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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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Calling Exhibitors for AJOP Convention 2016!
Interested in exhibiting your business or organization at the AJOP Convention in Baltimore - January 24-25, 2016?
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Russian-Jewish billionaire Yuri Milner gave out nearly $22 million in Breakthrough Prize Awards for contributions to life sciences, math and physics.
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An Article from JTA
Last week, the Obama White House moved to ensure Hezbollah's ability to point 100,000 missiles at Israel. Continue Reading
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An Article from JTA
Nearly one-third of Palestinians believe in "armed struggle and military solutions" to the conflict with Israel, an increase from two years ago. Continue Reading
A 'Leviathan' Of a Controversy
An Article from The Jewish Week
After a century of searching, archaeologists say they have found the remnants of an ancient Greek fortress once a center of power in Jerusalem and a stronghold used to hold off a Jewish rebellion celebrated in the scriptural Book of the Maccabees. Continue Reading
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An Article from Tablet
Hate, a documentary by Nadav Eyal, an Israeli journalist, explores prejudice toward minorities and foreigners in Europe by uniquely engaging with both victims and perpetrators of xenophobia in an effort to "understand how the virus of anti-Semitism survives and continues to infect." Continue Reading
An Article from The Jerusalem Post
The evacuation of the last Jews of the Syrian city of Aleppo earlier this year has resulted in a conflict between the Jewish Agency and the American- Israeli businessman who engineered their journey. Continue Reading
Russia and Iran have signed a contract on Moscow's delivery of the advanced S-300 missile defense system to the Islamic Republic, Sergei Chemezov, chief executive of Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, said Monday. Continue Reading
French Jews condemned what they termed an anti-Semitic demonstration in the heart of the French capital against the Jewish public intellectual Bernard-Henri Levy. Continue Reading
| Arab Allies Largely Abandoned US-Led Anti-IS Campaign
An Article from I24 News
As the United States readies itself to increase airstrikes against the militant Islamic State organization in Syria, the New York Times reports that the country's Arab world allies have all but melted away. Continue Reading
Russia's Syrian Force Grows to 4,000, US Officials Say
An Article from Reuters
Moscow's military force in Syria has grown to about 4,000 personnel, but this and more than a month of Russian air strikes have not led to pro-government forces making significant territorial gains. Continue Reading
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"If you're looking for another Jew to kill, you know where to find me," says Frank Frink, the protagonist's boyfriend, at the end of the second episode of Amazon's latest TV Series, "The Man in the High Castle." Continue Reading
An Article from The Jewish Week
The ivory tower and the synagogue near you could hardly be more different. Continue Reading
It's Time for Jewish Sensitivity Training
An Article from The Jewish Week
Forbes Ranks Janet Yellen, Zuckerberg and Netanyahu Among World's 'Most Powerful'
An Article from JTA
Several Jews, including Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, appear on Forbes magazine's 2015 list of the "World's Most Powerful People." Continue ReadingKosher Food TrucksAn Article from HadassahStanding in a tank top wiping off his brow with a muscled, tattooed forearm, 24-year-old Josh Sharon prepped for his eatery's lunch rush, making batches of hummus as a giant pot of tomato sauce bubbled on a burner behind him. Continue Reading |
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