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WANTED: More Spaces to Harness Leadership Talent

Posted on May 5, 2013 Written by
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by Justin Korda The application process for the ROI Summit is simultaneously one of the best and hardest times of the year for me - best because it reinforces the incredible young Jewish talent coming of age in communities around the world; hardest because I'm reminded that the Jewish world still does not have enough compelling opportunities to nurture all of it. Until we do, far too many young Jews who want to contribute to strengthening the Jewish future will be told “no, but” rather than “yes, and.” Faced with a negative response, many will choose to focus their time and talent elsewhere - a loss for them and for our community. … [Read more...]

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In Asia, Creating a New Jewish Revival

Posted on April 4, 2013 Written by

by Rebecca Kanthor and Jeanine Buzali Shanghai, China: one of the world’s busiest ports. China’s most populous city. A top-25 global financial center. And on April Fourth, host to the region’s emerging Jewish renaissance. While strange to some, this historic and fascinating city steeped with Jewish history will provide a springboard for Asia’s emerging Jewish communities through Destination Shanghai, a four-day celebration of what it means to be Jewish in Asia. Seventy years ago Shanghai was home to tens of thousands of Jews - of Russian, Sephardi, and various European backgrounds (including refugees escaping Nazi persecution), but today it will inspire contemporary Jewish leaders from Asia and around the world who with gather here and build a Jewish identity and community uniquely … [Read more...]

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Destination Shanghai Gathers Asian Jewish Leaders for Learning and Innovation

Posted on March 22, 2013 Written by
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JDC, Limmud China, and the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Philanthropic Network Host 4-Day Event, Including Young Regional and Global Jewish Activists Shanghai, China, March 22, 2013 - Nearly two hundred Jews from Asia and around the world will arrive here on April 4th for Destination Shanghai, a four-day gathering of Jewish learning, creativity, and history in Asia. With sixty educational and cultural workshops, a Shanghai Shabbat experience, and a day dedicated to Shanghai’s WWII Jewish history and global Jewish responsibility, the event is a project of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), Limmud China, and a volunteer network of Asian Jewish community leaders. Forty regional young Jewish leaders will attend through a partnership with the Charles and Lynn Schusterman … [Read more...]

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Limmud FSU-USA Kicks Off Today in Princeton

Posted on March 15, 2013 Written by
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New York, March 15, 2013 - Over 600 young Russian-American Jews from across the country will come together this weekend in Princeton, NJ, for the 4th Limmud FSU Conference in the United States. Limmud FSU is a festival of Jewish learning featuring a packed program of lectures, workshops, round-table discussions, music and a wide-range of cultural events presented in three languages - Russian, English and Hebrew. … [Read more...]

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Hong Kong is Finally Limmud Trending

Posted on March 13, 2013 Written by
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by Erica Lyons Just hours before the first Limmud Hong Kong the majority of the community was still asking, what is Limmud? Yet, despite this (as well as the fact that only 25 people signed up prior to the event), the inaugural Limmud Hong Kong, sponsored by the Hong Kong Jewish Community Centre, drew participation from approximately 85 members of the community representing an incredible cross section. … [Read more...]

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The Jewish Journey Called Limmud

Posted on January 28, 2013 Written by
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by Clive Lawton I was one of the four that started Limmud in 1980 in Britain. British Jewry in that time was neither a dynamic, educated nor exciting community. It was nearly impossible to find learning for adults and the community was deeply divided between the different denominations, between different age groups and even geographically. The vast majority of Jews in Britain did not know and did not want to know that there were Jews anywhere else - or if they knew it they were pretty sure they couldn’t learn anything from them. … [Read more...]

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