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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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At this year's AJOP Convention to be held on January 18-19, 2015 at the Hunt Valley Inn in Baltimore, MD, we are pleased to present 4 dynamic live video teleconferences. Featuring the Tolna Rebbe, HaRav Yitzchak Berkovits and HaRav Asher Weiss live from Jerusalem and Rabbi Warren Goldstein, Chief Rabbi of South Africa live from South Africa. Join them, and other cutting edge speakers on a wide array of topics at the 2015 AJOP Convention!
Click Here to Register!
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  And the Only State Without a Chabad Is...
Some 4,200 Chabad rabbis from more than 80
countries are gathering this weekend in New York
for the annual conference of Chabad-Lubavitch
emissaries. Continue Reading
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The Natan Fund, a giving circle of young philanthropists in New York funding Jewish and Israeli social innovation around the world, has announced the creation of a groundbreaking new grant committee devoted to supporting innovative initiatives to strengthen the Jewish identity of Russian-Speaking Jews (RSJ) in North America. Continue Reading
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 Wellesley Fires Hillel Leaders Even as Anti-Israel Activism Rises
An Article from The Forward
Soon after the new school year got underway at Wellesley College, posters bearing the images of Palestinian children who were killed or wounded during the Gaza war appeared on dining hall walls.
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 New 'Trend'? Another Jerusalem Synagogue Targeted
An Article from Arutz 7
The Har Nof massacre has set a precedent for attacks on Jerusalem synagogues, a resident of the neighborhood of Nof Tzion told Arutz Sheva on Sunday - and now their local synagogue is being targeted. Continue Reading"Yesterday they told me on the BBC they do not want to see pictures of murdered Jews. Now I know why," wrote Israeli Economy Minister Naftali Bennett on his Facebook page earlier today. Continue Reading
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 11 Beautiful Photos of the Last Remaining Synagogues in the Muslim World
An Article from Jews News
In Judaism, the synagogue is seen as more than just a physical building: It is a central address and institution for the expression of Jewish identity and traditions, embedded in the social fabric of Jewish communities. Continue Reading
Four Year Old Boy Attacked in New Zealand for Wearing Yarmulka
An Article from Arutz 7
A four year-old Jewish boy was attacked by an anti-Semitic thug in New Zealand - the latest such incident in a wave of anti-Semitism in the country. Continue Reading
British Soccer Team Owner Makes Blatantly Antisemitic Comments
An Article from Ynet News
Wigan Athletic owner Dave Whelan has been accused of anti-Semitism after he told the Guardian that he thinks that "Jewish people chase money more than everybody else." Continue Reading
Modi Revives India-Israel Ties as Terrorism Threat Grows An Article from Bloomberg Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is openly boosting ties with Israel, strengthening a relationship that has largely grown outside of the public spotlight over the past two decades. Continue Reading
Portrait of Orthodox Girl in Synagogue Wins International Photography Award An Article from Tablet This week the National Portrait Gallery in London announced the winners of one of the world's most prestigious portrait photography awards. Continue Reading UK Jews Warned to Remain Vigilant After Jerusalem, Antwerp Attacks An Article from The Times of Israel Following the deadly attack on a Jerusalem synagogue and the stabbing of a Jewish man in Belgium, the security unit of British Jewry advised vigilance around Jewish institutions. Continue Reading New Museum Reflects Growing Polish Interest in All Things Jewish An Article from JTA Crowds have been streaming to Warsaw's POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews since its core exhibition opened Oct. 28 at a high-profile ceremony led by the presidents of Poland and Israel. Continue Reading |
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 Jury Trial Nears in Decades Old $1 Billion Lawsuit Against PA, PLO
An Article from Yahoo News
U.S. victims of bombings and shootings in Jerusalem more than a decade ago have cleared a final hurdle to take the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization to trial in New York for supporting the attacks. Continue Reading
Albert Einstein Letter to New York Businessman Sells for $12,500
An Article from JNS
A letter written in 1939 by Albert Einstein, the renowned Jewish scientist and father of the theory of relativity, was sold for $12,500 on Thursday at Nate D. Sanders Auctions in Los Angeles. Continue Reading
Lakewood Cops Lend a Hand During Shabbat
An Article from Tablet
The Lakewood, N.J., police department is now assisting Jewish residents with simple tasks, like turning on the lights or retrieving emergency medication from the drugstore, as a way of accommodating the town's increasingly large, Shabbat-observant Orthodox population. Continue Reading
Putin vs. Obama: The World's Most Powerful People 2014 An Article from Forbes No one would call Vladimir Putin a good guy. In 2014 he strong-armed his way into possession of Crimea and waged an ugly proxy war in neighboring Ukraine, during which an almost certainly Russian-supplied surface-to-air missile downed a civilian jetliner. Continue Reading
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