism, including upon conversion candidates. Continue Reading
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 Int'l Court: No War Crimes Charges in Gaza Flotilla Raid
An Article from Yahoo News
The International Criminal Court (ICC) will not launch a prosecution over Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla in 2010 in which 10 Turkish activists died, despite a "reasonable basis" to believe war crimes were committed, the chief prosecutor said Thursday. Continue ReadingAccording to a report by Channel 2's security analyst, the Israeli security establishment intends to resume the policy - which it abandoned after the Oslo Accords in 1993 - of demolishing the homes of terrorists and of their families, as a means of deterrence. Continue Reading
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 Obama Wrote Secret Letter to Iran's Khamenei About Fighting Islamic State
An Article from The Wall Street Journal
President Barack Obama secretly wrote to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the middle of last month and described a shared interest in fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, according to people briefed on the correspondence. Continue Reading
British Labor Leader Warns of Rising Antisemitism in UK
An Article from JTA
British Labor Party leader Ed Miliband called for "a zero-tolerance approach to anti-Semitism" in the United Kingdom. Continue Reading
Looming Iran Deal Spells the Empowering of Evil
An Article from The Times of Israel
It's almost over. It really doesn't much matter if a triumphant US Secretary of State John Kerry announces in the next few hours or days that a dramatic accord has been reached with Iran, or if it is decided to extend the negotiations beyond the November 24 deadline to finalize that deal. Continue Reading UK Jewish Donors Abandon Labour Party Due to Its Israel Hatred An Article from i24 News The UK's Labor leader Ed Miliband is reportedly losing the support of Jewish donors due to his pro-Palestinian stance, British newspaper The Independent reported Sunday. Continue Reading American Tourist Wearing Star of David Attacked in Cologne An Article from JTA An American tourist was robbed and called a "Jewish bastard" by youths after he asked them for directions in the Cologne train station. Continue Reading Paris Kosher Supermarket Arsonist Sentenced An Article from Tablet The 27-year-old who set fire to a kosher supermarket during a July 20 anti-Israel riot in the Paris suburb of Sarcelles was sentenced to four years in prison, JTA reports-a jail sentence nearly double what the prosecutor in the case was seeking. Continue Reading |
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