Jewish future ideas

Idea of the Day: Gap-year programs in America

Developing gap-year programs in the United States that integrate Jewish living with service-based experiential learning would create a new option for bringing Jewish youngsters into the fold, writes Steve Eisenbach-Budner of Portland.

Idea of the Day: Enough Israel worship

We must stop worshipping Israel and remember that the Torah’s most frequently repeated command is some variant of “Do not oppress the stranger in your midst,” writes Rabbi Michael Lerner.