May 14, 2015 - 25 Iyar 5775

How 19 Jewish Organizations Raised $1.36M in 24 Hours with Zero Crowdfunding Experience
Netzach Dovid: Life Insurance Initiative for Mekarvim
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OUTREACH

Hanging on to Heritage: Baltimore's Iranian Jews

Millenials Leaving Religion

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

4 Websites to Download Free Stock Video Intros

NORTH AMERICA

After Baltimore Looting, One Jewish Owned Business Asks, What's Next?

Scott Walker's Rabbi

How Orthodox Jews are Influencing the Republican Party

Obama is Again Driving a Wedge Between Between Allies

Al Jazeera America Dumps Chief Amid Antisemitism Flap

Amid Chinese Influx, Brandeis Considers Its Jewish Identity

ISRAEL

In About Face, State Okays Private Kosher Certification
Mt. of Olives Graves Routinely Desecrated, Jews Attacked by Arabs
Hamas Taxes for Electricity, Then Pockets Money

INTERNATIONAL

Group Says University Vice-Chancellor Who Criticized 'Hitler Loving' Student Leader is 'Puppet' of Jewish Funders

Israel Strikes Weapons Cache in Sudan

A Dangerous Middle East Policy

New Antisemitic Film All the Rage in Turkey

Palestinian Gunmen Turn Heroes in UK Production of 'The Siege'

Argentine Government Slanders Jewish Groups

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Their Fathers, The Murderers

Selling Aliyos on Shabbos?

This Museum Teachers Torah Through Taxidermy

Undercover: Taxonomy of the Yarmulka

Leaving the Fold, Onto the Bookshelf

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AJOP Board

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

Baltimore, MD

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

Teaneck, NJ

*Deceased

Netzach Dovid: Life Insurance Initiative for Mikarvim in Memory of R' Dovid Winiarz z'l

AJOP, in partnership with Afikim, is initiating an effort to acquire affordable life insurance policies for mikarvim in memory of R' Dovid Winiarz z'l. As an association we have the ability to acquire policies insuring up to $250,00 for just a small fee annually. To that end, we are asking those interested in participating to fill out a brief survey for us to collect necessary information for the insurance company to create a group. The policies will be for $250,000 for $150 annually with no medical exam necessary. Please CLICK HERE to take the survey.

Million for Outreach Campaign Raises $1.36M in 24 Hours! On Tuesday, February 17, something astounding occurred in the world of Jewish outreach. Continue Reading

Hanging on to Heritage: Baltimore's Iranian Jews

An Article from The Baltimore Jewish Times

The chorus of 30 men engaged in their morning prayer ritual filled the bottom floor room at Ohr Hamizrach Congregation Sephardic Center on a Monday morning at 7 am.

Millenials Leaving Religion
An Article from CNN

At its core, Christian life aims to be an unbroken circle, in the words of an old hymn -- a set of sacred traditions linking generations of Sunday school stories, youth ministry morals and family gatherings sanctified by prayer.
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4 Websites to Download Free Stock Video Intros An Article from Ner Le'Elef Over the past several months, we have featured posts that highlight where you can get great looking free stock photos to enhance your flyers and brochures. Continue Reading

After Baltimore Looting, One Jewish Owned Business Asks: What's Next?

An Article from The Forward

Not even a shard of glass was visible on the sidewalk outside 311 N. Exeter St. in downtown Baltimore on Wednesday afternoon, no sign of the havoc that struck two nights earlier, when rioters had their way here just as in other parts of this city.
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Scott Walker's Rabbi
An Article from Politico

When Republican politicians want to make their first pilgrimage to the Holy Land, there's but one person to call: Larry Mizel. Continue Reading

How Orthodox Jews are Influencing the Republican Party

An Article from JP Updates

Both Democrat and Republican candidates know if they can appeal to Jewish donors then they have gained the jackpot. Continue Reading

Obama is Again Driving a Wedge Between Allies
An Article from The Washington Post

In a taped message to the Washington Institute for Near East policy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued Friday for a better deal with Iran: Continue Reading

Al-Jazeera America Dumps Chief Amid Antisemitism Flap
An Article from The Forward

Al Jazeera America replaced its chief executive officer in the wake of a lawsuit by a former employee alleging that he was the victim of workplace anti-Semitism. Continue Reading

Amid Chinese Influx, Brandeis Considers Its Jewish Identity
An Article from The Jewish Week

When Jeff Wang was applying to U.S. colleges more than two years ago from his home near Shanghai, Brandeis University was a top choice.
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In About Face, State Okays Private Kosher Certification

An Article from The Times of Israel

The government will no longer fine restaurant owners who present themselves as kosher based on private kosher certifications, the attorney general said this week, reversing a long-standing policy. Continue Reading

Mt. of Olives Graves Routinely Desecrated, Jews Attacked by Arabs in Jerusalem
An Article from Elder of Ziyon

Isaac Gul died at the age of 89 on the Sabbath before Passover. Born in Afghanistan, "he loved his country" his nephew Yochanan said.

Hamas Taxes for Electricity, Then Pockets Money
An Article from The New York Times

Like many Palestinians in this forlorn jumble of concrete buildings, Fakhriya Zeidan labored to recall when she last paid her power bill: maybe in 2001? Continue Reading

Group Says University Vice-Chancellor Who Criticized 'Hitler Loving' Student Leader is 'Puppet' of Jewish Funders
An Article from The Algemeiner

The vice-chancellor of a major South African university has become a "puppet" to Jewish funders and "alumni interests" after his sacking of a student government president, a prominent South African alumni group declared on Thursday. Continue Reading

Israel Strikes Weapons Cache in Sudan

An Article from The Times of Israel

Officials and residents of the Sudanese city of Omdurman said foreign warplanes struck a military installation nearby late Tuesday night, a London-based Arabic news outlet reported early Wednesday.

A Dangerous Middle East Policy

An Article from US News

The growing concerns of Arab nations over an emerging Iran nuclear deal and their reported desire for U.S. weapons to protect themselves are the unfortunate outgrowths of President Barack Obama's foreign policy realism.
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New Antisemitic Film All the Rage in Turkey
An Article from Middle East Forum

Turkey's biggest enemy, according to its Islamist rulers, is not the fanatical jihadists who now neighbor their country; nor is it the thousands of "sleepers" at home -- the same jihadists who have not staged a sensational act of terror, but might yet. Continue Reading

Palestinian Gunmen Turn Heroes in UK Production of 'The Siege'
An Article from The Times of Israel

British Jewry is bracing itself for attacks on Israel ahead of the month-long national tour of a new play by the Freedom Theatre of Palestine called "The Siege." Continue Reading

Argentine Government Slanders Jewish Groups

An Article from The Towers

In Argentina, the fallout from the probable murder of Special Investigator Alberto Nisman is rapidly turning into an ugly round of "accuse the Jews." Continue Reading

Their Fathers, The Murderers

An Article from The Forward

Every family history has dark periods. But how do you come to terms with the knowledge that your father is a notorious mass murderer?

Selling Aliyos on Shabbos?

An Article from Beis HaVaad Halacha Center

Parshas Emor includes a lengthy section (Vayikra 23:1-44) outlining the Jewish Sabbath and the various festivals (Shabbos and Yomim Tovim). Continue Reading

This Museum Teaches Torah Through Taxidermy
An Article from The Forward

Modern education cherishes the value of "hands-on" education but Rabbi Shaul Shimon Deutsch brings that approach to a whole new level.
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Undercover: Taxonomy of the Yarmulka

An Article from The Forward

You can tell a lot about a Jewish male by the type of yarmulke that he wears.

Leaving the Fold, Onto the Bookshelf
An Article from The Jewish Week

Shulem Deen was a man in his 20s when he felt bold enough to slip unseen into a public library. Continue Reading

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