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»

Misha Galperin Takes on Senior Global Jewish Agency Role

The Jewish Agency is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Misha Galperin to a newly established senior position for Global Public Affairs and Financial Resource Development. The position consolidates into one the existing functions of directing The Agency’s External»

The Challenge for Ethiopian Gen-Xers

Gary Rosenblatt writing in The Jewish Week:

Finding Jobs, And Hope, For Ethiopian Gen-Xers

The saga of the Ethiopian aliyah is both heroic and troubling. It includes the dramatic rescue of thousands of people virtually overnight as part of Operation»

And Now for Something Completely Different: Inside the Box

by Robert Hyfler

In order to think outside of the box you must first have a box to start from. The history of both scientific innovation and social innovation is the history of women and men who built on»

State-of-the-Art Giving

Tamar Snyder writing in The Jewish Week:

Mobile phone giving has hit a tipping point, says Lucy Bernholz, a longtime adviser to philanthropic foundations who is also a well-respected blogger and analyst of philanthropic trends. Among Jewish organizations,»

New York as America’s Jewish Capital City

by Steven Windmueller, Ph.D.

• New York is rapidly losing its economic position within the changing global economy, which has significant implications for American Jews, as well.
• The Jews of New York longer reflect religiously or demographically

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The Power of An Idea; The Power of Limmud New York

Limmud New York, the first child of Limmud International, recently concluded their 6th annual conference.

Launched in 2005 by six volunteers, and assistance from UJA Federation of New York, The Picower Foundation and Bikkurim, last weekend’s conference featured over 300»

Jewish Social Leadership Training in Jerusalem

by Lauren Wilner

From New York City to Jerusalem to Budapest, participants in the Jewish Social Leadership Training Program gathered in the office of Jerusalem’s Memizrach Shemesh January 4-10 in the first of a series of meetings designed»

Six Points Fellowship Application Available

Six Points Fellowship is looking for artists for the next round of the Six Points Fellowship.

They are looking for nine talented artists (ages 22-38 and based in NYC) to open up new conversations in the worlds of contemporary culture»

Recreating the Jewish World

by Richard Pearlstone

Many in Jewish organizational leadership have followed a path suggesting that they have the answer to “how to recreate the Jewish world.” They assume that (1) there is such thing as THE Jewish World and (2) some»

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