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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
Dr. Michael J. Elman
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Felsenthal
New York, NY
Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman
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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AJOP Wishes Klal Yisrael G'mar Chasima Tova
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Intensive Online Chaburah Starting After Sukkos!
The Online Chaburah is a solution for
mechanchim
and
mekarvim
wh
o want a high level chaburah so they can learn at the high level they had in yeshiva. It is delivered by Rabbi Menachem Nissel live online from Yerushalayim
11 PM EST
every
Thursday
evening. The live format allows participants to ask questions throughout the shiur. Shiurim are recorded so that you can access them at any time.
The opening shiur on
Kaytzad Mevarchim
will be be"H on the
26th of October
(6 Cheshvan).
The shiur is sponsored by NCSY as part of their staff enrichment program
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Hillel International is partnering with M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Educationto bolster opportunities for early-career professionals in the Jewish communal world.
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
In today's competitive fund raising environment that challenges all charities, especially those in the Jewish world that are competing for relevance among so many other worthy causes, we must foster a consistent, recession-proof source of income - planned gifts
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The 2013 Pew survey "A Portrait of Jewish Americans" shows that Orthodox Judaism, while currently attracting the allegiance of only about 10 percent of all American Jews, is the fastest growing sector of the community.
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WOW air, Iceland's low-cost transatlantic airline, just took one more excuse away from West Coast Jews who have never visited Israel. Too expensive? Not anymore.
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An Article from The Algemeiner
One of Israel's leading contemporary thinkers, Micah Goodman, a professor of medieval philosophy, has turned the country's intellectual world on its head in the unlikely role of political analyst.
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For Prime Minister Netanyahu's political opponents, his government's woes aren't just an opportunity to score political points - they also provide easy-to-understand explanations for American Jewish attitudes toward Israel.
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Anti-Israel activism on college campuses across the country has declined, according to a new report by a campus pro-Israel organization.
An Article from JTA
The United States opened its first official military base on Israeli soil.
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IDF Announces War on Smoking
An Article from JTA
The Israel Defense Forces is waging a new war - against smoking.
The military announced
Sunday that on 65 bases across the country it will stop selling cigarettes and prohibit lighting up in public, creating designated smoking areas instead.
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Israeli Courts Shield Hamas Officials From Consequences
An Article from Evelyn Gordon
When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, he'll undoubtedly devote part of his speech to the need to fight terrorist organizations. Continue Reading |
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Volunteers from Israel's Zaka search-and-rescue organization pulled the body of a local rabbi from an office building that collapsed in a massive earthquake that hit Mexico.
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An Article from JTA
By selling coffee to Jewish tourists, 18-year-old Yuri Breskov can earn in a week more than his teachers from high school make annually in this provincial city.
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An Article from JTA
Ahead of the Jewish New Year, four Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union celebrated the opening of synagogues in an effort to boost cultural and spiritual activities for congregants or commemorate Jewish heritage.
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An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
A major new study of antisemitism in Great Britain, employing statistical analysis of the largest dataset ever gathered on the topic, is being launched today by the Institute for Jewish Policy Research.
An Article from The Algemeiner
"Levels of antisemitism" in Britain are among the lowest in the world, a new report from London think-tank the Institute of Jewish Policy Research (JPR) issued on Tuesday has concluded.
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An Article from The Algemeiner
A prominent Canadian Jewish group on Wednesday denounced a government-sponsored conference held at MacEwan University featuring a speaker who endorsed anti-Israel boycotts and promoted the work of a radical activist accused of antisemitism.
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An Article from Ynet News
It certainly didn't take very long. Mere months after its whirlwind introduction to our lives, the phrase "religionization" has undergone the same transformation "fake news" has-it was completely and forcibly stripped of its meaning.
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An Article from Matzav.com
It is with great sadness that we note
the passing of Rav Shlomo Yaakov Davis zt"l. He was over 100 years old.
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An Article from JTA
It's affixed upon the doorpost. It's wooden, thin and rectangular, but with rounded corners. It's meant to fulfill a biblical commandment.
Learning is Not a Priority. Or Is It?
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
A little over a year ago, I started my role at the Wiener Center for Leadership and Learning at UJA-Federation of New York as director of learning and development. Continue Reading
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Each year the challenge seems to grow. Jewish educators are frantically searching for qualified teachers to fill open positions in their religious schools.
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An Article from Tablet
Earlier this week, I was walking to work when I heard the loud beat of a drum. I looked up and saw dozens of men and women dressed in white, moving about solemnly.
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