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NJOP Announces Stipends for High Holidays Beginners Services 

 

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NORTH AMERICA 

Our Death-to-America Negotiating Partners 

Welcome to the Counter-Culture
Who Appointed Justice Kennedy Philosopher King 

Leader of Christian Zionists Named Head of Campus Anti-BDS Group 

In Combating Anti-Semitism on Campus, Let's Learn More From Jewish Students' Experiences 

House Intelligence Chairman: Deal Paves Way for Iranian Bomb 

Secretary of Homeland Security Meets with US Jewish Groups 

Obama: I'm Like Nixon, Reagan 

           

ISRAEL

INTERNATIONAL

The Deal That Will Live in Infamy 

The Prince and His Jews  

  Nazi Museum Documents Munich's Ignominious Past-and Puts Hitler in His Place 

UK Jews Wary Over Labour Candidate's Support for Hamas, Hezbollah 

Has the Obama Administration Become Iran's Lawyer? 

Who Got What They Wanted in the Iran Nuclear Deal 

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Has Modern Orthodoxy Lost Its Way? 

Clinton Prison Escape: Incarceration in Halacha

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RABBINIC AUTHORITIES

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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

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Passaic, NJ

Mr. Frank Storch

Baltimore, MD

HaRav Michel Twerski

Milwaukee, WI 

Mr. Jerry Wolasky 

Baltimore, MD 
 

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Lawrence, NY

Mr. Jonathan Beren

Denver, CO

Dr. Robert Edelman

Baltimore, MD

Rabbi Avraham Edelstein

Jerusalem, Israel

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Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Felsenthal
New York, NY

Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman

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Mr. Joseph Friedman

Olney, MD
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Toronto, ONT

Mr. Stephen Rosedale

Cincinnati, OH

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Brooklyn, NY
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Jerusalem, Israel

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Detroit, MI

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Teaneck, NJ

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 RabbisAJOP 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 



  
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.



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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Outreach1NJOP Announces Stipends for High Holiday Beginners Services 

An Article from NJOP 


Thanks to the generosity of Sylvia Freyer and the Freyer family, NJOP will be awarding 40 locations grants of up to $500 each to serve as seed money to help launch, promote and facilitate a High Holiday Beginners Service (HHBS). 
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PhilanthropyFundraisingPhilanthropy
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
  
Receiving a donation can actually be harmful to a charity? Isn't that counter-intuitive? Absolutely.
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Namart1Our Death-To-America Negotiating Partners 

An Article from The Wall Street Journal 

 

On Thursday, Western diplomats in Vienna missed another deadline in the years-long Iranian nuclear negotiations.
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An Article from The Jewish Press

On Friday, June 26, I sat in a Toyota dealership watching the TV news while my car was being serviced. Continue Reading
An Article from Jewish Media Resources

The first thing that has struck every observer - fan and foe alike - is the astounding rapidity with which the same-gender marriage movement swept all before it. Continue Reading 

 

Namart5Leader of Christian Zionists Named Head of Campus Anti- BDS Group
An Article from The Forward

Billionaire Sheldon Adelson's new campus operation to defend Israel has picked David Brog, the head of the largest Christian Zionist organization, as its first leader. Continue Reading

Namart6In Combatting Anti-Semitism on Campus, Let's Learn More From Jewish Students' Experiences
An Article from The Jewish Week

Reports about Sheldon Adelson's Campus Maccabees initiative suggest new efforts will emerge to fight Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) on campus. Continue Reading

Namart7House Intelligence Chairman: Deal Paves Way for Iranian Bomb
An Article from Bloomberg View

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says the historic Iran nuclear deal reached in Vienna Tuesday will secure Iran's pathway to a bomb and add to its capability to terrorize the West and the Middle East.
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Namart8Secretary of Homeland Security Meets with Jewish Groups
An Article from JP Updates

Top U.S. Homeland Security officials met on Wednesday with American Jewish groups to discuss continued efforts to protect communities from violent extremist threats. Continue Reading

Namart9Obama: I'm Like Nixon, Reagan
An Article from The New York Times

Only hours after the conclusion of an agreement with Iran to lift oil and financial sanctions in return for curbs on Iran's nuclear capabilities, President Obama is a man who evinces no second thoughts whatsoever about the deal he struck. Continue Reading

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israel1Reform Jews Can Die for Israel, But Not All Would Be Buried as Jews   

An Article from The Times of Israel 

 
At age 13, Seth fulfilled a lifelong dream and celebrated his bar mitzvah atop the ancient Jewish fortress Masada. Continue Reading
In Israel, one of the world's rowdiest democracies, politicians rarely agree on anything. Which is why their reaction to the nuclear arms deal with Iran is so unique. Continue Reading
Waze, an Israeli mapping company owned by Google, is launching a carpooling app called RideWith, Tech.eu reports.  Continue Reading

israel5Israeli Filmmakers Examine the Chinese 'Cure' for Internet Addiction
An Article from JTA

Wang "Nicky" Yuchao, a Chinese 16-year-old, thought he was going skiing in Russia with his parents. Continue Reading

israel6The Secret Behind the Unexpected Success of the Ultra-Orthodox in High tech
An Article from Israel Video Network

Israel's tech whiz-kids-in-training? Ultra-Orthodox Jews. Could years of strict and demanding Bible study have provided these young men with the very skills they need to become excellent programmers?
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Intl1The Deal That Will Live in Infamy  

An Article from The Free Beacon   

 

Iran and world powers on Tuesday announced they had sealed a final nuclear deal with Tehran that will lift most economic sanctions on the country and permit it to continue many of the most controversial aspects of its nuclear program. Continue Reading 

An Article from eJewish Philanthropy 


Once upon a time (in fact last month) there was a prince of a little island kingdom (about 94 million square miles). Continue Reading 
 

International3Nazi Museum Documents Munich's Ignominious Past-and Puts Hitler in His Place  

An Article from The Forward 

 

What would Adolf Hitler say today if he walked by Munich's recently opened Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism?
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International3UK Jews Wary Over Labour Candidate's Support for Hamas, Hezbollah
An Article from The Times of Israel

Britain's pro-Israel community is viewing the race for the Labour Party leadership with concern after the UK's biggest union, Unite, threw its weight behind the hard Left MP, Jeremy Corbyn, who has expressed open support for Hamas and Hezbollah. Continue Reading

International4Has the Obama Administration Become Iran's Lawyer?
An Article from Tablet

The smart money here in Vienna is on the likelihood of a nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran being finalized at any moment.
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International6Who Got What They Wanted in the Iran Nuclear Deal
An Article from The New York Times

Critics in the United States and Iran have complained that their representatives were too eager to make a deal and, as a result, have made too many concessions. Continue Reading 

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Interest1Has Modern Orthodoxy Lost Its Way?  

An Article from Matzav.com 

  

Has Modern Orthodoxy lost its way? We can't begin to answer that question without a working definition of Modern Orthodoxy, something that seems to bewilder many people. Continue Reading      

 

Interest2Clinton Prison Escape: Incarceration in Halacha  

An Article from Bais HaVaad Halacha Center   

 

The dramatic escape of two convicted murderers from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Upstate New York has captivated the public. Continue Reading 

 

interest2Searching for Young Jewish Talent
An Article from The Jewish Week

Mimi Kravetz worked on Employment Branding at Google as a human resources marketing executive, helping the company attract and keep top talent by fostering an unconventional yet wildly successful work environment. Continue Reading

Interest3A Serpent in Catskills' 'Garden?'   

An Article from The Jewish Week 

 

Summer comes to the Catskills like Creation itself, each day a revelation: The Neversink River flows to waterfalls. Continue Reading 

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