Supply-Side Judaism
March 9, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, New on eJP, The American Jewish Scene
by Elie Kaunfer
The Jewish community is expert at anticipating failure, even disaster. Declining affiliation rates, rampant intermarriage, collapsing schools and synagogues – these are the problems that top the communal agenda. Judaism, it is said, is a product that»
The New Jewish Agency Approach: Peoplehood for Survival
March 4, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy, New on eJP, Philanthropy in Israel, The World
A new emphasis on ‘Peoplehood’ reflects both the economic reality and Russian roots of The Jewish Agency.
by Gal Beckerman
Natan Sharansky knows he’s disturbing the status quo. Days before the most recent meeting of the Board of Governors, the»
And Now for Something Completely Different: Inside the Box
February 24, 2010 by eJP
Filed under 28 Days, 28 Ideas, In Case You Missed, New on eJP
by Robert Hyfler
In order to think outside of the box you must first have a box to start from. The history of both scientific innovation and social innovation is the history of women and men who built on»
Bibi on The Loss of Identity
February 22, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
The buzzword for the current Jewish Agency Board of Governors meeting is Identity. Natan Sharansky discussed it yesterday. Today, it was Prime Minister Netanyahu’s turn and the subject of many of the discussions at the strategic planning round-tables later in»
Sharansky Suggests Training 5000 New Leaders
February 21, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
At the opening plenary of the Jewish Agency’s board meeting, Natan Sharansky – the organization’s chairman – presented similar thoughts to those he enumerated last week at a session of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations.
In»
MASA Program Reaches 9,300 Participants
February 14, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
The number of MASA Israel participants has reached 9,300 in 2009-2010, up from 8,200 the year before.
Post-college MASA Israel participants have increased by 67%, with 1486 currently interning, volunteering or studying in Israel. 56% are Birthright Israel alumni.
MASA»
JESNA’S Pick for the Best in Jewish Education of the Decade
January 8, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Education, Jewish Philanthropy, New on eJP, The American Jewish Scene
by Jonathan Woocher
The dawn of a new decade has brought with it a flurry of retrospectives assessing the first ten years of the 21st century. Clearly, there’s been much to cause discouragement, anxiety, and concern. But, as we at»
The Birthright Alternative Trip
January 6, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, The American Jewish Scene
Sharon Udasin writing in The New York Jewish Week:
Funding In-Marriage Out Of His Own Pocket
Despite the seeming success of Lifshitz’s first post-Birthright trip, it remains unclear whether the Oranim free trips will continue this spring. Lifshitz is struggling»
Birthright Israel NEXT and the Invisible Doubling Effect
January 3, 2010 by eJP
Filed under New on eJP, The American Jewish Scene
by Rabbi Daniel S. Brenner
Reading The Jerusalem Post yesterday, it occurred to me that Birthright Israel NEXT’s work has a visibility problem. Haviv Rettig Gur writes regarding Taglit-Birthright Israel “these connections are wasted if they are not»
Birthright Israel: Where’s the Follow-Up?
January 3, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from The Jerusalem Post:
Taglit-birthright Israe turned ten this year. From its start as the brainchild of a handful of American donors and Israeli politicians and the target of skepticism and scorn, it has grown»
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