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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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I do not know how they did it, but I am grateful to all of those responsible. The Weather Channel assigned the name "Winter Storm Jonas" to what other's called "Snowzilla." Continue Reading
 Natan Sharansky Encourages ShabbatAn Article from Shabbat.comNatan Sharansky is one of the most famous former Soviet refusniks and an Israeli politician, author and human rights activist. Continue Reading
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An Article by Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun
Someone asked me recently whether our recent one-day charity event succeeded in raising the $4 million we were aiming for. I told him that in fact we did not. As he began to express his sympathy, I interrupted him to explain - we did not reach our goal; we exceeded it. By over $1 million. Continue Reading
Major Jewish Foundation Turns to the Fold for New CEOAn Article from The ForwardA major Jewish foundation recently named a veteran Jewish professional - instead of a businessman or white-shoe lawyer - its first president and CEO on Feb. 17. Continue ReadingFacebook unveiled a new website Thursday designed to help charities use its promotional tools, part of an ongoing effort by the social-media site to expand its integration into the nonprofit world. Continue ReadingWhy Isn't Your Fundraising Working?An Article by Tobey FinkelsteinAfter taking the leap and founding Jewish online giving days last year and my most recent Giving Day work that helped 23 organizations raise $5.35M on Feb. 17th, I hear myself being dubbed a fundraiser. Continue Reading
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An Article from Southern Poverty Law Center
Only organizations known to be active in 2015, whether that activity included marches, rallies, speeches, meetings, leafleting, publishing literature or criminal acts, among other activities, were counted in the listing.
US Extremist Groups Surge in 2015, Research Group SaysAn Article from Reuters
Extremist groups proliferated in the United States in 2015, a U.S. research group said on Wednesday, as ideologically driven violence and incendiary political rhetoric created fertile conditions for white supremacists and other fringe actors. Continue Reading
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have held large sway over US adults' largely negative perception of the nuclear deal the Obama administration signed with Iran last year, Gallup suggested in new findings about the low approval ratings the program achieved among Americans. Continue Reading
Canadian Parliament to Pass Motion Rejecting BDS
Canada's parliament stands poised to reject the BDS campaign against Israel. Continue ReadingAn Article from JTA
Columbine school shooter Dylan Klebold revealed he was Jewish when he mentioned dreading a family Passover seder, creating a tense moment with his fellow shooter, his mother said. Continue Reading
An Article from Hamodia
With typical Dixie pride, South Carolinians are gearing up for their presidential primaries, which bear the distinction of being "first in the South." Continue ReadingAn Article from Israel 21c
"Next to Tel Aviv, New York is the second place I wouldn't want to gossip about anyone in Hebrew," jokes Yali Saar, the 26-year-old CEO of Tailor Brands, an online platform for creating logos, branding materials and presentations. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Washington Post
For centuries, the Damascus Gate has stood as the portal to the Old City of Jerusalem, opening onto a packed bazaar of souvenir shops, teahouses and falafel joints - and the holiest places for Jews, Christians and Muslims. Continue Reading
Article from Nahar Net
Hizbullah is using sophisticated radars to track Israeli fighter jets on reconnaissance flights over Lebanon, Israeli media, including the Hebrew Walla website, have reported. Continue Reading
 Jerusalem Was Inhabited as Far Back as 7,000 Years Ago, Archaeologists FindAn Article from The Times of IsraelArchaeologists have unearthed the oldest known remains of an ancient settlement on the site of modern-day Jerusalem, dating back some 7,000 years, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday. An Article from Israel 21cBased on expected results of a just-completed multicenter study involving 131 patients, Israel's Neuronix medical device company will apply next month for US Food and Drug Administration clearance of its neuroAD system to slow and even reverse progression of Alzheimer disease. Continue Reading
An Article from The Times of Israel A breakthrough cancer study in which patients suffering from a form of leukemia saw their diseases go into remission after they were treated with genetically modified T-cells has deep roots in Israel. Continue Reading
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An Article from i24 News
Marking a first in the Egyptian education system, the peace treaty signed between Israel and Egypt in 1979 will be taught in Egyptian schools, according to a report by Israel's Army Radio broadcast Tuesday.Continue Reading
An Article from The Towers
The Obama administration said Thursday that a proposed Russian sale of fighter jets to Iran would violate a U.N. arms embargo on Tehran, setting up another standoff related to last year's nuclear negotiations.
A series of US airstrikes in recent months have destroyed "hundreds of millions" of dollars in Islamic State cash as part of a broader campaign aimed at squeezing the extremist group's financial power, a US military spokesman said Wednesday . Continue Reading
As the author of a best-seller that deals with female sexuality after 50, the Lithuanian novelist Ruta Vanagaite is used to embarrassing questions from journalists about her private life. Continue Reading
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Antisemitism Worldwide
An Article from CNN
Anti-Semitism is thriving in Europe, so it was no surprise to hear the news last month of record-setting Jewish migration to Israel in 2015.
An Article from Haaretz
One of America's most notorious Nazi sympathizers was buried on Wednesday in the national military cemetery reserved for decorated servicemen and presidents, the Huffington Post reported. Continue Reading
The Labour Party has vowed to take "robust action" against students at Oxford University if they are found to have displayed "anti-Semitic behaviour", after the co-chair of the university's Labour Club claimed a large proportion of members have "some kind of problem with Jews", by Justin Cohen. Continue Reading
An Article from JTA
Jewish students are being urged to think twice before applying to York University in Toronto following accusations that its faculty association was endorsing a "censorship campaign against Israel and the Jewish people."
An Article from The Wall Street Journal
Anti-Israel sentiment mixed with age-old anti-Semitism has reached a fever pitch at Vassar College. Continue Reading
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Setting up a pitched battle between Silicon Valley and the counter-terrorism community, Apple's chief executive said Wednesday that his company would fight a court order demanding the tech giant's help in the San Bernardino attack investigation. Continue Reading
A major backer of Harvard Law School has stopped sponsoring student events after its donation helped pay for a discussion on Palestine.
Florida Mansion on Market for $7.5M Includes Shul and Three Kosher Kitchens
An Article from The Times of Israel
If you're tired of shlepping to shul, you might want to consider buying a house newly on the market in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with its very own synagogue. Continue Reading
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