Jacob Berkman (JTA)
By Jacob Berkman (JTA)
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Fast Forward AJCongress Staff Received Little Notice That Operations Would Be Suspended
When the board of the American Jewish Congress decided to suspend its operations last week, it didn’t give its staff much notice. Employees were notified on Tuesday, July 13, that Thursday, two days later, would be their last day and that they then would receive their final paychecks. Whereas those laid off in previous rounds…
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Fast Forward Israeli Conversion Bill Moves Ahead Alarming Opponents
Opponents of a controversial bill that could give the Orthodox Rabbinate the final say over conversions in Israel are trying to keep the bill from moving ahead in the Israeli Knesset after its surprise introduction and passage by a Knesset committee. For months, Israeli lawmakers have been discussing a bill that would put more power…
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Fast Forward Mega Grant Creates Historic Partnership Between HUC, JTS and YU
Spurred by a major grant from one of the largest Jewish foundations, the rabbinical seminaries of three major synagogue movements are forging a groundbreaking partnership to train Jewish educators. The Jim Joseph Foundation announced Monday that it was giving a combined $33 million to the Reform movement’s Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute for Religion, the Modern…
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Fast Forward At Gathering, Jewish Funders Express Hopes — and Fears for Future
As more than 200 major funders of Jewish nonprofits gathered here at a hotel known as the Jewel of the Desert, most of the signs of the economic carnage of the past 18 months appeared to be waning. The funders were here for the annual conference of the Jewish Funders Network, which was held Sunday…
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Fast Forward Jewish Groups Mobilize in Wake of Devastating Haiti Quake
As the death toll mounts in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the organized Jewish world is lining up support for the rescue and relief effort in the region. With Haiti’s government struggling to cope with the aftermath of Tuesday’s quake, which officials in Port-au-Prince said may have killed thousands, governments and relief…
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Fast Forward Ari Teman, Founder of JCorps Wins Federation Award
After weeks of deliberation and more than 600,000 votes, the Jewish Federations of North America has named its first Jewish Community Hero: Ari Teman. Teman, 27, is the founder of JCorps, an organization that sets up young Jews with volunteer opportunities in nine cities over three continents – while working on virtually no budget. A…
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Fast Forward In One Week, Jewish Community Lands Obama, Brin
The relative calm that annually settles in over the Jewish nonprofit world during the High Holidays season ended with a bang this week, as the Jewish communal world landed two big gets. President Obama agreed to speak next month at the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North America to be held in Washington…
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Fast Forward Outgoing Brandeis President Has Strengthened School’s Jewish Identity
Jehuda Reinharz took many by surprise last week when he abruptly announced that he would be stepping down as president of Brandeis University at the end of this academic year. But Reinharz and several others close to Brandeis predict that his departure will not undo the school’s 14-year effort to rebuild its Jewish identity that…
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