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CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS 

 Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein Keynote Address at AJOP Convention 

FreshBiz Minute: An Exclusive Video Featuring Simcha Gluck  

 

OUTREACH

Aish.com's Top Articles & Videos 2015 

New Bar Mitzvah Infographic  

 

 PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

The Power of Philanthropy

Opinion: Navigating the Challenges of Nonprofit Branding

Tips for Thanking (and Keeping) Donors

 

NORTH AMERICA

All the President's Blunders  

US Orthodox Rabbis Slam Wedding Video Calling for Revenge Against Palestinians
US Academics Launch Network to Counter Anti-Israel Smears 

Amir Taheri: None Better to Muslims Than America  

 

ISRAEL

INTERNATIONAL

 Confessions of an ISIS Spy 

Antisemitic and Anti-Muslims Hate Crimes Rise Significantly in London 

Senior Russian Rabbi Accuses Ukrainian President of 'Using Jewish Card' 

Yom Kippur's Now Official at UN   

Facing Death Chants and Hate Crimes, Sweden's Jews Live in a Climate of Fear 

Honest Reporting: BBC Most Anti-Israel 

France is Israel's Largest Source of Aliyah for 2nd Straight Year 

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

The Nuremberg Trials: 70 Years Later   

Op-Ed: Conservative Judaism Has Just Two Viable Options  

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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

Beit Shemesh, 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
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Outreach2Aish.com's Top Articles & Videos 2015
An Article from Aish.com

Enjoy the most popular articles and videos of the year. Continue Reading

Outreach3New Bar Mitzvah Infographic
An Article from Ner Le'Elef

Recently, NCSY released a new Bar Mitzvah infographic! You can see the infographic here. Continue Reading
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PhilanthropyFundraisingPhilanthropy
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

Through this blog series, we've heard firsthand from many different ACBP partners including staff, grantees, and other funders about their experiences. Continue Reading

FundraisingTwoOpinion: Navigating the Challenges of Nonprofit Branding
An Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A brand strategist writes in Adweek on the paradox nonprofits face in trying to establish a strong brand without appearing profligate or overly commercial. Continue Reading
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Tips for Thanking (and Keeping) Donors
An Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy

As the year draws to a close and charities near the finish line of year-end fundraising, it's time to shift from the mode of seeking gifts to thanking your generous donors. Continue Reading  




NAmericaNorth America
An Article from Mosaic
 
Many thanks to Dennis Ross and Leon Aron for their comments on "Our Man in Moscow." They're greatly appreciated. Continue Reading 

Kissinger2US Orthodox Rabbis Slam Wedding Video Calling for Revenge Against Palestinians
An Article from JTA

The main modern Orthodox rabbinical group in the United States expressed its "outrage" over a video that shows Jewish revelers at a wedding celebrating the murder of three Palestinians in a West Bank firebombing. Continue Reading
  
George Orwell remarked in 1984 that "if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought." Orwell's aphorism describes the strategy of today's proponents of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement on college campuses against Israel. Continue Reading 

Namart5Amir Taheri: None Better to Muslims Than America
An Article from Gatestone Institute

The irony is that no major power in recent history has gone out of its way as has the United States to help, respect, please and, yes, appease Islam. 
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IsraelIsrael
An Article from Aish.com

On Wednesday morning I visited my daughter, who lives in the Old City of Jerusalem.
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israel2Beloved Aish HaTorah Rebbe Laid to Rest In Jerusalem
An Article from Vos Iz Neias

Grief and sorrow enveloped Telz Stone tonight as friends and family members accompanied Rabbi Reuven Biermacher on his final journey.
Continue Reading

Israel3Mohammed and Noa are Most Popular Names for Newborns in Israel
An Article from Israel i24 News

Mohammed and Noa were the most popular names for babies born in Israel in 2014, according to Central Bureau of Statistics released Sunday. Continue Reading

Israel4Tel Aviv's Bus Depot Now a Hub for Christmas Trees and Santa Suits
An Article from The Jewish Week

Just before Christmas, Nicole Perez and her friends went shopping for decorations in Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station. Continue Reading

israel5Russia Uses Political Flirtation with Israel
An Article from Asharq al Awsat

Israeli political sources revealed that Russia's special envoy to Syria, Alexander Lavrentie, secretly paid a visit to Israel last Thursday.
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israel6No Torah Reading fro Women of the Wall
An Article from JP UPdates

Prime Minister Netanyahu has reportedly come to an agreement with the ultra-religious political parties to prohibit the Women of the Wall prayer rights group to read from a Torah in the women's section of the Western Wall. Continue Reading



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An Article from The Daily Beast 
 
It took some convincing, but the man we'll call Abu Khaled finally came to tell his story.
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An Article from JTA

The number of anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim hate crimes recorded this year by police in London was 61 percent higher than in 2014.  
Continue Reading

International3Yom Kippur's Now Official at UN
An Article from The Jewish Week

For the first time, the United Nations has recognized a Jewish holiday - Yom Kippur - as an official U.N. holiday. Continue Reading 
Intl4Facing Death Chants and Hate Crimes, Sweden's Jews Live in a Climate of Fear
An Article from The Times of Israel

On a chilly fall day, passersby on a central street in Sweden's third largest city, Malmö, were greeted with chants in Arabic urging the killing of Jews.  Continue Reading

Intl5Honest Reporting: BBC Most Anti-Israel
An Article from Honest Reporting

When we looked back over our 2015 archives, it was clear which media outlet deserved this year's Dishonest Reporter Award. The honor goes to perennial contender, BBC News. Continue Reading

Intl8France is Israel's Largest Source of Aliyah for 2nd Straight Year
An Article from JTA

For the second consecutive year, France is the largest provider of Jewish immigrants to Israel with a record total of 7,328 newcomers in 2015. Continue Reading
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Interest1The Nuremberg Trials: 70 Years Later
An Article from Aish.com
  
Between 1945 and 1949, there were a series of 13 International Military Tribunals known as The Nuremberg Trials. Continue Reading

Interest2Op-Ed: Conservative Judaism Has Just Two Viable Options     
An Article from JTA
  
The Conservative movement was once the very embodiment of what it meant to be an "American Jew." Continue Reading

interest2East Village Condos in a Synagogue
An Article from The New York Times

You don't have to be Jewish to live inside a synagogue in the East Village. Continue Reading
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