Five Teenagers Win Tikkun Olam Awards

The Helen Diller Family Foundation has awarded five California teenagers $36,000 each acknowledging community service projects they have initiated in the spirit of Tikkun Olam. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards have been»

Don’t Write Off The Next Generation

by Rabbi Kenneth Brander

It comes as no surprise that in a world where many neglect the importance of community, iPhones, iPods, iMacs and iPads constantly and consistently appear as the trendiest gadgets. These devices represent a culture that desires»

The Path of the Entrepreneur

The Path of the Entrepreneur: 21st Century Hero
by Lianna Wolfson

Jogging in the park, brunching at a café, or sitting in class in 2010 usually entails having a smart phone stuffed into a pouch, resting on a lap, or»

Smile: Worthwhile – Volunteering in Rwanda

by Mike Brand

Rwanda is covered by a lush green landscape with rolling hills and red earth. In Kigali, the capital, there are large modern buildings, bumper-to bumper traffic, Internet cafés, and electronics stores. But just a few miles outside»

Exodus to Empowerment

Exodus to Empowerment: Avraham Nega Admasu
by Dana Talmi

A 38-year-old father of three, material engineer, and community leader, Avraham Nega Admasu empowers Ethiopian youth in Israel to connect to their culture and to integrate into the broader Israeli community.»

Our Heroes

Over the past two years, 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. However, before»

Turning Jerusalem into a Classroom of Jewish Diversity and Peoplehood

Jerusalem Challenge, a new venture in Jewish Identity has launched in Jerusalem. With wide support across the communal landscape, the organization’s mission is,

“To inspire Jewish identity in young adults and their Israeli peers through interactive and meaningful Jewish educational»

New Jewish Service Search Engine Launches

Repair the World, a platform organization dedicated to making service a defining element of Jewish life, learning and leadership, will announce the launch of a national search engine for Jewish volunteer and community service opportunities in conjunction with»

Pursue: A Jewish Social Justice Partnership

American Jewish World Service (AJWS), and AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, a domestic year-long service program for Jewish young adults, have announced a new name and website for their partnership. Their 4-year-old joint venture for engaging Jews in their 20s»

Graffiti Artists Score Big in Tel Aviv

Earlier this month the New York based Artists 4 Israel spray-painted their way through Israel. On their travels, they visited Tel Aviv’s Tel Chai School where 10 of the acclaimed graffiti artists taught workshops and engaged 250 students.

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