Forbes Israel 30 Under 30
This year’s Forbes Israel 30 Under 30 features two alumni of the Future Scientists Center Odyssey program: “At the age of 14, [Keshet Shavit] was accepted into the academic studies programs for high school students at Ben Gurion University – Odyssey (of the Center for Future Scientists and the Ministry of Education) and Marie Curie, […]
Ne’emanut: Placing Relationships at the Center, by Mijal Bitton (Sources)
“Ne’emanut for Buzaglo indicates trust rooted in your connection to the speaker(s)—a unique and distinct voice among many, that you hear differently from all others because it is speaking specifically to you, in the context of your relationship with them…. The relational act of transmission is what carries moral weight. When one is ne’eman, one sees […]
Altruism and Development — It’s Complicated… (Shruti Rajagopalan)
“The very act of impact evaluation requires narrowing down the problem to make it legible and, in the process, other complex and unwieldy problems, that might be more pressing, will be left out. Impact evaluations only encompass the highest impact philanthropic efforts that we can measure and publish with confidence. Halfway into comparing air pollution and […]
To Err is Human; To Disagree, Jewish, by Rabbi David Wolpe (SAPIR)
“One cannot really understand the truth if one does not understand the arguments and views that can be urged against it. Just as we appreciate our blessings when we feel the lack of them, we sharpen our perception of truth when we are confronted by arguments that appear to contradict it…Openness to others, including those […]
The Maverick Behind an Israeli Hasidic High School Preparing Boys for University (Haaretz)
“Bombach is the driving spirit behind a new Israeli network of schools that provides ultra-Orthodox children not only with a comprehensive religious education, but also requires them to study a core curriculum of math, English, science, history and civics.” Related Grantee: The Netzach Educational Network
Eclectic Mix of Storytellers Chosen for First Digital Media Cohort of the Jewish Writers’ Initiative
“The Digital Storytellers Lab of the Jewish Writers’ Initiative has selected thirteen digital media writers/creators for its inaugural program….The fellows hail from a variety of professional backgrounds – including journalists, filmmakers, novelists, songwriters, game designers, and more – and were chosen via an open call for proposals that brought in over 260 applications. Related Grantee: […]
Podcast interview with Eli Fried, CEO of the Future Scientists Center (SBS Hebrew)
“The gifted population in Israel is a population that has very, very strong potential to impact on issues which are of national interest to Israel….A lot of the time, they are the same population that don’t get the academic programs or solutions that are needed in order to maximize their individual and their collective potential.” […]
Jewish Education: Why We Should Care (SAPIR Roundtable Discussion)
“Jewish text is both a mirror and a set of binoculars. It reflects back to us and gives us insight into who we are, and it also gives us a set of lenses with which to view the world outside.” — Rabbi Leon Morris Related Grantee: SAPIR: Ideas for a Thriving Jewish Future
Latin-Jewish alliance aims to use star power to combat antisemitism and misinformation in media (JTA)
“When antisemitic conspiracy theories flooded Spanish-language media in Florida ahead of the 2020 U.S. election, some mainstream news outlets joined in amplifying them — then apologized for doing so. A new effort initiated by Fuente Latina, a pro-Israel Spanish-language media group launched in 2012, aims to combat those ideas and prevent them from seeping into […]
Judaism and Zionism Are Inseparable, by Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch (SAPIR)
“Unlike every nation of antiquity that lived by our side, we did not disappear when our national sovereignty was dissolved. … But at no time was separation from the Land of Israel considered permanent. . . .At no time did the rabbis sever Torah from Israel, or God from the people. At no time was tikkun […]