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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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 AJOP Rabbis Conference Attracts Rabbis for 2 Day Uplifting Conference
Once again, on May 12-13, the Association for Jewish Outreach Professionals (AJOP) organized and coordinated the AJOP Rabbis Conference for Shul Rabbis in kiruv friendly shuls hosted by Beth Jacob Congregation. Continue Reading
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The Tikvah Fund is taking applications for "Women, Men, and the Future of Marriage in America", a special three-day seminar for
frum women. Among the program speakers are Miriam Kosman, author of Circle, Arrow, Spiral: Exploring Gender in Judaism, and Rav Dovid Cohen, shlita. The program is fully subsidized and offers a stipend. For more information or to apply visit www.tikvahinstitute.org. Applications due July 17.
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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.
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Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud -- who made billions investing in American, European and Middle Eastern companies -- is donating his $32 billion fortune to philanthropy, according to a statement released Wednesday. Continue Reading
Six JTS Alumni Awarded Seeds of Innovation GrantsAn Article from eJewish PhilanthropyThe Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) has awarded the latest round of Seeds of Innovation Project grants, which provide funding for groundbreaking new initiatives developed by JTS alumni. Continue ReadingYear Six Report on AviChai's Spend DownAn Article from AviChai FoundationThis report is based on a thorough review of Board minutes, internal documents, and published reports of The AVI CHAI Foundation, and on interviews with some of the Foundation's senior officers and the Executive Directors for Israel and North America, conducted in the United States and Israel in the summer of 2014. Continue Reading
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 Israel Losing Democrats, 'Can't Claim Bipartisan US Support', Top Pollster Warns
An Article from The Times of Israel
Three quarters of highly educated, high income, publicly active US Democrats believe Israel has too much influence on US foreign policy. Continue Reading
An Article from JP Updates
After months of investigations of several incidents targeting Orthodox Jews with paintballs in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, the NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force has deemed it a possible pattern of bias assaults. Continue Reading
An Article from The Washington Post
The devil is not in the details. It's in the entire conception of the Iran deal, animated by President Obama's fantastical belief that he, uniquely, could achieve detente with a fanatical Islamist regime. Continue Reading
Sprout Lake Open Pluralistic Hebrew-English Day Camp in Brooklyn
An Article from The Forward
Camp Young Judaea Sprout Lake has opened its first-ever day camp, Sprout Brooklyn. Continue Reading
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 Israel Hails India's Abstention at UN Vote of Gaza War Report
An Article from i24 News
India's decision to abstain from voting on a UN resolution condemning Israel for possible war crimes in Gaza is being viewed in Israel as a victory for its diplomacy and yet another step in the rapprochement between the two states since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was elected last year. Continue Reading
The Episcopal Church on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a resolution to divest from Israel, while Mennonite Church USA voted to delay a decision on divestment until its next general assembly two years from now. Continue Reading
Catholic school educators from across the U.S. are in Israel to learn more about the Jewish state, antisemitism, and Catholic-Jewish relations as part of the Anti-Defamation League's (ADL) Bearing Witness Advanced program. Continue ReadingThe Riskin Row: Crossroads for Modern OrthodoxyAn Article from The Jewish WeekConsider the following public statements: Continue ReadingNear Gaza Border, Waiting for 'Next War'An Article from The Jewish WeekWhen the latest Israel-Hamas war erupted a year ago this week, Danny Cohen prepared to evacuate his four children while trying to keep the kibbutz's main factory open - despite the barrage of mortars and rockets, 18 of which hit the kibbutz. Continue Reading
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 Neo-Nazis Rally in London, Outnumbered by Rivals
An Article from The Washington Post
A small group of neo-Nazis have staged an anti-Semitic rally in London, but were hugely outnumbered by counter-demonstrators. Continue Reading
London School Hit With Anti-Semitic Graffiti
An Article from The Forward
Unidentified individuals scrawled anti-Semitic pejoratives at a Jewish elementary school in London. Continue Reading
Mayor of Paris Announces Building of $11 Million Jewish Cultural Institution
An Article from Virtual Jerusalem
An $11 million Jewish cultural institution will be built in Paris, the city's mayor and the oldest existing Jewish organization in France announced. Continue Reading
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 Orthodox Jewish Groups Brace for Consequences of Gay Marriage Ruling
An Article from JTA
The name that keeps coming up when Orthodox Jewish groups consider the consequences of last week's U.S. Supreme Court decision extending same-sex marriage rights to all states has little to do with Jews or gays. Continue Reading
Our Children's "Bad" Friends
An Article from Yated
I need not expound on the impact that our children's friends have on them. While some parents do their best to find ways to select their children's friends, it rarely holds out for very long. Continue Reading
Alternative Dues Models and the Larger Paradigm Shift in Synagogue Life
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
When Allison Fine first became president of Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown, N.Y., she was immediately struck by the process by which new and existing members applied for dues relief. Continue Reading
Are Rebbetzins an Endangered Species? An Article from Matzav.com What do you call a doctor's wife? What do you call a lawyer's wife? What do you call an accountant's wife? What do you call a rabbi's wife? Continue Reading
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