April 11th, 2012
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April 3rd, 2012
Passover begins at sunset on Friday, so it is time to make the final preparations and think about this year’s seder. To help us make this year’s Passover different than all others, our good friend Rabbi Josh Feigelson has cooked up some unique ways to create a memorable Passover Seder. Friday, so it is time
Read on and be sure to send us your stories, tips and photos from your Passover seders.
Wishing you a Passover filled with meaning and joy! Read More »
March 27th, 2012
Summary: The Jewish community is faced with the new, significant and exciting challenge of supporting and integrating the most promising post-start-ups in a systemic way. Currently, the Jewish community offers very little support specifically geared toward post-start-up needs, nor are those needs broadly understood by funders, capacity builders and even by the organizations themselves.
This study focuses on those start-up and post-startup organizations, few in number but strong in transformative potential, that are poised to make a significant contribution to the Jewish community. It examines the unique needs and opportunities of both start-ups and post-start-ups in the Jewish community and the challenges they face as the innovative Jewish start-up sector matures.
This report also provides useful direction on how the three critical players in this sector—funders, support organizations, and the new organizations themselves—can work together to advance those initiatives with the greatest potential to transform the Jewish community.
Author: Bikkurim and Wellspring Consulting
Download Executive Summary: From First Fruits to Abundant Harvest: Maximizing the Potential of Innovative Jewish Start-Ups
Download full report: From First Fruits to Abundant Harvest: Maximizing the Potential of Innovative Jewish Start-Ups
March 16th, 2012
As events continue to unfold across the Middle East, with particular focus on Syria, we are excited to be co-hosting this event with NYU’s Taub Center for Israel Studies!
Itamar Rabinovich, who served as Israel’s ambassador to the United States and chief negotiator with Syria during the Rabin government, will deliver a public lecture “From Waging Peace to Lingering Conflict” on Monday, April 2, 5:30-7 p.m. at NYU School of Law’s Greenberg Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square South (between Sullivan and MacDougal Sts.).
The lecture, sponsored by NYU’s Taub Center for Israel Studies and the Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, is free but an RSVP is required to fas.taubcenter@nyu.edu or 212.998.8981. Subway Lines: A, B, C, D, E, F, M (West 4th Street).
Reporters interested in attending the event must RSVP to James Devitt, NYU’s Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu. Read More »
March 8th, 2012
Have a great idea for how to engage Jewish young adults in the New York area?
The UJA-Federation of New York’s Commission on Jewish Identity and Renewal wants to hear about it. The commission is seeking applications for micro grants from emerging Jewish organizations that are developing innovative Jewish identity-building experiences for post-college, pre-family young adults in their 20s and 30s in the New York area.
The funding is meant to support organizations that are looking to test new program models, attract wider audiences and/or pursue strategies for strengthening organizational effectiveness. Applications are due Monday April 2!
To find out more information about the grants, and to apply visit the UJA-Federation of New York website. For more information, email Ariella Goldfein at goldfeina@ujafedny.org.
February 29th, 2012
Summary: Mapping the Landscape: The Emerging Field of Israel Education follows up on a 2003 study by the Gilo Family Foundation that called for “Israel Education to become a field in its own right – with the requisite development of a curricular approach, systemized training, professionalization and the creation of a ‘central address’ to coordinate and streamline this process.”
Over the past decade, a series of indicators point to a developing response to that call. Though much work remains to be done, it seems legitimate to identify the emergence of a field of Israel Education that encompasses clear definitions, foundational principles, professional development frameworks and twenty-first century educational expertise.
A full articulation of these areas is found in the report. In addition, strategic goals that would represent significant advancement of the field are identified.
Author: iCenter
Download full report: Mapping the Landscape: The Emerging Field of Israel Education
February 21st, 2012
Check out the reflections and recorded LiveStreaming from the South African Young Jewish Innovators Gathering, held Feb. 11-12 in Johannesburg! You can find photos from the gathering on our Flickr page.
Reflections
Following the gathering, eJewishPhilanthropy ran a series of reflections from gathering participants.
Jewish South African Innovation: From the Goldmines to the Garden Patch By Seth Cohen
The South African Jewish community, like all Jewish communities, is filled with knowledge, creativity, chesed and, of course, complexity. It is one that has a rich and proud history, bringing its unique Jewish spirit to a continent that is rife with challenges and ripe with opportunity. Read more
Boldly Going Where No Jew Has Gone Before By David Jacobson
Perhaps the greatest innovation of the South African Young Jewish Innovators Gathering was in actually gathering young South African Jews together. After all, 10 Jews make a minyan; 50 Jews from different spaces and different places make a “Metzuyan”—a space of excellence. Read more Read More »
February 14th, 2012
Across the nation, people are rebooting Valentine’s Day as Generosity Day. They are taking the pledge to make the day about love by forgoing the greeting cards in favor of giving back. In just three easy steps, you can honor your loved ones with a $14 gift that will keep on giving. Read More »
February 9th, 2012
At a time when South Africa is emerging as a regional economic powerhouse that continues to gain global visibility as a center of new ideas and energy, the first South African Young Jewish Innovators Gathering will bring together 50 trailblazing social entrepreneurs, business pacesetters, activists and thought leaders to create a strategic network that will deepen their impact on their communities, the Jewish world and beyond.
Here is what the media has to say about the gathering … Read More »
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