Announcement: Personnel Changes at Maimonides Fund
Announcement: Personnel Changes at Maimonides Fund Maimonides Fund is thrilled to announce some exciting personnel changes: Felicia Herman, current President of the Natan Fund, will join Maimonides Fund as Chief Operating Officer based in New York, starting in October; Daniel Gamulka will be promoted to Senior Director, Maimonides Fund, in addition to continuing in his […]
Using Power for Good, by Rabbi Marc Baker (Jewish Journal)
Using Power for Good, by Rabbi Marc Baker (Jewish Journal) “Many of the Sapir authors offer different perspectives on the complexity and nuances of Jewish power, recognizing that power is deeply flawed and requires self-critique, while reminding us that possessing power and agency is essential to human, and Jewish dignity and self-determination…. So how do we make […]
Shaming, Disagreement & Purposeful Difference, by Christine Hayes (Sources)
Shaming, Disagreement & Purposeful Difference, by Christine Hayes (Sources) “Given that humans are hard-wired to respond reflexively to certain kinds of difference with fear, and given that human psychology is unlikely to change anytime soon, what can we do as citizens, teachers, parents, community leaders, board members, rabbis, trustees, and dialogue partners to turn sites […]
Saving Jewish Organizations from Themselves, by Jeffrey R. Solomon (SAPIR)
Saving Jewish Organizations from Themselves, by Jeffrey R. Solomon (SAPIR) “Without fundamental changes, the institutions that shape American Jewish life will not only fail to thrive – they may close their doors entirely. The future of Jewish life in America depends on our ability to confront the weakness of our system honestly and to invest […]
How a Foundation Mobilized to Keep Jewish Summer Camps Afloat During COVID (Inside Philanthropy)
How a Foundation Mobilized to Keep Jewish Summer Camps Afloat During COVID (Inside Philanthropy) “Jewish camps are one of the most effective ways of connecting kids to their Jewish heritage and Jewish identity,” Fingerman said. “So we had to find a way to get these camps reopened [in 2021] because camp shapes the community of […]
Painting outside the lines: Israel’s ultra-Orthodox women take their quiet revolution to art school (Washington Post)
Painting outside the lines: Israel’s ultra-Orthodox women take their quiet revolution to art school (Washington Post) “JERUSALEM — For years, ultra-Orthodox Jewish women in Israel have been on the leading edge of change inside their traditional, highly insular communities. But they have recently been opening a new frontier, taking their quiet revolution to a nondescript […]
Making Room for “Time Elsewhere”: Inviting Discussion, by Doron Kenter (eJewish Philanthropy)
Making Room for “Time Elsewhere”: Inviting Discussion, by Doron Kenter (eJewish Philanthropy) “What would it look like for employees’ vacation days used in service of the Jewish communal good to be matched by their employers? In other words, employees choosing to devote their time off to summer camps, social services, staffing Israel trips (someday!), social […]
Universal Jewish Literacy, by Andrés Spokoiny (SAPIR)
Universal Jewish Literacy, by Andrés Spokoiny (SAPIR) “We can no longer rely on silver-bullet trips to Auschwitz or Tel Aviv to emotionally shock people into feeling Jewish. For a culture to thrive, people need to truly know what that culture encompasses. To feel part of a historical continuum, people need to learn that history. To […]
Our Technology Sickness and How to Heal It, by Micah Goodman (Sources)
Our Technology Sickness and How to Heal It, by Micah Goodman (Sources) “Twenty years ago, political identity did not demarcate our intellectual or social horizons. Today, however, in contrast to the Talmudic ideal of nurturing an intellectual world wider than one’s practice, our intellectual world has shrunk to fit the narrower dimensions of policy and […]
Digital Storytellers Lab to Develop New Jewish Stories for a Modern Media Environment
Digital Storytellers Lab to Develop New Jewish Stories for a Modern Media Environment “The Digital Storytellers Lab of the Jewish Writers’ Initiative has formally opened the application process for digital media creators to join an eight-month fellowship to kickstart the development of digital audio/visual media exploring Jewish themes….The Lab empowers creators to tell Jewish stories […]