Lynn Schusterman: Unintimidated Philanthropist
August 31, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, Jewish Philanthropy, Philanthropy in Israel, The Blog
by Eetta Prince-Gibson
The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation (CLSFF), chaired by Lynn Schusterman from Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a primary supporter of Bat Kol, the Israeli organization for religious lesbians.
CLSFF is one of the largest Jewish-centric»
Birthright Israel NEXT and Moishe House Enter into National Shabbat Partnership
August 11, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
Moishe House and Birthright Israel NEXT, leading organizations in Jewish young adult engagement, are joining forces to bring the successful Birthright Israel NEXT Shabbat program to the 20 U.S.-based Moishe Houses.
“With over 70,000 participants, The Birthright Israel NEXT Shabbat»
Limmud FSU: Facilitating Identity Around the Russian-Jewish World
August 9, 2010 by Dan Brown
Filed under The Blog, The Limmud Experience
They came from twenty-three towns and cities around Israel and from five additional countries. 98 volunteers worked tirelessly for months; 250 presenters led 200 sessions, including 15 round-table discussions. There was clearly glitz and glitter; and there was serious discussion.»
Ahad Ha’Am At Last
August 2, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, Peoplehood: A Sense of Belonging, The Blog
by Wayne Firestone
The new era of Israel-Diaspora relations isn’t a rejection of classical Zionism. Rather, it is the acceptance of a different model of classical Zionism, the one propounded by “cultural Zionist” Ahad Ha’Am. And it is uniquely suited»
Birthright Israel and Hebron: The Trip that Keeps on Giving
July 21, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from The Australian Jewish News:
Australian Birthright program organisers have rejected reports in the international media claiming a recent group visit to Hebron was “unprecedented”.
… Rabbi Yehudah deVries, who is responsible for the Australian Chavaya Taglit-Birthright»
Birthright Israel’s Hebron Problem Will Not Go Away
July 8, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, Local Israel, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
by Gal Beckerman
A Taglit-Birthright tour visiting Israel in early July made a stop in a city that most of these groups have studiously avoided: Hebron. And this stop has raised questions about whether Birthright can travel beyond the»
Birthright Israel Group Travels to Hebron
July 6, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, Local Israel, The Blog
Apparently a group of Chabad Birthright Israel participants from Australia has recently visited Hebron, which according to official policy of the organization is not permitted; “Our tours do not travel to or through areas of the West Bank, Gaza or»
The Many Faces of the ROI Community
July 6, 2010 by Dan Brown
Filed under Cool People, Summer of Innovation, The Blog, The World
Yesterday I had the chance to, once-again, sit with 120 hyped-up, caffinated, sleep-deprived young adult movers and shakers of our Jewish world at the 5th annual gathering of the ROI Global Summit. And while perhaps I spent a bit»
High School Israel Trips Regain Foothold
July 4, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, Local Israel, The Blog
by Ramie Arian
In the midst of the recent Jewish Agency board meetings, a small but significant policy shift was announced, one that was barely reported in the media, but which may produce a significant change in the»
Canadian-Russian Birthright Trip Planned
July 2, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, Life in the FSU Countries
from The Canadian Jewish News:
New Birthright trip aimed at Russian Jews
Maria Grinev will be having a very Russian summer. In Israel.
Grinev is one of 20 Canadians who will be going on the first Canadian»
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