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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
PurimPurim Resources
 
Revealing Purim's Hidden Meaning
A Video from Aish.com

Why everything Haman does to destroy the Jews actually saves them! Continue Reading

Behind the Scenes: The Ancestry of Mordechai & Haman
An Article from Ohr Somayach

What secrets are there in Haman's distant past? What skeletons are to be found in the cupboards of the villain of the Purim story? Continue Reading

An Article from OU.org

Over the centuries, the "duty" to make oneself "fragrant" (read, drunk) on Purim has represented the great example of "the exception proves the rule" when it comes to Jewish practice. Continue Reading

GoldsteinWatch! Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein's Presentation on "May the Force of Shabbos Awaken!" at AJOP 2016

AJOP had the honor and privilege to host Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein of South Africa at the AJOP Convention on January 31-February 2, 2016. Rabbi Goldstein innovated the international Shabbos Project to raise awareness to the beauty and halachic nuances of shabbos. It has been highly successful worldwide and is gaining momentum with each passing year.

Click Here to see Rabbi Goldstein present along with HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky and Rabbi Rafael Butler.

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Outreach1Like Speed Dating, But With Torah
An Article from The Jewish Week

Rabbi Hanoch Hecht's six minutes of Torah in Manhattan one recent day lasted seven and a half hours. Continue Reading 
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An Article from The Jewish Week
 
As Jewish organizations plan for a fast-changing communal landscape, many are trying to figure out ways to engage the most coveted demographic cohort: the millennial generation.  Continue Reading

FundraisingTwoFundraising is About More Than Money
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

According to the report, "Times have changed. Ten years ago, it might have seemed strangely out of character for a development director to say that fundraising is "everyone's job" or to insist on sharing credit for bringing in large gifts. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Daily Beast
 
Thirteen years ago The Atlantic published an article of mine entitled "A Black Clinton" in which I predicted that a certain Barack Obama, then an Illinois state senator, would be elected president of the United States. Continue Reading

Kissinger2California May Boycott Companies That Boycott Israel
An Article from Breitbart

Assembly Bill 1552 is aimed at stopping the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which seeks to delegitimize the State of Israel through economic, political and cultural isolation. Continue Reading
  
Every home is big on glass in a Toms River, New Jersey, neighborhood called North Dover. Windows let in the sun, or show off chandeliers in multistory entrance halls. Continue Reading
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Israel1Pew Polls and Arab MKs             
An Article from Evelyn Gordon

The Israeli media were virtually unanimous yesterday in headlining a new Pew survey of Israeli opinion. Continue Reading

israel2Can Israel Handle a President Trump?
An Article from The New York Times

All Benjamin Netanyahu wanted in 2016 was a president who would be friendly toward his government. Continue Reading
An Article from The New York Times
 
Inside the Palestinian Parliament building, Najat Abu Baker, a lawmaker from the Fatah faction, was holding court. Continue Reading

Israel4Palestinian Teacher with Anti-Violence Curriculum Wins $1M Prize
An Article from JTA

A Palestinian teacher raised in a West Bank refugee camp was named Global Teacher of the Year and awarded a prize of $1 million for her work bringing dialogue and peaceful resolution practices to students who have been exposed to violence. Continue Reading

israel6Rudolph Giuliani Says the Future of IT is in Beersheva
An Article from Israel 21c

Former Mayor of New York City Rudolph Giuliani says that while he knew Israel was on the cutting edge of cybersecurity and information technology applications, he now knows where to find the latest technologies: in Beersheva. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Washington Times
 
No, it's not ISIS or rampaging Shi'a militias. It's the Mosul Dam, Iraq's largest, and its possible collapse, perhaps leading to millions of deaths. 
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ISIS Supporters on Social Media Celebrate Lethal Brussels Bombings
An Article from The Jerusalem Post

Islamic State adherents on social media celebrated the deadly terror attacks that took place in Brussels Tuesday morning, for which the terror organization has taken responsibility according to reports. Continue Reading 
 
Article from Breitbart
 
British Secretary of Justice Michael Gove laid into the BDS movement on Tuesday, saying the "campaign indulges prejudice rather than evenhanded international trade.  Continue Reading

An Article from The New York Times

Egypt's top antiquities official said Thursday that a deeper analysis of radar scans taken last year in the tomb of King Tutankhamen indicated that organic material or metal could be hidden behind its walls - inching forward a theory that someone, perhaps Queen Nefertiti, was buried in the tomb, too.
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International3SS Marches Again?!!
An Article from Ynet News

An annual parade attended by hundreds of local seniors who served in Nazi SS units, fought against the Soviet Union during World War II, and participated in some of the massacres of European Jews, will take place in Latvia's capital Riga on Wednesday. Continue Reading

International4Iraqi Kurdistan Sees a Jewish Revival Thanks to Islamic State
An Article from The Times of Israel

In the streets of Irbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, today, a small group of local Jews wear their kippahs proudly. Continue Reading
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An Article from The Washington Post 
 
According to this article, ADL surveys show that "approximately 12 percent of Americans hold deeply entrenched anti-Semitic views." Continue Reading 
 
An Article from JTA
 
A Colombian actress suggested that "Son of Saul" won the Academy Award for best foreign language film because "a large part of the industry and especially those who vote for the Oscar awards" are Jewish.
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Two hate crime incidents involving spray-painted, anti-Semitic graffiti occurred within the span of less than a week earlier this month - one at Adat Shalom and the other at Pacific Palisades Charter High School.
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Campaigns to boycott Israel are a strong predictor of anti-Semitism on college campuses, a new study has determined. Continue Reading

as5Report: Antisemitism Spikes at Top US Colleges
An Article from The Washington Free Beacon

Top colleges throughout the United States are experiencing an unprecedented rise in anti-Semitic incidents and anti-Jewish behavior. Continue Reading
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These guys in Queens may be the world's proudest Shabbos goys, but they're hardly the most well-known ones. Continue Reading
 
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