Welcome to Symposia and Much More, the newest addition to eJewish Philanthropy's Resource section. Miriam-Webster defines Symposia as a collection of opinions on a subject and this is certainly one way we plan to use this area. We also hope it will serve as a special stand-alone, easy to locate, resource for a limited number of topics we will delve into with greater depth than on a blog post. We're still adding some tech-finishing touches, but our first entries are up: Jewish Philanthropy in Israel a series of blog posts by Gidi Grinstein of the Reut Institute focusing on non-Israeli Jewish philanthropy in Israel. Tomorrow's Spaces an introduction to the featured entrepreneurial social projects from the Facing Tomorrow Presidential Conference. Also in the works and coming shortly, Jewish … Continue Reading
Peoplehood: A Sense of Belonging
The Peoplehood Papers: a selection of essays from a diverse group of Jewish leaders and thinkers on Jewish Peoplehood including pragmatic suggestions on how organizations can create new understandings and action plans around the issue. Created as a platform for enriching the Jewish Peoplehood conversation, The Peoplehood Papers is a collaboration of United Jewish Communities, the International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies at Beth Hatefutsoth and KolDor. In response to great interest in the pilot issue (published for the 2007 UJC General Assembly), this resource has now become a regular publication aimed at providing a space for sharing ideas about Jewish Peoplehood, the Jewish future and related matters. eJewish Philanthropy thanks Kol Dor for allowing us to share selections from The … Continue Reading
Jewish Philanthropy in Israel
eJewish Philanthropy is pleased to welcome Gidi Grinstein, the Founder and President, of the Reut Institute, who has graciously provided us with the English translation of his series of blog posts on Philanthropy in Israel. Gidi is considered one of the leading policy analysts in Israel and commands a variety of expertise on national security, negotiations, governance and socio-economics. He has an extensive background in policy-planning and is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Tel-Aviv University Schools of Law and Economics. Please join Gidi for the discussion. … Continue Reading
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