What is the place of Haredim in Israel? Is the status quo sustainable? If not, how should it change? On February 27th Makom presented “Haredim and the Jewish Collective” for the Global Jewish Forum of the Jewish Agency. Here you can find much of the thinking, materials, planning, and videos …

I was invited to be on a panel about Israel education at this year’s J Street conference. Sadly I couldn’t be there, but here is what I had been planning to say…Prior to and irrespective of our attitudes to Israeli policies and politics, we need to make an ideological choice. Is Israel important to a Jew, or not?

The photo almost looks like it was born for a captions competition, doesn’t it? A thought-bubble from the young Haredi’s head might read, “Now where did I put that rock?” or the woman might be thinking, “Jeez, living in photoshop is so radical!”

Now that Shaul Mofaz has led Kadima into the coalition, what will become of his commitments to the Social Justice protests?
The photo almost looks like it was born for a captions competition, doesn’t it? A thought-bubble from the young Haredi’s head might read, “Now where did I put that rock?” or the woman might be thinking, “Jeez, living in photoshop is so radical!”
I was invited to be on a panel about Israel education at this year’s J Street conference. Sadly I couldn’t be there, but here is what I had been planning to say…Prior to and irrespective of our attitudes to Israeli policies and politics, we need to make an ideological choice. Is Israel important to a Jew, or not?
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