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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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 The Educational Explanatory Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Service
AJOP in partnership with Afikim is pleased to offer the Educational Explanatory Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Service machzor to mikarvim at a reduced rate of $5 per volume (+ shipping). Written with explanations from Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf and edited by Rabbi Azriel Burnham, this machzor is sure to enhance and inspire those unfamiliar with the lengthy Yamim Noraim tefillos.
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High Holiday Resources
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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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An Article from JTA
Birthright, the free 10-day trip to Israel for diaspora Jews ages 18-26, has brought a record 30,000 young Jewish people on its trips this summer. Continue Reading
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
There is a Jewish proverb that declares, "No one is as deaf as the man who will not listen." Continue Reading
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An Article from CNN
A growing majority of Americans are turning against the nuclear deal with Iran and believe Congress should reject the deal brokered between the U.S., five other world powers and Iran.
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Congress Unlikely to Override an Obama Veto in Iran Nuclear Fight-For NowAn Article from The Washington PostCongress is unlikely to override a promised veto by President Obama if both chambers reject a deal to curtail Iran's nuclear capabilities, according to a Washington Post analysis of where the votes currently stand. Continue Reading
An Article from JP Updates
Congressman Jerry Nadler, who represents a large Liberal and Orthodox Jewish constituency in the largest Jewish district in the nation, endorsed the Iran nuclear deal on Friday after receiving a lengthy letter from President Barack Obama. Continue Reading
See the full text of President Obama's letter to Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) who represents a large section of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Continue Reading
An Article from Politico
In Chicago, a New Synagogue Seeks Judaism Minus Zionism
An Article from The Jewish Week
An Israeli flag next to the rabbi's podium, a synagogue-wide Israel Independence Day celebration, a prayer for the state of Israel during services - for many, these are innocuous if not positive parts of American Jewish congregational life.
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An Article from The Jewish Week
Growing up in Belarus, Natya was considered Jewish because of her Jewish father - the son of Holocaust survivors. Continue Reading
American Airlines announced Friday that it will close its Tel Aviv- Philadelphia route in 2016. Continue Reading
A Christian family's ambitious Bible museum project has forged a key alliance with the Israel Antiquities Authority, giving treasures from the Holy Land a temporary home just steps from the National Mall. Continue ReadingThe New Israeli Geirus CrisisAn Article from YatedWhat in the World is Going On?In a move that is splintering the Religious-Zionist rabbinate and that is sending shockwaves through the Jewish world, a small group of Religious-Zionist Israeli rabbis announced that it has formed independent botei din to convert children of intermarried couples from the Former Soviet Union (FSU). Continue ReadingIn the United States, Heinz is nearly synonymous with ketchup, but Israel has kicked the brand out of that category of condiments all together. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Forward
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Defense Minister Ehud Barak both wanted to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities in 2010 and 2011, but other Israeli leaders blocked the move, Barak said. Continue Reading
In First, Haredi Woman Accepted to El Al's Pilot Training Program
An Article from JTA
Israel's national airline, El Al, accepted a haredi Orthodox woman into its pilot training program. Continue Reading |
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An Article from The Washington Times
Congress must stop President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. The most important reason - Iran can threaten the existence of the United States by making an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack using a single nuclear weapon. Continue Reading
An Article from e-geress.com
Winston Churchill treated his staff and servants roughly, often subjecting them to shouted rebukes when his instructions were not carried out to his satisfaction. Continue Reading
An Article from Politico
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An Article from The Jewish Week
When Rabbi Aaron Panken took over as president of the Reform movement's Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in June 2014, one of the first issues he inherited from his predecessor was the very question the Reconstructionist movement is grappling with now. Continue Reading
An Article from Tablet In recent months, opponents of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel have begun to turn its tactics against it. Continue Reading
71 Years After Being Separated by the Nazis, a Mother is Reunited with her Daughter
An Article from The Washington Post
Dear Mum, my name is Margot Bachmann and I am your daughter, born on Oct 25, 1944 in Heidelberg. Continue Reading 2 Men Say They Found Loot-Filled Nazi Train in Poland
An Article from JTA
Two men claim to have found a Nazi train full of stolen treasures, but won't reveal its location until they are guaranteed a 10 percent finder's fee.
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