Fellowship urges educators to get picky about priorities
“Jewish education occurs across a wide range of venues and institutions, from camp to campus, from classroom to tour bus. The 18 x 18 fellowship is an attempt to bring all of those institutions into one discussion, to debate and determine what goals we are pursuing, what outcome are we working toward…” Related Grantee: M²: […]
The Pandemic, the Future, and Jewish Organizations: Leaders Reflect
“The roughly one-year mark since pandemic restrictions began, along with a new phase of vaccine progress, converge to create a milestone moment. We sat down with seven leaders of Jewish organizations—all alumni of our CEO Onboarding Program—to take stock of the lessons they will remember from the eventful past year, and the insights they’ll bring […]
Maimonides Fund Launching Jewish Journalism Fellowship for Local Publications
“The Jewish Journalism Fellowship is a new, year-long program designed to help local Jewish news outlets thrive in the twenty-first century media landscape. A project of Maimonides Fund, the Fellowship will support a cohort of local Jewish news organizations in strengthening their capabilities in the areas of audience development, organizational sustainability, and Jewish community engagement.” […]
Lessons Learned and Paths Forward, by Felicia Herman
“As the JCRIF Aligned Grant partners launch a second round of grantmaking, we want to share some of the key takeaways from the first round of the JCRIF Aligned Grants that might be useful to others, and that will also inform the next stage of our work. . . .From the outset, JCRIF’s grant funders […]
This 17-year-old Israeli Helped Revolutionize Mathematics With Artificial Intelligence
“[T]he team included. . .a 17-year-old high-school student named Yahel Manor, who is responsible for some of the team’s most interesting discoveries. . . . She reached Kaminer’s lab through Alpha, a program for high-school students with outstanding aptitudes for science and math.” Related Grantee: Future Scientists Center
Jewish Philanthropy Responds to COVID-19
“In the wake of COVID-19 closures, seven Jewish foundations formed the Jewish Community Response and Impact Fund (JCRIF), a $91 million interest-free loan and grant program, to help sustain Jewish institutions during the pandemic. . . . ‘This loan has helped us continue to support the mental, physical, social, and spiritual health and well-being of […]
Coronavirus crisis is testing the resilience of Europe’s small Jewish communities
“As in the United States, where a coalition of donors quickly pulled together an $80 million emergency fund as the pandemic gained ground this spring, the JDC has led an emergency program to provide relief to 1,600 Jewish families in 16 countries, including 11 in Europe.” Related Grantee: Pandemic Humanitarian Relief Program
Video: Story of a Scholar
Related Grantee: Maimonides Scholars
Tzohar Rabbis: Happy, Halachic and in Love with the Jewish People
“Somehow, in 1995, these young, devout, idealistic Jewish superheroes – deeply pious, theologically rigorous, yet outward-looking, too – zeroed in on one of the greatest clashes between those within the rabbinic mind-set and those beyond it: the wedding.” Related Grantee: Tzohar
Video: #AskRabbiSacks
“…an innovative, interactive, voice-led, online experience, enabling people to converse directly and enjoy virtual time with [Rabbi Sacks], one-on-one.” Related Grantee: Office of Rabbi Sacks