By Joel Abramson
With the high holidays behind us, I can finally share my biggest secret. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and even Sukkot give me incredible anxiety! Passover does too, but not likely for the reason you think. It’s not because I’m worried about knowing all the traditions, or making enough food, and it’s not about sitting through hours and hours of service worrying about the meaning of it all.
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Head. Heart. Hands.
Last month, Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) travelled with a group of young professionals from the Greater Boston area to Kenya as part of a new Israel engagement initiative called Project Inspire. Participants learn about Israel’s global innovation and grassroots impact up close, and explore how ingenuity and entrepreneurship can combat poverty, tackle injustice, and build a safer and more just world. After the study tour, each participant … [Read more...] about Head. Heart. Hands.
Creating an Engaged Future: Findings from the URJ Youth Alumni Impact Study
By Miriam T. Chilton and Alex Pomson In Fall 2017, the URJ engaged Rosov Consulting to measure the lifelong impact of URJ youth programs. There have been many such alumni studies in the Jewish community in recent years focused on questions of Jewish continuity, identity building, and other traditional markers of success. In this study, we set out to ascertain if the URJ’s youth programs are achieving the goals of the URJ: to strengthen … [Read more...] about Creating an Engaged Future: Findings from the URJ Youth Alumni Impact Study
Reflecting Back to Look Ahead: Relaunching UpStart’s Venture Accelerator
By Taylor Epstein It’s that time of year, when so many individuals and organizations are reflecting on what came before, renewing commitments, and realigning priorities. Over the past six months, the UpStart team has been doing just that by envisioning the future of one of our flagship programs, The UpStart Accelerator. We’ve examined what we accomplished in the past and looked closely at where we can up our game to best support groundbreaking … [Read more...] about Reflecting Back to Look Ahead: Relaunching UpStart’s Venture Accelerator
The OU Impact Accelerator: Takeaways from our New Beginning
By Jenna Beltser With Rosh Hashanah just behind us, we are almost entirely focused on new beginnings. New beginnings are exciting as they represent limitless potential and unbounded possibility. At the OU Impact Accelerator, we are elated for our very own new beginning. On September 4th, we hosted the final selection night to decide on our inaugural OU Impact Accelerator cohort: 4-6 Jewish nonprofit entrepreneurs who will each receive seed … [Read more...] about The OU Impact Accelerator: Takeaways from our New Beginning
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