Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Blog

Thinking about the Goals of Jewish Service-Learning
Thinking about the Goals of Jewish Service-Learning

by Jon Levisohn Jewish service-learning is a hot topic, and rightly so. Funders, policy makers and academics have noticed a groundswell of activism and energy in the Jewish world, especially among young people, and have hopped on board. This has led to an expansion of service-learning

A Conversation about the Relevancy of Denominations and 21st Century American Jews
A Conversation about the Relevancy of Denominations and 21st Century American Jews

by Robert I. Evans and Avrum D. Lapin Do lines really matter today between the various denominations of Judaism? That was the out-front question debated by four prominent rabbis in front of over 250 attendees at a panel discussion last week convened by the Philadelphia Board of Rabbis and

Three Steps to a More Inclusive Community
Three Steps to a More Inclusive Community

by Ruthie Rotenberg In March, at the JFN Conference in Israel, I was privileged to join a group of funders on a site visit to several inclusive programs in the Tel Aviv area. Each program we visited was incredible in how they focused on creating a more inclusive community, supportive and

Asian Jewish Life

Digging Out the Past: Quest to Uncover Jewish Harbin
Digging Out the Past: Quest to Uncover Jewish Harbin

by Dan Ben-Canaan Since its foundation by not only to Russians but to many

Helping “Lost Jews” Find the Way Home
Helping “Lost Jews” Find the Way Home

by Gaby Wine To suggest that one man alone is able to change the course of

You Tai Ren Zai Na Er? (Where are the Jews?)
You Tai Ren Zai Na Er? (Where are the Jews?)

by Naomi Nason I live in two separate worlds. The first involves my ingrained

Cool People / Cool Stuff

Grapevine: Moving from Program-Centric to Customer-Centric
Grapevine: Moving from Program-Centric to Customer-Centric

by Sacha Litman A year ago, GrapeVine was a dream that some Jewish leaders

Tikva Records and the American Jet Set
Tikva Records and the American Jet Set

[This post is part of a series updating the award recipient projects of the

Hillel Connect: The Modern Guide to Jewish Life on Campus
Hillel Connect: The Modern Guide to Jewish Life on Campus

[This post is part of a series updating the award recipient projects of the

In Case You Missed

Limmud FSU Einstein: A First Look
Limmud FSU Einstein: A First Look

Kicking off Limmud FSU's seventh year, Limmud FSU Princeton opened this past Friday afternoon just a short hop away from Princeton University. This, the first multi-day Limmud FSU event to take place in North America, brought 650 participants (including 50 kids) together for three days of Jewish

Free Hebrew-language Children’s Books Program Expands Across U.S.
Free Hebrew-language Children’s Books Program Expands Across U.S.

Sifriyat Pijama B’America strengthens connections to Jewish values, the Hebrew language, in local American communities Israeli-American and Jewish-American families across the United States are participating in a new children’s program through which they are mailed monthly - for free - a

America’s First Female Rabbi Reflects on Four Decades Since Ordination
America’s First Female Rabbi Reflects on Four Decades Since Ordination

In an interview with JointMedia News Service, Rabbi Sally Priesand discusses the obstacles she overcame to attain ordination and find her own pulpit, as well as how the presence of women has changed the nature of the rabbinate. by Michele Alperin JointMedia News Service Rabbi Sally Priesand,