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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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Michael Steinhardt, the billionaire financier who nearly single handedly changed the way the Jewish community thinks about the value of an Israel experience for Jewish youth, now wants the professionals, lay leaders and institutions in our midst to have another transformative conversation. Continue Reading
Bring Your Megillah Readings to LifeAn Article from Ner Le'ElefKiruv organizations expend lots of time and energy trying to get people to attend Megillah readings on Purim. Continue Reading
An Article from The Jewish Press
"You see the good in every person you meet and by doing so make us better people. You make us strive to be as good as you believe us to be."
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An Article from The Jewish Week
Quietly, with the forethought and grace that has distinguished the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies as a trendsetter in Jewish life since its launch three decades ago, the foundation effectively shut down at the end of 2015. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Times of Israel
As Bernie Sanders headed toward victory in New Hampshire, observers noted the barrier he was about to break: Sanders would become the first Jewish candidate to win a major party presidential primary. Continue Reading
David Magerman, a man on a mission to build and sustain a vibrant Orthodox community in Philadelphia, is a tangle of contradictions.
Donald Trump increased his lead atop the GOP presidential field in a new national poll, attracting 49 percent support among Republican voters. Continue Reading
Florida Legislature Passes Anti-BDS Bill
An Article from The Times of Israel
Florida's Senate overwhelmingly passed a measure Wednesday aimed to deter corporate entities from participating in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. Continue ReadingAn Article from The Des Moines Register
The Iowa House of Representatives voted Tuesday to block the state from investing in companies that are publicly boycotting Israel. Continue Reading
An Article from The Hill
Six Democratic senators on Thursday broke with the White House in saying that they support provisions in two laws ensuring free trade with Israel. Continue ReadingAn Article from JTA
A Jewish attorney and scholar who tracks extremist groups is being credited with saving three Ku Klux Klan members at an anti-immigration rally in Southern California that turned violent. Continue ReadingGuess Who's Praising the Donald?An Article from The ForwardNation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has praised Donald Trump for refusing to take donations from Jews in his race for the White House.
An Article from The Forward
Prominent Jewish Republican leaders and activists are showing little sign of being able to unify publicly in responding to Donald Trump's emergence as their party's presidential front-runner - even after Trump's failure to condemn dedicated anti-Semites and racists and his declaration that he would be "neutral" on Israel. Continue Reading
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An Article from JTA
The last Palestinian employees of SodaStream lost their jobs following the company's move from the West Bank to southern Israel. Continue Reading
Article from The Israel Link
Bus companies in Yehuda, Shomron, and Jerusalem have ordered a record 71 armored buses, in light of the recent terror attacks against Israeli citizens by Palestinian terrorists. Continue Reading
An Article from JTA Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl, former chief rabbi of Jerusalem's Old City, is no fan of Reform and Conservative Judaism. Continue ReadingAn Article from JTA Five women in their 20s from the Chinese Jewish community of Kaifeng arrived in Israel to make aliyah. Continue ReadingAn Article from The Forward Israel's escalating culture wars turned surreal in late February, when a vitriolic battle of words erupted between right and left over this question. An Article from Tablet When Shtisel debuted, in June of 2013, it looked like just another thoughtful entry in the already crowded landscape of original Israeli TV productions. Continue Reading
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An Article from Jerusalem Online
Iran has decided to withdraw all of its 2,500 Revolutionary Guards troops from Syria, marking a significant turning point in the ongoing civil war there. Continue Reading
An Article from Arutz 7
A court in San Diego, California, has ruled that victims who were wounded in a 1997 terrorist attack on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem will be compensated by Iran. Continue Reading
Remember when the nuclear deal with Iran had a chance to strengthen the country's moderates? Continue Reading |
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Mexican ex-president Felipe Calderon tore into US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Saturday, comparing him to Adolf Hitler and blasting him as a racist. Continue Reading
An Article from The Forward
The Anti-Defamation League has announced its own new effort to oppose the boycott of Israeli goods, joining a plethora of Jewish groups that have launched similar efforts in recent months. Continue Reading
The City University of New York (CUNY) is taking two measures in response to recent allegations of antisemitic activity across its campuses,The New York Post reported Monday. Continue Reading
An Article from The Times of Israel
Last November, a handful of refugees were moved temporarily to a few containers in a public park across the street from Cologne's main synagogue, an imposing 150-year-old building with clearly visible Hebrew inscriptions and a Star of David on top. Continue Reading
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A motion put forth by McGill University students who support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement has failed. Continue Reading |
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"As smoking gives us something to do with our hands when we aren't using them, Time gives us something to do with our minds when we aren't thinking," Dwight Macdonald wrote in 1957. Continue Reading
An Article from Ner Le'Elef
Relationships have been changed forever. Technology has had a profound impact on relationships between friends, family and spouses.
Norman Eisen met Barack Obama as law school classmates at Harvard University, where they became friends, remaining in touch even after their school days ended. Continue Reading
Supporting Jewish Singles
An Article from Aish.com
The dating process can be extremely draining. Singles looking for that special someone with whom they can share their life often turn to those they trust for validation, advice, and emotional support. Continue Reading
An Article from JTA
An 81-year-old Holocaust survivor is suing El Al airlines after she was asked to move her seat because a haredi Orthodox man refused to sit next to her.
The sky is clearing after a damp morning at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, and kids are emerging from their cluttered bunks. Continue Reading
With 75% Non Jewish Students, Utah's Jewish School Seeks o Universalize Judaism
An Article from JTA
It's Friday afternoon at the McGillis School in Salt Lake City, and students from the third through fifth grades are gathered for the weekly Shabbat celebration. Continue Reading
An Article from Tablet
A man came to my psychotherapy office with his adult son. They were in business together but were having trouble. Continue Reading |
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