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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!
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  Out of Synagogue, Jewish Teachers Reach Eager But Busy Students
An Article from The Boston Globe
On a recent rain-soaked morning, pre-rush hour
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The Covenant Foundation has announced $1.6 million in new grants as part of its mission to support and advance excellence and impact in Jewish education. Continue Reading
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 Tragedy in France The Attack That Israel's French Born Jews Saw Coming
An Article from The Times of Israel
Two weeks ago, this reporter - herself an American immigrant to Israel - had to visit the Tel Aviv offices of Israel's Ministry of Absorption to file some paperwork. Continue Reading
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 Jake Tapper:' I'm Ashamed by US Leaders' Absence in Paris
An Article from CNN
"Thank you," said the man. I was standing outside of the offices of Charlie Hebdo covering the aftermath of the terrorist attacks for CNN. Continue Reading
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 France Was Dead Wrong to Ask Bibi to Stay Home
An Article from The Forward
I've got two immediate and possibly contradictory takeaways from the news that French President Francois Hollande asked Benjamin Netanyahu not to appear at the unity rally that took place in Paris on Sunday. Continue Reading
Tens of thousands of new products and technologies were on display at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas, but only 28 of them were chosen by veteran CES and electronics industry judges as being worthy of the show's "Best of Innovation" award. Continue Reading
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 We Muslims Must Ask: How Did These Terrorists Grow Among Us?
An Article from i24 News
There is no doubt that the authorities in France and all of Europe must address the problem of terrorism and dry up the swamps in which it grows. Continue Reading
Huge Show of Solidarity in Paris Against Terrorism
An Article from The New York Times
More than a million people joined over 40 presidents and prime ministers on the streets of Paris on Sunday in the most striking show of solidarity in the West against the threat of Islamic extremism since the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue Reading
Record Number Visit Anne Frank House for Fifth Straight Year
An Article from JTA
The Anne Frank House had a record number of visitors in 2014 - the fifth straight year the Amsterdam museum has set a new mark.
French Comedian Diuedonne Sympathizes with Kosher Supermarket Gunman An Article from JTA Continue Reading
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 Cybersecurity Threats Loom for Jewish Groups
An Article from The Jewish Week
A large Reform congregation in Central Florida is exceptionally vulnerable to a cyber attack, though they don't know it. Continue Reading
Why Judaism Needs Journalism
An Article from The Jewish Voice
There's a tendency in the Jewish world to look for big solutions to big problems. Continue Reading
Remaining Bnei Torah After Kollel; Another Nail in the Coffin
An Article from Jewish Media Resources
Few issues are of greater significance for the future of the chareidi community in Eretz Yisrael than the status of those young (and not so young) men in transition between kollel and either the workplace or academic/vocational training in preparation for work. Continue Reading
Paris Attack is a Myth Buster An Article from The Washington Post In the wake of the horrific mass murder in France, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - who knows more about the threat of jihadists than any leader on the planet - explained what many Americans have resisted hearing. Continue Reading The Rabbi From Shanghai
An Article from Aish.com
It ranks among the most perilous and extraordinary escapes in Jewish history. Continue Reading
Are Jewish Victims Less Worthy of Empathy?
An Article from The Jewish Week
The headline across the front page of The Jewish Week following the 9/11 terror attack read: "America: The New Israel," and the tag line under it asked: "As fear and vulnerability grip U.S., will empathy with Israel increase?"
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After Paris Attacks, Let's Not Repeat Past Mistakes An Article from The Forward The last few days have brought us from terror to despair to tentative hope to... what? Continue Reading |
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