Leadership Rising Up: visions for the future by Shirlee Harel The young generation in Israel has spoken. For too long, young Israelis returned from their post-army travels with a sense of indifference and complacency. Recent outbursts of public protests around Israel have … [Read more...] about Leadership Rising Up
Israel’s Summer of Protest
Marching Alone
400,000 people thronged the streets of Israel to protest the social situation while Jews in America remained silent. by Tuval Chesler The year was 1965: the height of the civil rights movement demanding equality for African Americans in the United States. In the town of … [Read more...] about Marching Alone
Israeli Social Protests: A Challenge of Hope to Diaspora Jewry
by Robert Hyfler Saturday night, 450,000 Israelis, including the largest number of people to ever sing Hatikvah in one place at one time, gathered under the slogan “ha’am doresh tzedek chevrati” - the nation demands social justice. 450,000 Israelis, mostly young, but not all … [Read more...] about Israeli Social Protests: A Challenge of Hope to Diaspora Jewry
Leadership and Israel’s New Social Contract
by Shirlee Harel Mahatma Gandhi recognized an essential component of effective leadership: “We must become the change we want to see in the world”. Leaders should lead by example in a manner that reflects their ideals and hopes for the future. However, today we see many modern … [Read more...] about Leadership and Israel’s New Social Contract
Rothschild on the Hudson: An Israeli in NY Inspired by J14
by Uri Leventer-Roberts “My heart is in the East, and I am at the ends of the West.” Never have the words of the 12th century Jewish poet and writer Yehuda Halevi resonated more with me than in the past four weeks. Halevi wrote about the challenge of living in prosperous Spain … [Read more...] about Rothschild on the Hudson: An Israeli in NY Inspired by J14
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