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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 Wishes Klal Yisroel Chag
Sukkos Sameach!
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  Aish HaTorah High Holiday Prayer Book
The Aish HaTorah High Holiday Prayer Book comes with transliterated and explanatory passages to ensure that everyone is able to follow, participate and understand the liturgy on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
For permission to reproduce, please contact,
Rabbi Simchat Tolwin
Aish Detroit, Executive Director
248-327-3579 / 917-558-0132
simchat@aish.com
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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 The Jewish Week
Jon Leener, an Orthodox rabbinical student, always attended synagogue over the High Holidays, but this year he'll be hosting services a little closer to home - in his living room. Continue Reading
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
The William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education of The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) has received a $5 million two-year grant from the William Davidson Foundation. Continue Reading
Hillel Gets $16M Grant From Jim Joseph FoundationAn Article from JTAHillel International: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life has received a $16 million grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation, the largest grant ever awarded by the foundation. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Algemeiner
Leading Jewish organizations slammed The New York Times on Thursday for publishing an infographic listing Jewish Congressional Democrats who oppose the Iran nuclear deal. Continue Reading
'Existentially, Yeshiva Is Not In Trouble'An Article from The Jewish WeekNot surprisingly, news of Richard Joel's announcement that he will not seek another term as president of Yeshiva University after his contract ends in June 2018 evoked mixed reactions in the YU community and beyond. Continue Reading
Candidates in a Republican presidential debate were divided over whether to honor the Iran nuclear deal. Continue Reading
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An Article from JTA
In their central Jerusalem apartment, Natan and Avital Sharansky can hear their new upstairs neighbors chatting in French on their patio. Continue Reading
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An Article from JTA
Iran's president tweeted a Rosh Hashanah greeting to the Jewish people. Continue Reading
An Article from JTA
In a move described as symbolic, the municipal government of Iceland's capital city announced a boycott of all Israeli products.
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Austria's president denied a request by the Anti-Defamation League to pardon a Jewish historian facing jail time over a Holocaust restitution issue. Continue Reading
An Israeli man went missing in Ukraine, where he and his family were traveling to the city of Uman as part of an annual Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage to the grave of a founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement. Continue Reading
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Changing Jewish demographics and power structures, the polarization of American Jewry; growing anti-Semitism in Europe, and the BDS movement highlight the 6 top trends affecting Jewish people worldwide. Continue Reading
An Article from HaRav Shloime BZ Twerski zt'l
The Rabbi was incorruptible. I knew it when I sat across from him during one of our private talks, and I knew it as I watched him speak in front of a group. Continue Reading
The Gospel of Stephen Colbert
An Article from Tablet
Stephen Colbert starts tonight as the host of The Late Show. I, for one, am excited to watch him play himself rather than his alter ego, the arch-conservative host of his previous late-night TV show The Colbert Report. Continue Reading
US Judge Fines Russia $44 Million for Refusing to Hand Over Chabad-Lubavitch TextsAn Article from TabletDuring World War I, Rabbi Sholom Dovber Schneersohn, the fifth leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement, put thousands upon thousands of books, documents, and other materials-the veritable organizational and spiritual soul of the group's history, into storage. Continue Reading
How a Jewish Business School Drop-Out Created a Marijuana EmpireAn Article from The ForwardIt's just an ordinary afternoon at Weedmaps headquarters, and Justin Hartfield, the company's clean-cut CEO, is waiting for another potential investor to arrive. Continue Reading Poll: 29% Still Think Christian Obama is Muslim
An Article from RNS
Despite a Hawaii birth certificate and repeated professions of his Christian faith, fairly large numbers of Americans still believe President Obama is a Muslim born outside of the United States. Continue Reading
Understanding Hitler's AntisemitismAn Article from The AtlanticThe evocative title of Timothy Snyder's new book- Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning-is a reference to the fertile soil of Ukraine, where Adolf Hitler hoped to establish lebensraum, or "living space," for the German race. Continue Reading |
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