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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
outreachOutreach
An Article from The Jewish Chronicle

Rabbi Daniel Rowe, the new executive director of the Orthodox outreach organisation Aish UK, is widely regarded as one of the smartest young British rabbis around. Continue Reading

Outreach2Jewish Outreach, an Unorthodox Approach
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy

The pressures of parenting young children in today's modern world, whether self-induced or society-induced - has overwhelmed us with choice.
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Fundraising1How Does the New Media Landscape Work?
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
 
Follow important developments in online fundraising with our new data dashboard. Continue Reading
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NAmericaNorth America
 
Dennis Ross, President Barack Obama's former Middle East advisor, on Sunday criticized Obama and his decision to distance himself from Israel during his time in office.
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Kissinger2'Islamophobia Studies' are Coming to a College Near You, and There Won't Be Any Debate About It
An Article from Opinion Independent Journal

"Before I get started, I just wanted to say that we are meeting on stolen indigenous people's land. Continue Reading
  
Namart4Shearith Israel Loses Control of Touro
An Article from The Jewish Week

A federal judge has granted control of the country's oldest synagogue to the Rhode Island congregation that worships there and not the building's Manhattan-based founding organization. Continue Reading 

Namart5Barack Obama's Disastrous Iran Legacy
An Article from The Weekly Standard

All administrations are short-sighted. Even the brightest, most reflective people can develop acute tunnel vision when they join the paper-pushing, crisis-a-minute senior ranks of the National Security Council and the State Department. Continue Reading

Namart6This is How Fascism Comes to America
An Article from The Washington Post

The Republican Party's attempt to treat Donald Trump as a normal political candidate would be laughable were it not so perilous to the republic.
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Namart9J Street 'Proud' of Support for Iran Deal, $500,00 Grant from Anti-Israel Group
An Article from The Times of Israel

The liberal Jewish lobby group J Street said it was "proud" of its activities to promote the controversial Iranian nuclear agreement, signed last year between Tehran and world powers, amid a report it received $576,500 to advocate for the deal. Continue Reading

Namart10Trump Overtakes Clinton in Poll Average for First Time
An Article from The Hill

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump has overtaken Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in an average of head-to-head national polls, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls.
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Is Clinton Ready for the Wild West Campaign of Donald Trump?
An Article from The Washington Post

Presidential campaigns are always studies in contrast, but rarely have the differences between the two major party nominees - and the kind of campaigns they plan to run - been as stark and as unusual as those between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Continue Reading


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An Article from The Times of Israel

In just three days, the 20th Knesset has seen more drama than in its entire winter session.
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israel2Liberal Leaders Press Case on Kotel Compromise
An Article from The Jewish Week

With less than 10 days remaining of the 60-day review of the historic Western Wall compromise, religious leaders here are voicing concerns about potential changes to the plan. Continue Reading 
An Article from Israel Hayom
 
Nearly half the Israeli public supports Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to invite Yisrael Beytenu to join his coalition over the Labor party, an Israel Hayom survey found Thursday. Continue Reading

Israel4Ontario Anti-BDS Bill Defeated
An Article from JTA

Ontario's parliament rejected a bill that would have prevented the Canadian province from conducting business with companies that support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. Continue Reading
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Intl1How Far is Europe Swinging to the Right?
An Article from The New York Times 
 
The candidate for the far-right Freedom Party in Austria lost the country's cliffhanger presidential election on Monday by the slimmest of margins. Continue Reading 
 
Article from The Telegraph
 
Islamic State has moved its chemical weapons operation to densely populated residential areas and is testing homemade chlorine and mustard gas on its prisoners, residents of the Iraqi city of Mosul have claimed.  
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International3The New Coalition to Destroy Islamic State
An Article from The Washington Post

The raw Sunni recruits in crisp camouflage uniforms, popping off rounds at the firing range at a U.S. training camp here, illustrate the dilemma for the United States as it seeks to form a strong military force to drive the Islamic State from its capital, Raqqah. Continue Reading

International3Vandals Had Written 'We Will Bring This Plane Down' on Doomed Jetliner
An Article from The New York Times

In an eerie coincidence, the EgyptAir jetliner that plunged into the Mediterranean on Thursday was once the target of political vandals who wrote in Arabic on its underside, "We will bring this plane down." 
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International4Germany to Build World's First All in One Synagogue, Church and Mosque
An Article from The Forward

decade ago, the idea of building a unique religious structure that would combine prayer halls for the three main monotheistic religions was first proposed during archaeological excavations of a plot on the southern end of the Fischerinsel (Fisher Island) in the Mitte neighborhood of Berlin.  Continue Reading
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An Article from The Jewish Week 
 
From coast to coast, movements for social justice on American campuses are increasingly taking an alarming turn. Continue Reading 
 
as2FedEx Driver Fired After Video Shows Him Shoving Yeshiva Bus Driver to Ground
An Article from JP Updates

The 23-year-old FedEx driver caught on video for shoving a 35-year-old yeshiva bus driver to the ground in Brooklyn on Thursday has been removed from his job, FedEx spokesman David Westrick told JP monday.
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as4UC Irvine Chancellor: Anti-Israel Protestors Crossed the Line of Civility
An Article from JTA

Anti-Israel student protesters disrupted the screening of a film about the Israel Defense Forces at the University of California, Irvine.
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The man informed me I was no longer a rabbi. His exact words were, "If you don't have a pulpit, then you aren't a rabbi." Continue Reading
 
Interest2 The First Pillar of Jewish Law: The Rif
An Article from Aish.com
Students with even a cursory familiarity with Halacha, Jewish law, are aware of the importance of the Shulchan Aruch, Rabbi Yosef Karo's comprehensive 15th century magnum opus that informs, directs, and inspires the daily behavior of observant Jews worldwide. Continue Reading

interest2Trump vs. Clinton: Battle of the Jewish Sons In Law
An Article from JTA

Somebody had better put a mezuzah on the Lincoln Bedroom. Whoever ends up winning the election in November, one thing seems certain:
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Interest3Modern Orthodox Dating Gets a Close Up in New Web Series
An Article from JTA

"There's no such thing as a bad date - there's just a funny story," says Jessica Schechter, a 28-year-old modern Orthodox woman who teaches acting in New York City and lives on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Continue Reading

Interest4Why American Jews Won't Learn Hebrew
An Article The Jewish Journal

Novelist Dara Horn recently asked, "Why don't more American Jews learn Hebrew?" Continue Reading

Interest7Meet New York's Torah Truck King
An Article from The Forward

I found Rabbi Shulem Korn in Queens as he was assembling one of his famous Torah Trucks. Continue Reading

Interest8Nelson Peltz Throws Reported $2M Bar Mitzvah for His Twin Sons
An Article from Page Six

One of the most lavish bar mitzvah celebrations ever was held at the Pierre hotel on Saturday night when activist/investor Nelson Peltz honored his twin sons, Zachary and Gregory. Continue Reading
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