[This essay is from The Peoplehood Papers, volume 9 - The Collective Jewish Conversation: Its Role, Purpose and Place in the 21st Century - published by the Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education.] by Jay Michaelson You know the joke: A Jew is found on a desert island, where he has built two synagogues. Why? “That’s the shul I go to,” he says, gesturing to one, “and that’s the one I won’t be caught dead in.” It’s true - we Jews love to … [Read more...] about We Don’t Need a Peoplehood Parliament – Just People
Kol Dor
Kol Dor to Restructure
Kol Dor, an Israel based organization designed to connect the next generation of global Jewish leaders, is about to undergo a major re-organization. For most of the past year, a core group of members has been involved in strategy conversations on Kol Dor's future. Each individual that took part in the conversations was permitted to vote on the final strategy. During the past week, three proposals were put to vote. In an email last night to … [Read more...] about Kol Dor to Restructure
Jewish Peoplehood Leadership Conference Launches
With a vision to contribute to the cohesiveness of the Jewish people, the International School of Jewish Peoplehood Studies (within Beit Hatfutsot) in collaboration with Israel's Ministry of Public Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs, the NADAV Foundation and KolDor hosted the first, of what is planned to be annual, Jewish Peoplehood Leadership and Entrepreneurship Conference. At yesterday's all-day event, several hundred participants gathered at … [Read more...] about Jewish Peoplehood Leadership Conference Launches
A New Level of Engagement in the Jewish Agency
How many of us can't sleep at night because we are worried about the future of our Jewish community? I met someone this week, who told me in all sincerity, that his concern for his community’s collective future gives him no rest. So it was fitting that he, together with another two dozen participants of the Jewish Agency's Global Emerging Leaders Forum, were given open access, and serious time, to engage with the highest ranking lay leaders … [Read more...] about A New Level of Engagement in the Jewish Agency
The ROI Global Summit, Take 4
This evening, young Jewish leaders from twenty-nine countries will gather in Israel for the fourth annual ROI Global Summit for Young Jewish Innovators. The Summit, which runs through Thursday, is an innovative project of the Center for Leadership Initiatives (CLI), in partnership with Taglit-Birthright Israel. CLI was founded by American Jewish philanthropist Lynn Schusterman. This year, for the first time, and in celebration of Tel Aviv’s 100th … [Read more...] about The ROI Global Summit, Take 4
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