A convention, not a single speaker
AJOP is the Association for Jewish Outreach Professionals, and its annual convention is a gathering for people who do kiruv for a living. The recordings collected here are conference sessions, so they capture many different presenters rather than one person delivering a class series.
That distinction matters. A visitor expecting a single maggid shiur will instead find a training program: workshops, panels, and addresses aimed at rabbis, rebbetzins, educators, and lay leaders who staff and run outreach organizations across many communities.
What the sessions cover
The program spans the categories an outreach worker actually deals with: kiruv strategy, dating and marriage guidance, practical halacha, and parenting. One 2015 session, "Medical Ethics — End of Life Dilemmas," works through end-of-life questions from a halachic perspective, the kind of real sh'eilah a professional in the field meets.
A large share of the content is the business side of running programs. Sessions address fundraising, staying financially viable for the long haul, and using media well — practical skills that keep an outreach organization alive, not only its Torah content.
Who presents, and who benefits
Presenters include both rabbanim and professionals from outside the pulpit. Todd Sukol spoke on relationships and fundraising success, David Yarus led a social-media boot camp, and Rabbi Gershon Litt addressed how to stay in business for the long haul — a lineup that reflects how many-sided outreach work has become.
The natural audience is anyone doing or supporting kiruv: campus rabbis, community educators, and the boards that fund them. For that audience, a recorded convention is a way to keep learning from colleagues between the once-a-year gatherings.
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- AJOP is the professional convention for Jewish outreach workers, so these videos are conference sessions, not one person's shiurim.
- Sessions cover kiruv strategy, practical halacha (including medical-ethics and end-of-life questions), dating and marriage, and parenting.
- A large part of the program is the business of outreach: fundraising, organizational sustainability, and media, taught by professionals like Todd Sukol and David Yarus.
- The recordings capture many presenters across conventions such as AJOP 2015, reflecting a whole field rather than a single voice.
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