By Jenna Beltser With Rosh Hashanah just behind us, we are almost entirely focused on new beginnings. New beginnings are exciting as they represent limitless potential and unbounded possibility. At the OU Impact Accelerator, we are elated for our very own new beginning. On September 4th, we hosted the final selection night to decide on our inaugural OU Impact Accelerator cohort: 4-6 Jewish nonprofit entrepreneurs who will each receive seed … [Read more...] about The OU Impact Accelerator: Takeaways from our New Beginning
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“Change is in the Air – Now, Let’s Make it Last”
By Michael S. Berger and Leah N. Meir For many Jews around the world, the past week has been intense. Rosh Hashana ushered in a period of self-evaluation and, hopefully, triggered an impulse to improve. In just a day or two, Yom Kippur, with its solemn intensity, will set the stage for the coming year - will we be better, will we avoid mistakes, will we not settle for the status quo and aim higher? ‘Tis the season for change, and most of us … [Read more...] about “Change is in the Air – Now, Let’s Make it Last”
#MeToo and Teshuva, It is Time for US To Reflect on OUR Wrongs
By Sharon Weiss-Greenberg I have spent the past year fairly involved in the #metoo movement. From the week that the #metoo movement went viral, I’ve heard stories. I’ve heard and shared whispers. I have cried. A lot. I have argued. I have advocated. I think that I have been able to help some people. I have participated in conversations, groups, alliances, etc. to try to be both proactive and reactive. Throughout the past year, and in years … [Read more...] about #MeToo and Teshuva, It is Time for US To Reflect on OUR Wrongs
On Brokenness and Becoming Whole in the New Year:
How the Jewish Community is Confronting Mental Illness and Addiction
By Rabbi Rachel Ain
Reb Nachman of Bratzlav once wrote: A certain king sent his son far away to study. The son eventually returned to the king's palace fully versed in all the arts and sciences. One day the king told his son to take a large stone and bring it up to the top floor of the palace. But the stone was so heavy that the prince could not even lift it up. Eventually the king said to his son, "Did you really imagine that I meant you to … [Read more...] about On Brokenness and Becoming Whole in the New Year:
How the Jewish Community is Confronting Mental Illness and Addiction
Moving from your Panic to your Comfort Zone
Retrospective on Hadar’s Day School Educators’ Institute with the Pedagogy of Partnership By Eli Savage In June, I was part of a cohort of 20 Jewish educators who participated in the Pedagogy of Partnership Track of Hadar’s Day School Educator Institute. This intensive week of inspiring personal and professional learning combines Jewish text learning, led by Hadar faculty, in a lively beit midrash setting with interactive training in the … [Read more...] about Moving from your Panic to your Comfort Zone
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