The Other Side of Experiential Jewish Education
“As human beings it is in our nature to learn from our experiences, and as Jews it is our responsibility to learn from our experiences; learning which ultimately impacts the formation of our identities and enhances our personal agency.” Related Grantee: M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education
Depth vs. Reach
“The beauty of digital media is that it turns breadth vs. depth into a false choice. In our case, by vastly expanding our overall audience, we are greatly increasing our ability to go deeper and deeper with more and more people.” Related Grantee: 70 Faces Media
The Vulnerabilities and Strengths of Nonliteral Judaism
“The great dilemma of liberal Judaism is the flipside of the great discovery of liberal Judaism: maybe God didn’t say you had to, so why would you continue doing this? All of non-literalist Judaism is an attempt to answer that question.”
Talmudic Guidance for Site Visits & Philanthropic Partnerships
“We are all peers, learning together, regardless of position. When Moses himself was transported through time and space to Rabbi Akiva’s study house, he took a seat in the back, observing from among the students.”
Funder Lessons from Philanthropic Failure
“Without broader avenues to share the lessons learned, failures are wasted. As foundations continue to embrace risk-taking, they would be well advised to commit to evaluating and sharing the outcomes in practical and public ways.”
Making Big Bets for Social Change
“If donors could close the aspiration gap, billions of additional big-bet dollars would flow to the world’s most challenging problems, and millions of lives could change for the better for generations to come.”
Future Scientists & Old Technologies
Related Grantee: Future Scientists Center
Haredim in Caps and Gowns
“Given the correlation between higher education and better professional opportunities, the university provides Haredi students a stepping stone to a better economic future, while also bridging the divide between the Haredi community and the secular world.”
Behavioral Economics from Nuts to ‘Nudges’
“Although not every application of behavioral economics will make the world a better place, I believe that giving economics a more human dimension and creating theories that apply to humans, not just econs, will make our discipline stronger, more useful, and undoubtedly more accurate.”
A Do Diligent Dozen List
“We need a word for that feeling one experiences when you either a) reply all in error or b) send a sensitive (or worse) email to the wrong person … I suggest we call it a kishkor – a mash-up of kishke and error because, at least in my experience, that is where the feeling hits.”