The New Jewish Agency Approach: Peoplehood for Survival

A new emphasis on ‘Peoplehood’ reflects both the economic reality and Russian roots of The Jewish Agency.

by Gal Beckerman

Natan Sharansky knows he’s disturbing the status quo. Days before the most recent meeting of the Board of Governors, the»

The Jewish Agency and Nefesh B’Nefesh Continue to Squabble

from The Jerusalem Post:

‘Nefesh B’Nefesh delegitimizing non-US aliya’

The years of acrimony between the Jewish Agency and the private aliya group Nefesh B’Nefesh reached a climax this week with the leak of an e-mail in which Jewish Agency director-general»

NewsBits: Odds and Ends

from the Jerusalem Post:

Analysis: Why Nefesh B’Nefesh changes everything

Let’s get the bad news out of the way first: mass American aliya is unlikely in the near term.

However you count American Jewry – serious counts place the number»

The Power of Blogs (Bloggers)

As we posted several hours ago, the JTA sent an ill-advised fundraising solicitation letter out to its newsletter readers.

OK, they need money – what nonprofit doesn’t today. But, the JTA took aim at the blogging world by saying»

JAFI’s Many Challenges

As the Jewish Agency gathers in Jerusalem this week, conversation centers around the budget, the bylaw changes and who will ultimately replace Zeev Bielski as Chairman of the Executive. It will be an interesting few days, both at the»

Nefesh B’Nefesh Receives $8 million Gift

Nefesh B’Nefesh has announced the receipt of a major gift to support the organization’s work in bringing Jews from the West to live in Israel. The donor Guma Aguiar, a philanthropist and founder of Leor Energy, gave $8 million to»

The Jewish World Speaks

all three from the Jerusalem Post:

Jewish charities fear Wall Street chaos

US Jewish social service agencies and nonprofits say they expect this week’s string of bankruptcies, buyouts and takeovers on Wall Street to severely cramp their end-of-year fund-raising as»

The Jewish Agency’s Smart Decision on Aliyah

There has been no shortage of stories in the Jewish media, and blog-o-sphere, surrounding the recently announced agreement between the Jewish Agency and Nefesh B’Nefesh on administering the North American Aliyah portfolio. There has been particular interest in what this»

Time To ‘Retool’ the Jewish Agency

from the New York Jewish Week:

The Jewish Agency for Israel’s (JAFI) decision last week to outsource the entire aliyah operation in North America to Nefesh B’Nefesh, a 6-year-old American group promoting aliyah, is indicative of both the need for»

MediaWatch: Our Jewish World

Some of our largest organizations are in the Israeli papers these days.

(first two) from Haaretz:

The Jewish Agency’s diminished role

Last week, the Jewish Agency signed its own death certificate. The agreement with Nefesh B’Nefesh (NBN), the private»

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