The Rabbinate vs the Jewish State
There is a country in this world where a Jewish female soldier is barred from leading prayer in the local house of worship, where the family of a fallen soldier is forbidden to hold a Jewish funeral...
View ArticleLet Judaism thrive in the Jewish State
Imagine for a moment a Jewish State where Judaism thrives; a place where people explore the depths of our ancient tradition to understand core values that guide a better life, and apply our tradition’s...
View ArticleYair Lapid: Carrying the torch of change?
Israelis agree on few things. But one thing they can all agree on is that the current political system is broken. The need for reform is discussed endlessly by government watch groups, as well as by...
View ArticleWhy live here?
At the end of January, two close friends, let’s call them Rachel and Jacob, decided to move from the Tel Aviv area to Boston. If you live in Israel and know Israelis with international passports, you...
View ArticleWhen pro-Israelism weakens Zionism
There are few democracies in this world as vibrant, and as combative, as Israel. If you read Hebrew and glance even once in a while at the Israeli press, you will find comments and criticism,...
View ArticleJune is Jewish Innovation Month
In a seemingly parallel world to the political messes of recent months, a new world is being born right before our eyes: a world born out of the visions of young Jewish social entrepreneurs around the...
View ArticleIsrael must lead the 3D world
In January of 1995, Nicholas Negroponte wrote a book that changed my life: “Being Digital.” In the book, Negroponte, who founded MIT’s Media Lab, wrote that the future of our economy was going to be...
View ArticleSix years after recognizing Israel’s first woman rabbi
On the eve of Shavuot 2018, Jewish life in Israel is thriving. To mark the holiday of liberation, the New Sanhedrin has just met in Jerusalem. Delivering the customary Shavuot benediction is the...
View ArticleThe Future Be Our Guide
Imagine you have to go to the supermarket to pick up a few things for your home. Seriously, take a moment and think: how would you get there? What do you need to bring with you? What sort of obstacles...
View ArticleThree ways Israel can stop its passive-aggressive strategy
Surely if there is one thing we can all agree upon it is that Israel is losing the war for hearts and minds in the international community, and that its enemies have invested significantly to advance...
View ArticleTwo Ways the Gov’t Can Cut Costs While Strengthening Israel
Who would have thought that Yesh Atid, the party buoyed on the waves made by the 2011 socio-economic protests in Israel, would be the one to present the problematic budget the Government of Israel has...
View ArticleRalph Goldman: Humble mentor, true pioneer
It is said that there are thirty-six pillars of the world, thirty-six who dedicate their lives to justice and to upholding good in the world. One of those pillars was entrusted to new stewardship this...
View ArticleWhen pro-Israelism weakens Zionism
There are few democracies in this world as vibrant, and as combative, as Israel. If you read Hebrew and glance even once in a while at the Israeli press, you will find comments and criticism,...
View ArticleJune is Jewish Innovation Month
In a seemingly parallel world to the political messes of recent months, a new world is being born right before our eyes: a world born out of the visions of young Jewish social entrepreneurs around the...
View ArticleIsrael must lead the 3D world
In January of 1995, Nicholas Negroponte wrote a book that changed my life: “Being Digital.” In the book, Negroponte, who founded MIT’s Media Lab, wrote that the future of our economy was going to be...
View ArticleSix years after recognizing Israel’s first woman rabbi
A vision of a future Israel where women are allowed to serve as rabbis and all Jewish denominations are treated equally
View ArticleThe Future Be Our Guide
Imagine you have to go to the supermarket to pick up a few things for your home. Seriously, take a moment and think: how would you get there? What do you need to bring with you? What sort of obstacles...
View ArticleThree ways Israel can stop its passive-aggressive strategy
Instead of being a passive-aggressive nuisance, Israel needs to be a moral beacon
View ArticleTwo Ways the Gov’t Can Cut Costs While Strengthening Israel
Who would have thought that Yesh Atid, the party buoyed on the waves made by the 2011 socio-economic protests in Israel, would be the one to present the problematic budget the Government of Israel has...
View ArticleRalph Goldman: Humble mentor, true pioneer
The late JDC leader shared his wisdom and celebrated others instead of guarding his position jealously
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