By Gidi Grinstein On July 20, 1969, exactly fifty years ago, the world held its breath when the first human beings set foot on the moon. This was the culmination of a monumental American effort and of an epic battle with the Soviet Union for leadership in space. It inherited the world with a breakthrough in space exploration and with a legacy of breakthrough-thinking that continues to inspire … [Read More...] about The Moonshot Thinking We All Need
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From Calypso and Callaloo Soup to Klezmer and Kneidel
Trinidadian author and caterer serves up hummus, hallah and Jewish connection By Maayan Jaffe-HoffmaneJewish Philanthropy Goodbye callaloo soup, hello hummus and hallah. That’s what Nicholas Jagdeo says. The United Kingdom-born, Trinidadian author whose debut novel, “The First Jew: The Resurrection of Abraham,” is also the owner of Hummus & Hallah, a catering company speci … [Read More...] about From Calypso and Callaloo Soup to Klezmer and Kneidel
Serving Interfaith Families: Current Realities and Opportunities in Conservative Synagogues
By Stacie Garnett-Cook and Rabbi Joshua Rabin As Conservative synagogues wrestle with the question of interfaith or multi-faith families, USCJ and InterfaithFamily have joined forces to help synagogues welcome this growing population into their congregations. Our organizations do not agree on everything, but we wholeheartedly agree that the more information we curate on the subject, […]
Reflections on the American Jewish Voter
By Steven Windmueller, Ph.D. In connection with President Trump’s recent tweets referencing the four Democratic Congressional members, one could identify a wide array of reactions on the part Jewish organizations and prominent Jewish Americans from both political parties. What is propelling such diversity of responses? The striving to be “American” drives both Jewish Democrats and […]
From Generation to Generation: Creating a Legacy of Jewish Giving
By Alana Hollander It seems a rather simple equation. Parents who give will have children who give. A key finding of Women Give 2018, a study produced by IUPUI at the Women’s Philanthropy Institute at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, was that “adult children (both sons and daughters) whose parents give to charity are […]
Brandeis University Seeks New Director to Lead Hornstein Program
Brandeis University seeks a visionary Director (non tenure-track faculty) to lead and develop its Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program. The Hornstein Program, a unit of the Graduate School of Arts of Sciences, is a master’s level dual-degree program combining intensive academics, meaningful fieldwork, and international study seminars to prepare leaders for the 21st-century Jewish community. […]
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