Are Today’s Innovators “Leaders?”

Bob Goldfarb, in his recent piece Innovation, Management, and Leadership, raises an interesting question about the relationship between “innovation” and “leadership.” He writes: “From a structural perspective… [innovators] have simply added independent, entrepreneurial elements to Jewish communal life that»

Innovation, Management and Leadership

Jews have been debating leadership since Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. Now, as established institutions begin to make room for innovative startups in Jewish life, discussions of leadership become more complicated and confusing, starting with what the word»

A Conversation With Kathy Manning and Jerry Silverman

[part 1 of a conversation with Jerry Silverman and Kathy Manning]

This afternoon, in Washington, D.C., The Jewish Federations of North America (formerly UJC) will open their annual General Assembly (GA). The world has seen significant change since the»

What Do We Need From Our Leaders?

This essay was written by Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld for the Samuel Bronfman Foundation “Why Be Jewish?” Conference, in May 2009.

With the opening of the Federations of North America GA 2009 later today in Washington, D.C., and the introduction»

The Value of Jewish Leadership

The Fall issue of CONTACT, a quarterly publication of the Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life, delves into the issue of leadership in our Jewish community.

from the editor’s introduction:

In the Jewish community, the concept of leadership often»

Enabling Jewish Professionals

An opinion piece from the Forward:

Give Professionals Time To Dream

More often than not, young professionals in the non-profit world “do” what they “are.” In the Jewish communal world, this is constantly evident: The professionals who work in our»