By Sherri W. Morr I am indeed lucky to be a member of the Ikar Community. Such a distinction gave me the ability to attend the full conference held in LA June 1-3, 2018. These seven synagogues (for lack of a better word) throughout the U.S. are a cohort of energy, vision, ritual, and engagement for young adults. Initially funded for 2 year rabbinic fellowships by the Jim Joseph Foundation, this conference celebrated the conclusion of the first … [Read more...] about Jewish Emergent Network Conference (JEN)
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Re-Imagining the Israel Experience for Rabbinical Students
By Alex Sinclair Why do we send Rabbinical students to Israel for a year of study, and what should they be doing there? For the past three years, the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education of the Jewish Theological Seminary has convened a unique Israel education program in partnership with a Consortium of Rabbinical Schools: Hebrew College, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at … [Read more...] about Re-Imagining the Israel Experience for Rabbinical Students
Jewish Women’s Archive Celebrates Five Years of the Rising Voices Fellowship
By Larisa Klebe and Judith Rosenbaum “Before the Rising Voices Fellowship, writing was just a means to an end for me, a way to get good grades and maybe some praise. It never occurred to me that writing could further my commitment to understanding history, or cement my status as a feminist, or give me a voice in the world.” On Sunday June 10, the Jewish Women’s Archive (JWA) celebrated thirteen young women, hailing from all over the … [Read more...] about Jewish Women’s Archive Celebrates Five Years of the Rising Voices Fellowship
The News of Our Death as a People Has Been Greatly Exaggerated….
By Dr. Misha Galperin It is rare that I find myself in such complete disagreement with someone representing the Israel Policy Forum, in this case Michael Koplow in his Op-Ed in the Forward "The End of the Jewish People is Here." That I should do so while simultaneously agreeing unequivocally with Naftali Bennett's comment at the AJC meetings in Jerusalem ("We are Still One Family") is especially odd - but how could I feel otherwise? Both … [Read more...] about The News of Our Death as a People Has Been Greatly Exaggerated….
Israeli Educational Leadership Meets Representatives of American Jewry
By Adam Tasachi The first meeting of its kind between the heads of religious schools in the Jerusalem district and representatives of American Jewry - a joint initiative of Herzog College’s "Yesodot" program and the supervisor of secondary education in the National Religious educational stream in the Jerusalem District - was held this week Concern for my sister What is the current relationship between the Jews of Israel and those in the … [Read more...] about Israeli Educational Leadership Meets Representatives of American Jewry
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