Limmud FSU Goes Boldly Where No Limmud Has Gone Before

The Russians are coming, the Russians are coming … no wait, they’re here. Or more specifically were there – at the Hampton Synagogue (Long Island) this past Sunday for Limmud FSU’s second U.S. event.

800 strong, up from last year’s»

Limmud FSU Hamptons NY: First Look

They came from Brooklyn and Philadelphia; Jerusalem and Kiev – gathering yesterday morning at the Hampton Synagogue in WestHampton, New York, for Limmud FSU’s second event in the U.S. The synagogue campus was over-run as 800 strong, up from last»

Ahad Ha’Am At Last

by Wayne Firestone

The new era of Israel-Diaspora relations isn’t a rejection of classical Zionism. Rather, it is the acceptance of a different model of classical Zionism, the one propounded by “cultural Zionist” Ahad Ha’Am. And it is uniquely suited»

Zionism and Peoplehood: Toward a Historical Synthesis

by Gidi Grinstein

Pesach is an intellectual feast for those of us that are engaged with Jewish identity. As we read the Haggadah and go through the Seder, we leisurely engage the three anchors of our identity – religion, nationalism»

Peoplehood: A Cloudy Concept

by Adam Simon

For many Jews, the most powerful aspect of Judaism is the sense that we are part of a narrative that spans millennia and includes millions of people. While Jewish organizational leaders spend countless hours and dollars trying»

We Are All One Family

by Dr. Misha Galperin

In a recent article Jay Michaelson suggested that peoplehood and support for Israel are at odds: peoplehood is all-encompassing and embracing with “no geographic or ideological center”, whereas support for Israel is purposeful and has»

The Split at the Heart of Jewish Identity

Peoplehood Vs Israel: The Split at the Heart of Jewish Identity
by Jay Michaelson

Peoplehood and support of Israel are two major values of the American Jewish community. But they are in direct conflict, both in principle and in practice.»

Peoplehood as a Local Phenomenon

Peoplehood as a Local Phenomenon: The Case of UJA-Federation of New York’s Connect to Care
by Roberta Leiner and Robert Hyfler

Over the past 14 months, UJA-Federation of New York has been engaged in the development and implementation of a»

Strengthening Our Jewish Identity

Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky unveiled the Jewish Agency’s new vision at the opening plenary of the Board of Governors on June 20, 2010. The Board of Governors then acted and adopted the plan with only one dissenting vote out»

Against Definition

Recently I was talking with a colleague who asked about my organization and what we do. When I explained that we work with partner organizations to plan cultural programming, she retorted: “Define cultural programming.” This isn’t unusual. I work for»

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