November 19, 2015 - 7 Kislev 5776

OUTREACH

The Leadership Development Deficit Crisis

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

How Norman Sugarman Became $50B Godfather of Charitable Funds

US Administration Supports EU Labeling of Israeli Products

US Senate Resolution Expresses Support for Israel, Slams Palestinian Terror
At CUNY, Students Blame Israel for Tuition Hikes

Ohio Plane Crash: 7 Employees of Jewish Family Company Among Dead

White Supremacists Arrested in Virginia

The Perilous Position of Being Jewish and Pro-Israel at Vassar College

Hunter College Condemns Antisemitic Statements

ISRAEL

Arab MK Denounces Islamic Movement Ban as 'Declaration of War'
Netanyahu: Why is this Terrorism Different From All Other Terrorism?
'Wipe Out ISIS Just Like the Allies did to Dresden,' ex-Mossad Chief Says
Is Israel, Hungary's FM Says His Country Opposes Settlement Labels
1,500 Year Old Wine Presses Found in Southern Israel

INTERNATIONAL

A New Exodus? The Reality of Being Jewish in Europe Today

South Africa Issues Racist Indictments of Top Israeli Officers

ISIS Attacks in Paris: Europe, Welcome to Israel

Paris Terror Attacks: Jewish Man Loses Wife, Friends in Cafe Massacre

In Paris, a Shabbat Marred by Terror

German 'Nazi Grandma,' 87, Sentenced to Jail for Holocaust Denial

Paris Attack is a Game Changer-and Proves Just How Wrong We Were About ISIS

Jewish-Christian Group Funding Aliyah From France, Emergency Aid to Chabad There

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Open Orthodoxy Outside Bounds of Tradition, Says European Rabbinical Group

Introducing: The Halacha Education Center

The War on Hanukkah is Real-Your Chocolate Maccabees are Really Santas
Five Exquisite Synagogues in the Venetian Ghetto
Where Chanukah Is Really Big

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AJOP Board

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

Baltimore, MD

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

Teaneck, NJ

*Deceased

ARTICLE HEADLINE
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The Leadership Development Deficit Crisis An Article from eJewish Philanthropy American Jewish organizational leaders are no doubt spending much of their time at this week's General Assembly discussing their seemingly never-ending quest for meaningful responses to the Pew Study. Continue Reading

How Norman Sugarman Became $50B Godfather of Charitable Funds An Article from The Forward If you asked most people why the year 1969 was important in American life, few would mention that year's federal Tax Reform Act. Continue Reading

US Administration Supports EU Labeling of Israeli Products

An Article from Stand With Israel

The Obama administration said Thursday it doesn't consider a new European Union (EU) rule outlawing "Made in Israel" tags on goods from Judea and Samaria as a boycott of the Jewish state, only a technical guideline for consumers. Continue Reading

US Senate Resolution Expresses Support for Israel, Slams Palestinian Terror
An Article from JTA

The U.S. Senate passed a resolution expressing support for Israel and condemning Palestinian terror attacks. Continue Reading

At CUNY, Students Blame Israel for Tuition Hikes
An Article from The Tower

On November 9, the 77th anniversary of the Nazi "Kristallnacht" pogrom, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) announced on its Facebook page that it was participating in the Million Student March on the 12th to protest tuition increases at the City University of New York (CUNY). Continue Reading

Ohio Plane Crash: 7 Employees of Jewish Family Company Among Dead

An Article from JTA

Eight of the nine people killed in an Ohio plane crash have been identified, seven from a Jewish family company in South Florida. Continue Reading

White Supremacists Arrested in Virginia
An Article from JTA

Two white supremacists who were reportedly seeking to start a race war have been arrested by the FBI. Continue Reading

The Perilous Position of Being Jewish at Vassar College
An Article from JNS

"Vile at Vassar," exclaims an editorial in the New York Daily News. "Anti-Semitic Times at Vassar," notes a Vassar graduate at the Daily Kos.
Continue Reading

Hunter College Condemns Antisemitism Statements
An Article from The Jewish Week

Hunter College and Jewish organizations are condemning a pro-Palestinian student group for blaming tuition increases on the "Zionist administration" and for chanting "Long live the intifada" during a student rally protesting tuition hikes. Continue Reading

Arab MK Denounces Islamic Movement Ban as 'Declaration of War'

An Article from The Times of Israel

Arab Israeli lawmakers and regional council heads have joined representatives of Israel's Islamic Movement in opposing a government decision to outlaw the radical Northern Branch of the group, with one MK calling the move "a declaration of war." Continue Reading

Netanyahu: Why Is This Terrorism Different From All Other Terrorism?
An Article from The Jewish Chronicle

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged foreign countries "to condemn terrorism against us [Israel] to the same degree that they condemn terrorism everywhere else in the world". Continue Reading

'Wipe Out ISIS Just Like the Allies Did to Dresden,' ex-Mossad Chief Says

An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Following the terrorist attacks in Paris, Shabtai Shavit, former head of the Mossad, called on the United States and its allies to "wipe out Islamic State just as they wiped out the German city of Dresden" during the waning days of the Second World War. Continue Reading

In Israel, Hungary's FM Says His Country Opposes Settlement Labels
An Article from The Times of Israel

Hungary opposes the introduction of special labels for products made in Israeli settlements, the country's foreign minister said Monday, calling it "irrational" and arguing that it hurts efforts to promote Israeli-Palestinian peace. Continue Reading

1,500 Year Old Wine Presses Found in Southern Israel
An Article from JNS

Two wine presses that date back some 1,500 years were discovered in the southern Israeli city of Netivot. Continue Reading

A New Exodus? The Reality of Being Jewish in Europe Today

An Article from The Guardian

These are gruelling times for those in Europe who identify themselves as Jewish or have a Jewish background.Continue Reading

South Africa Issues Racist Indictments of Top Israeli Officers

An Article from The Times of Israel

outh Africa has issued arrest warrants against four senior Israeli military commanders, including the former chief of staff, over their role in the 2010 Mavi Marmara raid. Continue Reading

ISIS Attacks in Paris: Europe, Welcome to Israel
An Article from The Times of Israel

Europe now finally has its very own 9/11. To be sure, Friday's multiple attacks in Paris was not Europe's first brush with the barbarism of radical Islam. Continue Reading

Paris Terror Attacks: Jewish Man Loses Wife, Friends in Cafe Massacre
An Article from The Times of Israel

One of the cafes where Islamic State gunmen wreaked murder in Paris on Friday is owned by a Jewish man, and his wife was killed in the attack. Continue Reading

In Paris, A Shabbat Marred by Terror
An Article from JTA

My son and I met in Paris on Friday morning, walked the charming streets of the City of Light, visited the Picasso and Pompidou museums, then went to synagogue at the MJLF (Mouvement Juif Lib�ral de France), one of the most vibrant Reform synagogues in Paris. Continue Reading

German 'Nazi Grandma', 87, Sentenced to Jail for Holocaust Denial
An Article from JTA

An 87-year-old German woman dubbed the "Nazi grandma" was sentenced to 10 months in jail for Holocaust denial. Continue Reading

Paris Attacks is a Game Changer-and Proves Just How Wrong We Were About ISIS
An Article from The Forward

The most important thing to realize about the Paris terror attacks is that they're a game-changer, in the most literal sense, in what we call the war on terror. Continue Reading

Jewish-Christian Group Funding Aliyah From France, Emergency Aid to Chabad There
An Article from JTA

In the wake of the terror attacks in Paris, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has granted emergency security aid to French-Jewish communal institutions. Continue Reading

Open Orthodoxy Outside Bounds of Tradition, Says European Rabbinical Group
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

The Conference of European Rabbis declared the nascent Open Orthodox ideological movement beyond the pale of traditional Judaism last week, following recent critical statement by both ultra- and modern- Orthodox organizations in the United States. Continue Reading

Introducing: The Halacha Education Center

An Article from Ner Le'Elef

The English Department of The Halacha Education Center, directed by HaRav Yosef Zvi Rimon, produces theFrom the Source with Spirit series of educational materials. Continue Reading

The War on Hanukkah Is Real-Your Chocolate Maccabees are Really Santas
An Article from The Forward

Dear friends, winter is coming. And with the cold wind comes the war on Hanukkah. It's real, and it's Santa shaped. Continue Reading

Five Exquisite Synagogues in the Venetian Ghetto
An Article from The New York Times

In the context of Jewish history, the word ''ghetto'' carries with it an unmistakable fatalism. Continue Reading

Where Chanukah Is Really Big
An Article from The Jewish Week

A little light is nice -- but since everything is on a grander scale in Houston, winter truly is a festival of lights, thousands of them, for Chanukah and beyond. Continue Reading

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