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»
The Power of An Idea; The Power of Limmud New York
January 25, 2010 by eJP
Filed under The Limmud Experience
Limmud New York, the first child of Limmud International, recently concluded their 6th annual conference.
Launched in 2005 by six volunteers, and assistance from UJA Federation of New York, The Picower Foundation and Bikkurim, last weekend’s conference featured over 300»
Limmud’s Global Chavruta Project
January 25, 2010 by eJP
Filed under The Limmud Experience, Web 2.0
Combine globalization and technology and what do you get? Limmud Conference’s first worldwide, 100% virtual team!
The Co-Chairs of Limmud’s 2009 Chavruta Project span four continents across fourteen time zones – from New York to Sydney who joined together for»
The Phenomenon Called Limmud
January 11, 2010 by Dan Brown
Filed under The Limmud Experience
55,000 meals served; 900 sessions; 320 presenters, a 380 page program book and 2500 participants from 40 countries. Those attending ranged from eight weeks to 90 years; 1000 were first-timers and 300 were between 5 and 18. Such were some»
Limmud UK: The Mother of All Conferences
December 28, 2009 by eJP
Filed under The Blog, The Limmud Experience, The World, education
by Adam Rattner
Some 2,000 people checked into the halls of residence at Warwick University, West Midlands, yesterday morning, joining the 500 participants who had already spent the Christmas weekend away from festivities and in a Shabbat atmosphere instead. Long»
Nurturing Jewish Innovation
December 24, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
from The Canadian Jewish News:
Toronto hosts think tank on social entrepreneurship
Last week, UJA?Federation of Greater Toronto hosted a two-day international think tank on Jewish innovation and social entrepreneurship.
About 30 people – social entrepreneurs (people who use a»
AMHSI Scores a First With Google Translate
November 17, 2009 by eJP
Filed under The World, Using Technology Wisely
In what we believe is a first for an Israel based initiative of its kind, Alexander Muss High School in Israel has added Google’s latest translator tool to the top-right hand corner of every page of their website.»
Not Too Small to Matter: Hybrid Organizations and the Future of Jewish Innovation
November 3, 2009 by Seth Cohen
Filed under Innovation, The American Jewish Scene, The World
A few weeks ago one of my friends suggested a new game – innovation bingo. The rules are simple, sit in a room full of under-40 Jewish volunteers and professionals and wait until the word ‘innovation’ (or some variant) is»
Why Should We Care?
October 12, 2009 by PresenTense Group
Filed under PresenTense Philanthropy Issue
Over the past year or so, we’ve often written about the projects and the people, connected to the PresenTense network. Most of the stories have centered around their flagship fellowship program that takes place here in Jerusalem each summer.»
In Israel for Sukkot? Come Join in The Future of the Jewish People
October 2, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Events, Local Israel
Visit the PresenTense Open House to experience first hand the future of Israel and meet the social entrepreneurs who are lunching and managing ventures that take on social challenges facing Israel and the Jewish People.
Located in the»
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