“…the great divides are about how or whether American Jews feel essentially safe and at home or eternally vulnerable and vigilant…”
The basic political theory behind organized Jewish communal (read: establishment) politics in America since...
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“Our criminal justice system punishes only the clearly guilty, and our media absolves only the clearly innocent — but that does not tell us whom our schools, synagogues and other institutions should employ”
We have to think long and hard as a community as to how we...
“…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”
I strongly believe that, if the theme of sorts for Jewish organizational life over...
“The central challenge facing the process towards M&A in the Jewish ecosystem is money…”
The central challenge facing the process towards M&A in the Jewish ecosystem is money,...
“…that Jewish world doesn’t take enough risks. Professionals are scared of the rebuke of the lay people”
To Mr. Bronfman and every other member of self-declared Jewish royalty: Chabad doesn’t have...
“…if we don’t tackle the quest for meaning in the Jewish world, at some point all of our programs are going to run out of steam”
I think reflection and ideas in the Jewish world today are devalued. We’re extremely...
“By focusing on the three things we do well, Jewish organizations can eliminate the redundancies, complexities, and challenges that…”
As we work to build more sustainable Jewish communities by connecting Jews to Judaism,...
“Most Jewish organizations…function and have value, yet we spread ourselves out over too many responsibilities”
Most Jewish organizations are a cable remote. We function and have value, yet we...
Going from the Private Sector to the Non-Profit Sector can be surprising, compensation-wise
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I knew there would be many adjustments needed to switch from the business world...
“At one time, it was deemed a good thing to have many Jewish organizations…”
At one time, it was deemed a good thing to have many Jewish organizations, as that meant, it was said, that more Jews would be involved in Jewish life. The trouble with that theory is that organizations chew up money and, even when they no longer have much relevance, they never die. The paid professionals see to that.
Edgar M. Bronfman and Beth Zasloff, Hope, Not Fear: A Path to Jewish Renaissance (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2008), 174.