Israel “You say you don’t want to connect to Israel for x, y, and z reasons, but – tell me something: do you care about a conversation about Jews in power?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 11 June 2018 You say you don’t want to connect to Israel for x, y, and z...
Facebook “If you feel that these media influence and inform public opinion – and swing elections! – then abandoning Facebook and deleting your account may actually be civically irresponsible” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 April 2018 1. FB promised to be and, in many ways, has become a new public...
Jewish Education, Jews in America, Philanthropy, Tzedakah “Are there assumptions – correct or incorrect – in Jewish communal life that ‘the community’ is supposed to be the principal fiduciary in the financial needs of Jewish households?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 22 March 2018 I’ve been thinking about the implied economy in educational institutions, especially as it is...
Scholarship “Is it the responsibility of those who study a community to reinforce the choices of others to join that community?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 21 March 2018 I remain fascinated by and ambivalent of the ways in which American Jewish sociology...
Jewish Community “The existence of multiple moral frameworks with which to view the world is not a sign of confusion; it is a sign of sophistication and strength” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 November 2017 I recognize that there are those people, on the right and on the left,...
Jewish Community, Jews in America “How does our community, committed to Israel as well as a host of other social justice commitments, navigate collaboration with other faith and political leaders who not only oppose one critical piece of our community’s agenda but often even militate against it?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 25 October 2017 How does our community, committed to Israel as well as a host of other...
Jewish Community, Jewish Organizations “…if the theme of sorts for Jewish organizational life over the past 10-12 years was “innovation”, the next big theme should be “mergers and acquisition” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 September 2017 I strongly believe that, if the theme of sorts for Jewish organizational life over...
Israel, Jews in America “American Jewry and Israeli Jewry can both be success stories, even as the standards for thickness, moral integrity, spiritual health, political vitality, and continuity must be measured by different gauges” Author Drew Kaplan Date 4 September 2017 By extension, it is time to take each of these communities seriously on their...
Israel, Palestinians, Six-Day War “…taking on the identity of being the world’s wanderers is more of a punishment than a badge of honor” Author Drew Kaplan Date 3 September 2017 …as we converge on marking 50 years since the 1967 war reshaped the relationship...
Jewish Federations, Jewish Organizations “The reasons that the federated and legacy systems have been teetering are not simply size, but about capacity to pivot into trends, a weakness that innovative organizations have exploited effectively” Author Drew Kaplan Date 31 August 2017 As we are all aware, the good processes of innovation – which changed communal...