{"id":84,"date":"2026-03-21T01:29:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2026-04-29T17:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T17:24:10","slug":"newsroom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/newsroom\/","title":{"rendered":"News & Events"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n \n AJU Names Rabbi John Carrier Senior Rabbi and Director of Jewish Education for the Maas Center for Jewish Journeys\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n

\n American Jewish University (AJU) today announced the appointment of Rabbi John Carrier as Senior Rabbi and Director of Jewish Education for the Maas Center for Jewish Journeys, bringing to the role an accomplished educator, congregational leader, digital content creator and …\n <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n Learn more\n about AJU Names Rabbi John Carrier Senior Rabbi and Director of Jewish Education for the Maas Center for Jewish Journeys<\/span><\/span>\n \n <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n From Manila to Meaning: Patrick’s Journey Through AJU’s Intro to Judaism\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n

\n Being based approximately 7,300 miles from American Jewish University didn\u2019t stop Patrick John Ray Carpio, a resident of the Philippines, from tuning in each week for AJU\u2019s Intro to Judaism program.\u00a0 Carpio\u2014who was part of the November 2024 cohort\u2014lives in …\n <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n Learn more\n about From Manila to Meaning: Patrick’s Journey Through AJU’s Intro to Judaism<\/span><\/span>\n \n <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n \n The Jewish future is calling \u2014 and AJU is answering\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n

\n Seven months ago, after a three-year planned hiatus from Jewish communal leadership, I became the president of American Jewish University (AJU) with only one goal: to reimagine and rebuild the foundation of Jewish life in North America.\u00a0A dear friend and …\n <\/p>\n \n \n \n \n Learn more\n about The Jewish future is calling \u2014 and AJU is answering<\/span><\/span>\n \n <\/a>\n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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\n \n Miller Intro to Judaism – August\n <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n \n

\n The Miller Intro to Judaism Program is an 18-week course that provides fundamental knowledge, practical skills, and clarifying insights into Jewish culture. No matter your age or background, everyone is welcome to join Intro to Judaism and learn about the …\n <\/p>\n \n \n

\n\n Online\n \n \u2022<\/span>\n \n \n Save your spot\n about Miller Intro to Judaism – August<\/span><\/span>\n \n <\/a>\n \n \n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-block-left-sidebar.blade.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-84","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2304,"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/84\/revisions\/2304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/maas-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}