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Becoming Builders Of Jerusalem: The Model Just Society

This week I was honored to deliver the Cape Town, South Africa, community-wide keynote address for Yom Yerushalayim. Hundreds gathered together in a powerful celebration of the liberation of Jerusalem 45 years ago (28th of Iyar 1967). I was reminded of the power of Jerusalem to unite the Jewish people. Rav Kook taught that Zionism […]

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Rebecca Missel, Bringing together New Jersey Jews without a community.

Rebecca Missel, 32 Twitter: @JerseyTribe www.jerseytribe.org Rebecca Missel grew up mostly in Mesa, Ariz., a predominantly Mormon city with few Jews. But when she moved to Morristown, N.J., she was surprised to find she felt a more acute lack of connection with her community. The perception in suburban New Jersey, where Missel landed six years […]

Mor Keshet, Bridging differences in culture and advantage in Israel and America.

Mor Keshet, 33 Twitter: @mor330 www.stonybrookhillel.org Mor Keshet has spent much of her life helping others, and along the way has realized something about the power of artistic expression to help people. “Given the right support,” she said, “a person can really transform their life.” Keshet was born in Israel and raised mainly in Queens […]

Simon Goldberg, ‘The Genocide Guy’

Challenging Ourselves To Consider ‘The Other’

Emma Goldberg, The politics of genocide.

Simi Lampert, Standing up for journalism.

Sara Aharon, Telling the Afghani-Jewish story.

Yvette Edidin, Making Roslyn Harbor a better place.

Miriam Leah Droz, Creating a stage for Orthodox women.

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