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
Jewish Philanthropy. Chronicled.
Comings and Goings: Leichtag Foundation
Chaya Gilboa has assumed the position of Director of Jewish Engagement of the Leichtag Foundation and Leichtag Commons. A native Jerusalemite and a longtime educator known around the globe for her engaging and authentic pedagogic approaches, Chaya has relocated with her family to Encinitas, California from Jerusalem for the next two years. She will serve as the Commons’ Jewish scholar-in-residence while developing on-the-ground strategies to … [Read more...] about Comings and Goings: Leichtag Foundation
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
#metoo in the Jewish Community
By Dr. Elana Maryles Sztokman It looks like the #MeToo movement is starting to make waves in the Jewish community. Until fairly recently, despite the disproportionate number of Jewish men accused of sexual abuse in Hollywood, the media, and the business communities, the Jewish organizational world itself had not started to clean house - until now. Certainly, there were some rumblings for a while, with the outings of accused sexual predators … [Read more...] about #metoo in the Jewish Community
YK Stories
By Sherri W. Morr So many Yom Kippurs. So many stories. As a young elementary school aged little girl trying to steal my way into the adult services in the main sanctuary to see my parents & grandparents. Not able to stay put at all in the boring Junior Congregation of its time. Watching so many of the New York Jews (including my own grandma) wearing their mink stoles in the stifling heat of the southern city we had immigrated to. … [Read more...] about YK Stories
COJECO Announces Newest BluePrint Fellowship
COJECO has announced the 12-person cohort of the COJECO BluePrint Fellowship IX. The BluePrint Fellowship brings together a select group of Russian-speaking Jewish innovators, artists, and intellectuals, to explore the link between personal identity and creativity. Chosen through a competitive application and interview process, fellows are able to bring their ideas to life and engaged in this community-wide conversation. Supported by COJECO … [Read more...] about COJECO Announces Newest BluePrint Fellowship
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