The Shabbat Experiment
August 23, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Best of the Blogs
from The Shabbat Experiment:
As a Hillel professional, I spend my days, nights, and weekends helping students connect to Jewish life. It’s a busy job. While I help students celebrate the day of rest, I»
What Are Jewish First-Year Students Thinking?
August 20, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
Hillel is constantly changing to keep pace with college students. With the advent of the annual Beloit College Mindset List, Hillel offers the following unscientific survey of Jewish cultural influences that have helped shape the identities of this»
The Intersection of Followership and Leadership
August 18, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Best of the Blogs, The American Jewish Scene
from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation blog:
The Need for Followership Programs
The past decade has witnessed the emergence of a new generation of programs in which the primary focus is on those who participate, not on those»
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»
The Retooling of Hillel
July 18, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from The Jerusalem Post:
Campus group seeks increased engagement with Jewish students – to be welcoming, not political. But has openness left Hillel insufficiently supportive of Israel when it is attacked on campus?
Heftziba: A Ray of Light Appears
July 14, 2010 by Dan Brown
Filed under In Case You Missed, Life in the FSU Countries, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
There are small cracks in the wall, but they are growing.
Consider, the professional head of an influential American-based foundation speaks about the importance of reaching out to Russian-speaking Jews worldwide. Young adult programs, from multiple organizations, catering to the»
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»
The Many Faces of ROI Community: Argentina, Israel, Belarus and Copenhagen
July 2, 2010 by Dan Brown
Filed under Cool People, Life in the FSU Countries, Snapshots: The New Jewish Landscape, Summer of Innovation, The Blog, The World
Israel, especially during the summer months, is a melting-pot of innovation. And one of the real pleasures of living here is having the opportunity to meet, and interact, with young adults from around the world who are involved in these»
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»
The Limits of Cross-Denominational Partnership
June 6, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
from Tablet Magazine:
Last week, each of the three universities associated with the major American Jewish denominations received an $11 million grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation, a San Francisco-based Jewish philanthropy.
… But the relative ease with»
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