AJOP Update: Hate Crimes and the Threat to American Jewry

December 20, 2018 - 12 Teves 5779

OUTREACH

Sharp Decline in Number of American Jews on Birthright Trips

'Baal Teshuvah': The Next Generation

PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING

Obscure Tax Could Cost Jewish Nonprofits Millions

NORTH AMER ICA

Israeli-Americans Represent a Growing New Power in the Jewish Diaspora

Also a Rabbi

Brooklyn Yeshiva Demands Retraction and Apology from New York Times for 'Subpar' Photo

Is the Women's March Melting Down?

Baking Giant Drops Almost All Kosher Certification for its Bread

ISRAEL

Pro-Israel NYU Students Bracing for the Next Fight

A Road Warrior Confronts the Shabbos Nightmare

INTERNATIONAL

90% of European Jews Say Antisemitism is Getting Worse, EU Report Finds

The Windsor File

Antisemitic Graffiti Written on Gate of Jewish Cemetery in Southern Poland

Israeli Ambassador Shocked at Ukraine's Honoring of Nazi Collaborator

ANTISEMITISM

France's 'Yellow Vest' Protests Take an Antisemitic Turn

Revealed: Secret ADL Memo Slammed Anti-BDS Laws as Harmful to Jews

The Latest Poll on Antisemitism in Europe Looks Bad

Hate Crimes Are a Real Threat to American Jewry

ARTICLES OF INTEREST

How Did Ashkenazi Jews End Up with Famous Non-Jewish Last Names?

Understanding Olam Haba, the World to Come

True Blue: The Great Techeiles Debate

Selma Engel, Witness to Sobibor

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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

Dr. Michael J. Elman

Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Felsenthal
New York, NY

Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman

Baltimore, 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

Sharp Decline in Number of American Jews on Birthright Trips

An Article from The Forward

Birthright is experiencing a sharp drop in participation rates this current winter season, according to five providers who spoke to Haaretz.

'Baal Teshuvah': The Next Generation

An Article from Tablet

When the hippie culture of the late 1960s prompted a handful of young Israelis to search for meaning beyond a bourgeois 9-to-5 existence, many found the answer in Judaism. Continue Reading

Obscure Tax Could Cost Jewish Non-Profits Millions An Article from The Jewish Week A little-noticed provision of the new tax law is for the first time imposing a levy on all not-for-profits, including synagogues and Jewish day schools. Continue Reading

Israeli Americans Represent a Growing New Power in the Jewish Diaspora

An Article from EJ Press

A population of first- and second-generation Israelis soaring to more than 10 percent of the overall Jewish population in the United States. Continue Reading

Also a Rabbi

An Article from Mishpacha

The time: 1953. I am the recently appointed rabbi of a shul in Atlanta.
Continue Reading

Brooklyn Yeshiva Demands Retraction and Apology from New York Times Over 'Subpar' Photo

An Article from The Forward

Yeshivah of Flatbush is angry at the New York Times for using its photo to illustrate an article about poor education in Jewish religious schools, The Yeshiva World News reported. Continue Reading

Is the Women's March Melting Down?

An Article from Tablet

On Nov. 12, 2016, a group of seven women held a meeting in New York. Continue Reading

Baking Giant Drops Almost All Kosher Certification for Its Bread

An Article from JTA

The largest baking company in the United States will be removing kosher certification from nearly all of its bread and rolls. Continue Reading

Pro-Israel NYU Students Bracing for the Next Fight

An Article from The Jewish Week

After a limited Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) resolution passed at New York University last week, pro-Israel students are gearing up for the next campus fight: reforming student government. Continue Reading

A Road Warrior Confronts the Shabbos Nightmare

An Article from The Jewish Week

After learning of the news of the recent El Al flight, the one that stranded passengers late on Friday afternoon in Athens, I shuddered.

90% of European Jews Say Antisemitism is Getting Worse, EU Report Finds

An Article from Haaretz

Almost nine in 10 European Jews feel that anti-Semitism has worsened in their respective countries over the past five years, and more than one in three are considering emigration. Continue Reading

The Windsor File

An Article from Tablet

When Nazi Germany collapsed in 1945, more than 400 tons of Foreign Ministry archives, captured in the Harz mountains, were assembled in Marburg Castle. Continue Reading

Antisemitic Graffiti Written on Gate of Jewish Cemetery in Southern Poland

An Article from JTA

A Jewish cemetery in southern Poland was vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti. Continue Reading

Israeli Ambassador Shocked at Ukraine's Honoring of Nazi Collaborator

An Article from JTA

In an unusual move, Israel's ambassador to Ukraine protested a local region's honoring of a collaborator with Nazi Germany. Continue Reading

France's 'Yellow Vest' Protests Take an Antisemitic Turn

An Article from Ynet News

French Jews have become a focal point for the "Yellow Vest" protests across France, with an increase in anti-Semitism by demonstrators.

Revealed: Secret ADL Memo Slammed Anti-BDS Laws as Harmful to Jews

An Article from The Forward

The Anti-Defamation League has emerged as a supporter of controversial legislation targeting boycotts of Israel. Continue Reading

The Latest Poll on Antisemitism in Europe Looks Bad

An Article from The Jewish Week

The last time that a stranger directed an anti-Semitic insult at me, I was carrying supplies for my son's birthday party. Continue Reading

Hate Crimes and the Threat to American Jewry

An Article from National Review

In the wake of the Pittsburgh shootings, the Anti-Defamation League reported a 57 percent spike in anti-Semitic acts between 2016 and 2017.

How Did Ashkenazi Jews End Up with Famous Non-Jewish Last Names?

An Article from The Forward

t's a fact: Ashkenazi Jews often bear surnames also used by Christians. Continue Reading

Understanding Olam Haba, the World to Come

An Article from Jewish Clarity

In Olam Ha'zeh, whoever is crooked is able to become straight, and whoever is straight is able to become crooked. Continue Reading

True Blue: The Great Techeiles Debate

An Article from Mishpacha

He was in the fourth grade at the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland when his teacher presented a lesson on the deep blue dye that was worn on the corner of tzitzis and that decorated the Mishkan and the clothes of the Kohanim. Continue Reading

Selma Engel, Witness to Sobibor

An Article from Aish.com

Selma Engel, one of the few survivors of Sobibor, bravely spoke out, telling the world about the secret death camp. Continue Reading

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