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I’m on the road in North America for PresenTense, just having spent two days at the Orthodox Forum where I spoke about the Odyssey Years phenomenon and its implications for modern Orthodoxy. Read More »
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Going Digital: Mega Jewish Nonprofits in the Online Sphere
With all the buzz about Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and MySpace, social media are a hot topic. Perhaps it’s no surprise, then, that 56 Jewish professionals and community members called in to last Wednesday’s call, “Going Digital: Mega Jewish Nonprofits in the Online Sphere. Read More »
קורס מלווי למידה
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Entrepreneurship Nature Vs. Nurture
Can entrepreneurs be made? Vivek Wadhwa, an entrepreneur who turned academic, has just written a piece on TechCrunch that proves that indeed entrepreneurship can be taught. Read More »
Transition into the Jewish Professional World
A few weeks ago I asked Aharon to give me a “crash course” on the Jewish world. Said in jest, he and I laughed – but as a new Jewish professional, I was kind of serious. I am Jewish. I am a professional. Read More »
The Jewish People’s Hospitality Stream
What does membership in the “Jewish Community” mean in the practical sense? I just got back from traveling around Europe for the ROI-Paideia Eurogathering. To keep up with my work during travels, we activated a travel data plan for my Israeli Blackberry. Read More »
Happy Purim!
By Hila Lipnick I have been doing some thinking about the Purim story and the roots of anti-Semitism. In the megillah Haman famously says to King Ahashverosh: וַיֹּאמֶר הָמָן , לַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ Read More »
Building Teams with your staff, volunteers, and other affiliates
I recently completed a course as part of my Community Leadership and Philanthropy MA program called “Human Resource Management for Multidisciplinary Organizations. Read More »
Google Wave in Review
An all-volunteer magazine put together by a geographically diverse, online community of young adults 22-40, PresenTense Magazine has always been a collaborative enterprise. As such, we’ve made ample use of many Google products, storing and sharing articles in Docs, communicating in Chat, and organizing and tracking article progress in Sites. Read More »
Talking about a generation
When the people came to the prophet Shmuel and begged him for a king, he thought they were crazy. “A King you want? But he’ll ruin your lives,” he told them, and insisted that the system of Judges that the people lived under for centuries was better suited for their lives. The judges gave them freedom. Read More »
How Israel Became Passé
I looked sheepishly at the speaker who dragged out to Waltham to speak to our Israel advocacy group. We felt rather awkward when only six people showed up to the training session, the latest in a series of pro-Israel educational events on campus. Five of the six people were on my club’s board. Read More »
The Jerusalem Winter Fellowship Presents: Visions of Jerusalem as a Cultural Center
Three of our Jerusalem Fellows share their visions of Jerusalem as a Cultural Center. Check out the live streaming video of the panel discussion on LiveStream.com! Watch live streaming video from presentense at livestream. Read More »
Musings on Sari Rifkin & the face of social entrepreneurship in the next ten years
Sari Rifkin, founder of Shatil and Yedid and a trailblazer on Israel’s social entrepreneurial scene, spoke at PT last week. Sari impressed me first and foremost with her delivery. She spoke authoritatively but with a down-to-earth demeanor — it was great! Having just returned from Davos , many of us were there to hear about her experiences. Read More »
PT10: The Digital Issue is LIVE on Google Wave!
PT10: The Digital Issue is now live on Google Wave! Be a part of digital history and “Wave” into the conversation (and if you don’t have Wave, let us know in the comments so we can get you an invite to participate!). Read More »
Mazal Tov Batel on your engagement
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PT10: The Digital Issue – Join us on Wave!
PT10: The Digital Issue is about to launch next week — making it the first-ever magazine issue produced and released on Google Wave! Get ready to be a part of digital history by Waving into the conversation (and if you don’t have Wave, let us know in the comments so we can get you an invite to participate!). Read More »
Upgrading the PT Operating System
Over the past four years, PresenTense has been growing by leaps and bounds, from an all-volunteer magazine to a international organization with three fellowship programs, ten (almost eleven!) published magazines, a Jerusalem hub, dozens of events across the US, Canada, and Israel, hundreds of volunteers, and thousands of community members. Read More »
Sari Rifkin Gives the Insider’s View of the World Economic Forum
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Events to launch PT10!
PT Magazine’s Digital Issue is about to launch — and with it, events around the world will explore the nature of the Digital Age and how it’s affecting young Jewish community- and identity-building today. Read More »
Kol HaOt Begins Salon Series and Ignites Its Journey
PT Fellows ‘09 Elyssa Rabinowitz (left) and Matt Berkowitz (right) at the showcase event of their exciting initiative Kol HaOt — poised to transform Jewish education, the arts, Israel experiences, and the Jewish world. The event, Kol HaOt: The Art of Jewish Living, took place last Thursday with the support of the PresenTense Yazam Fund. Read More »
It’s that time of year again…
It has now been a few months since we released the first Year in Preview of the PresenTense Group, in fact more then a quarter of the year has gone by. It is once again time for us undergo our quarterly review process, where we challenge ourselves to manage the operations with an eye on outputs and outcomes. Read More »
Look out for PT10: The Digital Issue!
PT10: The Digital Issue is about to launch — making it the first-ever magazine issue produced and released on Google Wave! Get ready to be a part of digital history by Waving into the conversation (and if you don’t have Wave, let us know so we Read More »
PT tailgate/recruiting part…get those emails out
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Perspectives Israel: Apply for the Pilot Trip
Are you a Rabbinical student? Jewish educator? Jewish social entrepreneur/activist? Are you interested in hearing a variety of viewpoints on the conflict in an open and non-judgmental set ting? Do you want to go beyond Read More »
Tess of the Jerusalem Fellows has breakfast
We’re here for the third seminar of the @presentense fellowship Posted via email from Ariel’s posterous Read More »
Jerusalem winter fellows meet at the hub
Jerusalem winter fellows meet up at the hub before tonight’s lecture with Dov Abramson Posted via email from PresenTense Group Read More »
Brachie Sprung, Jerusalem Fellowship Coordinator, on “Radio All For Peace”
This link will bring you to Jerusalem Fellowship Coordinator Brachie Sprung’s interview on “Radio All for Peace.” Click the icon to listen, her interview begins about 39: 15 into the show. http: //www.allforpeace.org/readarticle. Read More »
PT Volunteer of the Week: Evin Simon
PresenTense was founded as an all-volunteer organization, and to this day we continue to rely heavily on the contributions of our volunteers from around the world – magazine writers and editors, steering committee members, Creative Zionist Circle organizers, event planners, and more! We would not be here without their commitment and dedication. Read More »
@bibleraps newsletter – Summer Tour Coming Up
Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Issue No. 3 February 2010 Shalom! Bible Raps is revving up for Spring/Summer Tour ‘10! Starting in March, we’re bringing our acclaimed interactive workshop across the U.S. We professionally produce original raps made by YOUR Jewish students, campers & conference-goers. Read More »
Recruiting War Room at PresenTense
Today at PresenTense the staff made a strong recruiting push for the February 15th application deadline for the Summer Institute in Jerusalem. Want to learn the business skills and tools to launch your social venture? For more details and to apply visit www.presentensefellowship.com . Read More »