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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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  Can a Jewish Demographer Find a Reason to Smile?
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
With so many Jewish communal studies reporting on the ever rising tides of assimilation, one can imagine that an interview with a Russian-Jewish demographer would be a bit of a gloomy prospect. Continue Reading
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I am about to begin my 2nd semester at Gratz College as a Mid-Career fellow in their Master's Program in Jewish Communal Service and Nonprofit Management. Continue Reading
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 MLK: American Hero and Zionist
An Article from The American Interest
With the passage of the years, as Martin Luther King, Jr. has come to be acknowledged not just as a great African-American but as a great American in the widest sense and a world-historic moral authority, many groups have competed over the use of his legacy. Continue Reading
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 Eighth Grader Helped Fight Off Terrorist
An Article from The Times of Israel
Eyewitnesses thrown from a work-a-day Wednesday morning into the middle of a terror attack in Tel Aviv described scenes of panic and chaos when a Palestinian man stabbed over a dozen people on a bus. Continue Reading
The IDF confirmed on Tuesday that Hamas has continued its underground activities beneath Gaza, more than a month after Palestinian sources told Ynet that the terror group was rehabilitating its tunnel infrastructure. Continue Reading
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 European Jews Fear the Future
An Article from i24 News
Almost half of British Jews fear they have no long-term future in Britain or Europe, according to a survey published on Wednesday. Continue Reading
Time to Encourage-Not Discourage-Jews in France
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
No one can deny the magnitude of recent terror incidents in Paris and the threats they pose to the delicate fabric of French society and to the security of Jews and Jewish institutions. Continue Reading
Anti-Muslim Incidents Soar in France in Wake of Paris Attacks
An Article from Yahoo News
The number of anti-Muslim incidents in France has soared since the Islamist attacks in Paris two weeks ago, an organization that tracks Islamophobia said Monday. Continue Reading
Security for UK Jews to be Tightened Says Cameron An Article from Ynet News Continue Reading
Slain Iranian Was Planning Hezbollah Missile Base An Article from The Times of Israel he Iranian general who was killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike near the border with the Golan Heights on Sunday was a ballistic missile expert who was visiting Syria as part of a project to set up a missile base near the border with Israel, according to a Tuesday report. Continue Reading Why Won't Europe Acknowledge the Grave Threat to Its Jews? An Article from Tablet As thousands flooded the streets in France this week in a show of solidarity reflected across the world in the wake of the Paris terror attacks, I couldn't help but feel that there was something hypocritical in this massive outpouring of unity and support. Continue Reading Man Smashes Window, Makes Threat at Jewish Bookstore in France An Article from JTA An unidentified man smashed a window at a Jewish bookstore near Lyon and shouted an anti-Semitic threat. Continue Reading |
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 Going to Synagogue Is Good For You
An Article from JTA
Regular synagogue attendance may make you healthier, a new study indicates. Continue Reading
Could an Israeli Created Innovation End World Hunger?
An Article from The Times of Israel
Between a third and half of the food grown today never makes it to market.
Demeaning, Unnecessary and Useless Tasks: A Halachic and Ethical Perspective
An Article from Beis HaVaad Halacha Center
This week's Parsha discusses the history of the Jewish nation, who were enslaved in ancient Egypt until Hashem redeemed them. Continue Reading
The Mystery of the Jews: A Video An Article from Simple to Remember.com A new video describing the role Jews have played throughout world history. Continue Reading Alberto Nisman Committed Suicide? Let's Kill That Lie
An Article from The Times of Israel
When I sat down Monday to write about the appalling death of the courageous Buenos Aires prosecutor who exposed the Iranian and Hezbollah orchestration of the 1994 AMIA bombing, I didn't even mention the Argentinian authorities' initial contention that Alberto Nisman had committed suicide, so insulting and ridiculous was the notion. Continue Reading
At Some Day Schools, Vaccination Rates Decline Even as Disease Spreads
An Article from JTA
A recent measles outbreak originating at Disneyland that has infected more than 50 people has returned the issue of declining immunization rates to the national headlines. Continue Reading
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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