http://www.jewpi.com Jewish Press International Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:48:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jewpi.com/help-grow-presentense-to-the-next-level-1328812712/ http://www.jewpi.com/help-grow-presentense-to-the-next-level-1328812712/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:38:32 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/help-grow-presentense-to-the-next-level-1328812712/ Do you want a chance to take the helm of a fast-growing social venture and help it scale to change the world? You have a chance: the PresenTense Group, an international not-for-profit Jewish social enterprise that helps communities around the world Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/kaet-moscow-fellowship-featured-in-the-jerusalem-post-1328444893/ http://www.jewpi.com/kaet-moscow-fellowship-featured-in-the-jerusalem-post-1328444893/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:28:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/kaet-moscow-fellowship-featured-in-the-jerusalem-post-1328444893/ A new program will allow 13 young Jewish entrepreneurs to develop new ventures serving the Jewish community in Russia. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/%d7%a4%d7%aa%d7%99%d7%97%d7%aa-%d7%aa%d7%9b%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%9e%d7%96%d7%90%d7%94-9-opening-event-for-tel-aviv-fellowship-1328084171/ http://www.jewpi.com/%d7%a4%d7%aa%d7%99%d7%97%d7%aa-%d7%aa%d7%9b%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%9e%d7%96%d7%90%d7%94-9-opening-event-for-tel-aviv-fellowship-1328084171/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:16:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/%d7%a4%d7%aa%d7%99%d7%97%d7%aa-%d7%aa%d7%9b%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%9e%d7%96%d7%90%d7%94-9-opening-event-for-tel-aviv-fellowship-1328084171/ Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/jdcpresentense-names-first-moscow-fellows-1327574644/ http://www.jewpi.com/jdcpresentense-names-first-moscow-fellows-1327574644/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:44:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/jdcpresentense-names-first-moscow-fellows-1327574644/ Moscow, January 24, 2012 ― The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and PresenTense have announced 13 young Jewish entrepreneurs as its first group of Moscow-based Kaet Fellows. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/tel-aviv-mazeh-9-fellowship-on-jewish-news-one-1327403054/ http://www.jewpi.com/tel-aviv-mazeh-9-fellowship-on-jewish-news-one-1327403054/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:04:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/tel-aviv-mazeh-9-fellowship-on-jewish-news-one-1327403054/ Jewish News One featured the Tel Aviv Mazeh 9 Fellowship speed interviewing night! Watch their video below to learn more about speed interviews and what kind of innovative ideas are coming out of Tel Aviv Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/celebrating-our-certified-socialstart-trainers-1327310286/ http://www.jewpi.com/celebrating-our-certified-socialstart-trainers-1327310286/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:18:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/celebrating-our-certified-socialstart-trainers-1327310286/ Congrats to this fantastic group who became certified today as PresenTense SocialStart Trainers! These 10 amazing facilitators completed the curriculum and presented outstanding teachbacks. Five have shadowed classes and another five will shadow this week and next, and will then begin teaching with our support! Click here to meet our trainers . Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/reflections-from-the-road-shelby-zitelman-director-of-programs-north-american-1326403267/ http://www.jewpi.com/reflections-from-the-road-shelby-zitelman-director-of-programs-north-american-1326403267/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:21:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/reflections-from-the-road-shelby-zitelman-director-of-programs-north-american-1326403267/ We just got the below email from our road warrioring team member, Shelby Zitelman, Director of Noth American Programs (on twitter @mizshelbyfaye). Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/last-chance-to-sign-up-for-ptschool-course-in-nyc-1325801183/ http://www.jewpi.com/last-chance-to-sign-up-for-ptschool-course-in-nyc-1325801183/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:06:23 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/last-chance-to-sign-up-for-ptschool-course-in-nyc-1325801183/ It’s your last chance to sign up for a fantastic professional development opportunity for organizational professionals this spring.  PTSchool is our 6-session course that provides ‘intrapreneurs’ with the skills and tools necessary to develop a new program or initiative within your organization. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/speed-interviews-with-yazamim-the-jerusalem-fellowship/ http://www.jewpi.com/speed-interviews-with-yazamim-the-jerusalem-fellowship/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:22:20 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/speed-interviews-with-yazamim-the-jerusalem-fellowship/ On Monday night, Yazamim, the Jerusalem Fellowship, held a speed interviewing night, where 18 fellows interviewed with more than a dozen steering committee members and community volunteers. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/%d7%a7%d7%95%d7%9c-%d7%a7%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%90-%d7%9c%d7%aa%d7%9b%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%96%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%97%d7%91%d7%a8%d7%aa%d7%99%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%91%d7%9e%d7%96%d7%90%d7%94-9/ http://www.jewpi.com/%d7%a7%d7%95%d7%9c-%d7%a7%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%90-%d7%9c%d7%aa%d7%9b%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%96%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%97%d7%91%d7%a8%d7%aa%d7%99%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%91%d7%9e%d7%96%d7%90%d7%94-9/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:36:11 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/%d7%a7%d7%95%d7%9c-%d7%a7%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%90-%d7%9c%d7%aa%d7%9b%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%96%d7%9e%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%97%d7%91%d7%a8%d7%aa%d7%99%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%91%d7%9e%d7%96%d7%90%d7%94-9/ קול קורא לתכנית ליזמים חברתיים במזא”ה 9! Applications now open for the Tel Aviv Fellowship , in partnership with Mazeh 9!  Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/seeking-artist-to-display-work-in-the-jerusalem-hub/ http://www.jewpi.com/seeking-artist-to-display-work-in-the-jerusalem-hub/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:16:21 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/seeking-artist-to-display-work-in-the-jerusalem-hub/ Attention photographers, painters and other creative geniuses! The PresenTense hub, located on Emek Refaim, is looking for an artist to display their work in our offices. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/start-playing-around-2/ http://www.jewpi.com/start-playing-around-2/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:34:16 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/start-playing-around-2/ By Daniel Bloom and Ariel Beery   read more Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/russian-press-features-the-kaet-moscow-fellowship/ http://www.jewpi.com/russian-press-features-the-kaet-moscow-fellowship/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:18:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/russian-press-features-the-kaet-moscow-fellowship/ As the Kaet Moscow Fellowship gets closer to its application deadline (Dec 4 – apply today !), it just received two press pieces in the Russian Press! Bolshoi Gorod , a publication similar to The New Yorker, highlighted Kaet as a new local incubator. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/apply-today-for-a-local-presentense-fellowship/ http://www.jewpi.com/apply-today-for-a-local-presentense-fellowship/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:24:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/apply-today-for-a-local-presentense-fellowship/ Too many great ideas never leave the back of the napkin. Don’t throw yours away! Turn your passionate idea into a venture that engages and inspires the Jewish Community to make your city a better place. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/pt-for-jewish-communal-professionals-all-the-things-you-wish-youd-known-before/ http://www.jewpi.com/pt-for-jewish-communal-professionals-all-the-things-you-wish-youd-known-before/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:46:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/pt-for-jewish-communal-professionals-all-the-things-you-wish-youd-known-before/ By Dan Brosgol When I grow up, I want to be an architect. Oh yeah, well I want to be a doctor. No way…. I want to be RICH. Yeah, well I’m going to be a stock broker. Remember those days, conversations held on bus rides and over lunch in the middle school cafeteria?  In [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israel-asia-center-launches-israel-asia-leaders-fellowship/ http://www.jewpi.com/israel-asia-center-launches-israel-asia-leaders-fellowship/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:18:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israel-asia-center-launches-israel-asia-leaders-fellowship/ The Israel-Asia Center (Rebecca Zeffert, Global Fellowship 2009) launched its Israel-Asia Leaders Fellowship during chol hamoed sukkot. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/come-to-the-opening-event-for-the-library-tel-aviv/ http://www.jewpi.com/come-to-the-opening-event-for-the-library-tel-aviv/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:16:23 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/come-to-the-opening-event-for-the-library-tel-aviv/ The Library – a space for entrepreneurship and innovation is now open in the heart of Tel Aviv’s business district. Located within the municipal library in the Shalom Tower, it will be a home for the technological and innovative community, and is being launched by the Tel-Aviv Yafo municipality and powered by PresenTense. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/slingshot-names-presentense-and-three-pt-ignited-ventures-to-2011-12-guide/ http://www.jewpi.com/slingshot-names-presentense-and-three-pt-ignited-ventures-to-2011-12-guide/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 09:58:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/slingshot-names-presentense-and-three-pt-ignited-ventures-to-2011-12-guide/ We’re excited to announce that PresenTense, along with three PresenTense-ignited ventures – Bible Raps, Challah for Hunger, and Haggadot.com – were named by Slingshot  as one of the US’s 50 most innovative Jewish nonprofits in their 2011-12 guide. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/kayamamoms-inaugural-event-jewish-single-moms-by-choice/ http://www.jewpi.com/kayamamoms-inaugural-event-jewish-single-moms-by-choice/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:48:23 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/kayamamoms-inaugural-event-jewish-single-moms-by-choice/ Congrats to KayamaMoms (Aviva Harbater , Jerusalem ’11 Fellow) on their upcoming inaugural event!   Jewish Single Moms By Choice: Halachic, Psychological and Medical Perspectives Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 19: 30 At: Beit Yehudit – ICCY – Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/israel-have-we-lost-that-loving-feeling-3/ http://www.jewpi.com/israel-have-we-lost-that-loving-feeling-3/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:46:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/israel-have-we-lost-that-loving-feeling-3/ (This article contains the remarks I was planning to share at the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) General Assembly, when I was invited to speak on a panel on the youth’s connection to Israel. When, due to budget considerations, JFNA reduced the size of the panel, I decided to turn the ideas into a [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/spotlight-on-a-pt-partner-the-morningstar-foundation/ http://www.jewpi.com/spotlight-on-a-pt-partner-the-morningstar-foundation/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:48:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/spotlight-on-a-pt-partner-the-morningstar-foundation/ This post is part of the “Spotlight on a PT Partner” series on our blog, highlighting longtime PT supporters who have made a significant impact on our programs. The Morningstar Foundation has been a long-standing supporter of local and global Jewish communal programs, funding a wide range of organizations near and far. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/crowdsourcing-support-for-innovation-2/ http://www.jewpi.com/crowdsourcing-support-for-innovation-2/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:20:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/crowdsourcing-support-for-innovation-2/ All communities face challenges. Some are lacking high quality, engaging education, others are lacking sufficient access to resources or jobs or clean water. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/tool-an-interactive-coding-class-thats-actually-fun/ http://www.jewpi.com/tool-an-interactive-coding-class-thats-actually-fun/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:10:24 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/tool-an-interactive-coding-class-thats-actually-fun/ Over the past fees years I’ve kicked myself for not taking the time growing up to learn to code. I was too involved in being an activist with Hashomer Hatzair to pursue HTML as it grew up, and although I coded a site in 1998 I never went beyond the simple mechanics.  So I was [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/spotlight-on-a-pt-partner-the-charles-and-lynn-schusterman-family-foundation/ http://www.jewpi.com/spotlight-on-a-pt-partner-the-charles-and-lynn-schusterman-family-foundation/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:42:23 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/spotlight-on-a-pt-partner-the-charles-and-lynn-schusterman-family-foundation/ We’re starting a new series on our blog, “Spotlight on a PT Partner,” highlighting longtime PT supporters who have made a significant impact on our programs. First in our series: The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/applications-open-for-pt-socialstart-trainers/ http://www.jewpi.com/applications-open-for-pt-socialstart-trainers/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:14:32 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/applications-open-for-pt-socialstart-trainers/ PresenTense is opening its doors for applications for SocialStart Trainers in North America! SocialStarters train community entrepreneurs and organizational professionals, providing them with skills and tools to launch innovative ventures to impact the Jewish community. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/%d7%93%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%a9-%d7%a8%d7%9b%d7%96-%d7%9c%d7%a1%d7%a4%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%99%d7%94-%d7%94%d7%90%d7%91-%d7%a2%d7%99%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%a0%d7%99-%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%96%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%98%d7%9b/ http://www.jewpi.com/%d7%93%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%a9-%d7%a8%d7%9b%d7%96-%d7%9c%d7%a1%d7%a4%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%99%d7%94-%d7%94%d7%90%d7%91-%d7%a2%d7%99%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%a0%d7%99-%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%96%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%98%d7%9b/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:06:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/%d7%93%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%a9-%d7%a8%d7%9b%d7%96-%d7%9c%d7%a1%d7%a4%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%99%d7%94-%d7%94%d7%90%d7%91-%d7%a2%d7%99%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%a0%d7%99-%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%96%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%98%d7%9b/ עיריית תל אביב – יפו  וארגון PresenTense מקימים בימים אלו את  “הספרייה” ליזמות טכנולוגית  בתל אביב, ומחפשים רכז לפרוייקט. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/there%e2%80%99s-no-time-like-the-presentense-2/ http://www.jewpi.com/there%e2%80%99s-no-time-like-the-presentense-2/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:24:15 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/there%e2%80%99s-no-time-like-the-presentense-2/ By Andy Kirschner This article was originally posted on Oy!Chicago The PresenTense Coordinators and PresenTense staff at our training conference in Jerusalem this past summer. This past week, PresenTense  announced that it will launch 13 social entrepreneur fellowships in 10 cities around the world. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/presentense-to-launch-seven-new-social-entrepreneur-fellowships-with-partners-in-cities-worldwide/ http://www.jewpi.com/presentense-to-launch-seven-new-social-entrepreneur-fellowships-with-partners-in-cities-worldwide/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:18:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/presentense-to-launch-seven-new-social-entrepreneur-fellowships-with-partners-in-cities-worldwide/ JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — PresenTense is excited to announce that in the 2011-12 season, it will expand its social entrepreneur fellowships to reach 13 programs in 10 cities around the world. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/jewish-plays-project-launch-party/ http://www.jewpi.com/jewish-plays-project-launch-party/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:26:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/jewish-plays-project-launch-party/ Greetings all – for a few months I’ve been talking about this event, and the time has actually come! I really hope you can join us to hear about how you can be part of the creation of 21st Century Jewish Theater. RSVP to:  party@jewishplaysproject. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/five-years-and-who-knows-what%e2%80%99s-changed-3/ http://www.jewpi.com/five-years-and-who-knows-what%e2%80%99s-changed-3/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:20:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/five-years-and-who-knows-what%e2%80%99s-changed-3/ (This article was written upon request for eJewishPhilanthropy, and appeared there first .)In the summer of 2006, I was set on pitching a new magazine in what I was told would be a four-day global contest for funding held in Jerusalem. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/where-is-the-jewish-plays-project-now/ http://www.jewpi.com/where-is-the-jewish-plays-project-now/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:34:17 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/where-is-the-jewish-plays-project-now/ Dear PresenTense Community: The Jewish Plays Project is proud to announce that following its incubation at PresenTense, we are entering our pilot year at full speed. It’s been an exciting couple of months, so let me give you the run down. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/jpropel-and-renewing-the-jewish-communities-of-europe-2/ http://www.jewpi.com/jpropel-and-renewing-the-jewish-communities-of-europe-2/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:34:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/jpropel-and-renewing-the-jewish-communities-of-europe-2/ read more Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/shabbat-shalom-from-uppsala/ http://www.jewpi.com/shabbat-shalom-from-uppsala/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:46:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/shabbat-shalom-from-uppsala/ @aharonhorwitz and I are attending the Paideia Jpropel summit, a gathering of Jewish activists from across Europe and the world co-sponsored by Schusterman’s @roicommunity and the Pear’s Foundation Jhub. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/developing-an-online-fellowship/ http://www.jewpi.com/developing-an-online-fellowship/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:24:38 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/developing-an-online-fellowship/ Over the past five years, we’ve helped 160 fellows launch 155 ventures to change their local communities, the Jewish people, and the world. But regrettably we’ve had to turn away the majority of applicants to our fellowships – we’re just not able to take everyone who applies. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/5-questions-with-%e2%80%a6-rachel-brody-2/ http://www.jewpi.com/5-questions-with-%e2%80%a6-rachel-brody-2/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:14:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/5-questions-with-%e2%80%a6-rachel-brody-2/ This article was originally published on eJewishPhilanthropy.com by Abigail Pickus   Rachel Brody, 26, grew up in Houston, Texas, and received a B.A. from Texas State University and an M.A. from George Mason University. From an early age, she found herself drawn to working with those with special needs. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/eve-and-rickys-closing-speech/ http://www.jewpi.com/eve-and-rickys-closing-speech/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:08:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/eve-and-rickys-closing-speech/ A few months ago, as we were filling our GLOBAL SUMMER INSTITUTE application, we thought to ourselves HERE’S MY CHANCE to ENCONTRARSE EN LA DIVERSIDAD with a cool JEWISH KIDS GROUP from all over the world. It was not going to be like CAMP AMIR experience, but we were going to spend six weeks with [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/global-fellows-launch-night-rocks-jerusalem/ http://www.jewpi.com/global-fellows-launch-night-rocks-jerusalem/#comments Sun, 31 Jul 2011 15:34:07 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/global-fellows-launch-night-rocks-jerusalem/   Over the last six weeks, our 2011 Global Institute Fellows have created and evolved their incredible ventures. This year’s cluster of Fellows was the most diverse group we’ve had yet: Fellows came from six different countries, all vowing to make an impact in their community in innovative ways. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/launch-night-starts-in-30-min/ http://www.jewpi.com/launch-night-starts-in-30-min/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:00:25 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/launch-night-starts-in-30-min/ Watch live at presentense.org/live Posted via email from PresenTense Group Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/giving-back-is-sexier-than-ever-2/ http://www.jewpi.com/giving-back-is-sexier-than-ever-2/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:20:48 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/giving-back-is-sexier-than-ever-2/ Cross posted on eJewish Philanthropy . Every summer, Sandy Cardin, President of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, addresses the PresenTense Global Fellowship Program on the state of philanthropy. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/activist-institute-announces-spring-fellowship-program/ http://www.jewpi.com/activist-institute-announces-spring-fellowship-program/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:32:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/activist-institute-announces-spring-fellowship-program/ HOT DOG , have WE got news for YOU. We are pleased to announce that the Activist Institute will be launching in the spring with a fellowship program for college-age students in the Washington DC area. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/the-domestic-revolution/ http://www.jewpi.com/the-domestic-revolution/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 21:06:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/the-domestic-revolution/ “Whoa, this is like the Rabin Protest,” I overheard as I stood watching the mass protest here in front of Tel Aviv’s Art Museum, stretching down King Shaul Blvd. I was thinking the same thing exactly. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/why-jewish-kids-laughing-playing-and-celebrating-together-matter-2/ http://www.jewpi.com/why-jewish-kids-laughing-playing-and-celebrating-together-matter-2/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:16:06 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/why-jewish-kids-laughing-playing-and-celebrating-together-matter-2/ I’ve been doing lots of research building the case for Jewish Kids Groups (I know we all already know it’s rockin’, but in an effort to draw national attention, I need to support our model with scholarly studies). Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/i-promise-this-is-not-a-blog-post-about-bedbugs/ http://www.jewpi.com/i-promise-this-is-not-a-blog-post-about-bedbugs/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:24:05 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/i-promise-this-is-not-a-blog-post-about-bedbugs/   Writer’s block hit this week during blog time and I came up blank. I briefly entertained the idea of writing a blog post inspired by a recent infestation I experienced called, “Bedbugs and Other Unforeseen Obstacles in Life That Only Make You Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/17-btammuz-and-why-you-shouldnt-be-fasting-protest-instead-2/ http://www.jewpi.com/17-btammuz-and-why-you-shouldnt-be-fasting-protest-instead-2/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:14:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/17-btammuz-and-why-you-shouldnt-be-fasting-protest-instead-2/ Tomorrow starting at dawn, traditional Jews from around the world will commemorate the fast of 17 b’Tammuz, a day marked by the Jewish tradition primarily for the breaching of the Second Temple’s gates by Roman forces. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/may-jdub-be-a-call-to-action/ http://www.jewpi.com/may-jdub-be-a-call-to-action/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:26:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/may-jdub-be-a-call-to-action/ During the General Assembly of 2005, I heard a revolutionary idea during a panel discussion : that Jewish institutions should invest 10% of their annual budgets in new programs that can engage the younger set in their communities. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/questions-please/ http://www.jewpi.com/questions-please/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:16:08 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/questions-please/ What will it take to steer the Jewish community into the 21st Century? Actually, don’t answer that—rather, send in more questions! For PresenTense’s upcoming Leadership issue, we are interviewing Sandy Cardin, president of the Charles and Lynn Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/daily-beast-photo-fail-but-thanks-for-the-unsolicited-publicity/ http://www.jewpi.com/daily-beast-photo-fail-but-thanks-for-the-unsolicited-publicity/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:50:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/daily-beast-photo-fail-but-thanks-for-the-unsolicited-publicity/ Apparently the Daily Beast took our fellowship photos from Flickr and used them to illustrate another global fellows social entrepreneurship program. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/my-business-partner-the-king-of-the-internet-2/ http://www.jewpi.com/my-business-partner-the-king-of-the-internet-2/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:44:14 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/my-business-partner-the-king-of-the-internet-2/ In the summer of 2008, I showed up at Campus Progress in my best “Look-at-me-I’m-21-and-professional” outfit and hoped that the other interns would like me. I sat down at my cubicle, only a short wall between myself and two other interns. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/my-business-partner-the-king-of-the-internet/ http://www.jewpi.com/my-business-partner-the-king-of-the-internet/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:32:18 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/my-business-partner-the-king-of-the-internet/ In the summer of 2008, I showed up at Campus Progress in my best “Look-at-me-I’m-21-and-professional” outfit and hoped that the other interns would like me. I sat down at my cubicle, only a short wall between myself and two other interns. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/natan-sharansky-meets-with-pt-fellows/ http://www.jewpi.com/natan-sharansky-meets-with-pt-fellows/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:08:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/natan-sharansky-meets-with-pt-fellows/ Posted via email from PresenTense Group Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/presentense-to-launch-in-moscow/ http://www.jewpi.com/presentense-to-launch-in-moscow/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:18:28 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/presentense-to-launch-in-moscow/   This article was originally published on eJewish Philanthropy In a ground-breaking initiative, PresenTense is taking their pioneering program of training early-stage entrepreneurs to launch low-cost, high-impact ventures, to Moscow. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/una-cancion-para-presentense/ http://www.jewpi.com/una-cancion-para-presentense/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:38:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/una-cancion-para-presentense/ This post is also available in English . ¡No puedo creer que estemos en la tercer semana del PresenTense Global Institute! Este extraordinario programa ha sido una montaña rusa de talleres, contacto, sesiones y oportunidades de conocer personas increíbles y proyectos sumamente interesantes. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/a-song-for-presentense/ http://www.jewpi.com/a-song-for-presentense/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:28:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/a-song-for-presentense/ I can’t believe we are in our third week at the PresenTense Global Institute! This is an amazing fellowship. Its been a roller-coaster of workshops, networking, sessions and a chance to meet incredible people and super interesting ventures. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/opening-up-my-world/ http://www.jewpi.com/opening-up-my-world/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:18:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/opening-up-my-world/ I want to give a special thanks to the Erez Marchini for making the first (and probably one and only) day trip happen for the cohort of fellows in the PresenTense Global Summer Institute. My limited view of the world has been expanded just because of our adventures yesterday. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/what-is-the-point-of-jewish-education-anyway-2/ http://www.jewpi.com/what-is-the-point-of-jewish-education-anyway-2/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:56:09 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/what-is-the-point-of-jewish-education-anyway-2/ What is the job we want Jewish education to get done? When I ask teachers this, they tell me, the job of Jewish education is to engender Jewish identity, ensure the continuity of the Jewish people, have our students feel proud of Israel, teach Hebrew, guarantee Jewish textual literacy, and more. These are good, noble, [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/what-is-the-point-of-jewish-education-anyway/ http://www.jewpi.com/what-is-the-point-of-jewish-education-anyway/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 13:46:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/what-is-the-point-of-jewish-education-anyway/ What is the job we want Jewish education to get done? When I ask teachers this, they tell me, the job of Jewish education is to engender Jewish identity, ensure the continuity of the Jewish people, have our students feel proud of Israel, teach Hebrew, guarantee Jewish textual literacy, and more. These are good, noble, [...]]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/market-research-or-how-i-learned-to-call-people-i%e2%80%99ve-never-met-and-ask-for-advice-8/ http://www.jewpi.com/market-research-or-how-i-learned-to-call-people-i%e2%80%99ve-never-met-and-ask-for-advice-8/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:36:04 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/market-research-or-how-i-learned-to-call-people-i%e2%80%99ve-never-met-and-ask-for-advice-8/ In January, when we found out that The Activist Institute was an Echoing Green semifinalist  (prestigious social entrepreneur fellowship) I was overjoyed. We beat out 93% of our competition to become one of the 224 ventures (out of an original 2,854) to become semifinalists. Success! I thought. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/market-research-or-how-i-learned-to-call-people-i%e2%80%99ve-never-met-and-ask-for-advice-7/ http://www.jewpi.com/market-research-or-how-i-learned-to-call-people-i%e2%80%99ve-never-met-and-ask-for-advice-7/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:28:13 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/market-research-or-how-i-learned-to-call-people-i%e2%80%99ve-never-met-and-ask-for-advice-7/ In January, when we found out that The Activist Institute was an Echoing Green semifinalist  (prestigious social entrepreneur fellowship) I was overjoyed. We beat out 93% of our competition to become one of the 224 ventures (out of an original 2,854) to become semifinalists. Success! I thought. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/market-research-or-how-i-learned-to-call-people-i%e2%80%99ve-never-met-and-ask-for-advice-6/ http://www.jewpi.com/market-research-or-how-i-learned-to-call-people-i%e2%80%99ve-never-met-and-ask-for-advice-6/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:16:10 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/market-research-or-how-i-learned-to-call-people-i%e2%80%99ve-never-met-and-ask-for-advice-6/ In January, when we found out that The Activist Institute was an Echoing Green semifinalist  (prestigious social entrepreneur fellowship) I was overjoyed. We beat out 93% of our competition to become one of the 224 ventures (out of an original 2,854) to become semifinalists. Success! I thought. Read More »]]> 0 http://www.jewpi.com/market-research-or-how-i-learned-to-call-people-i%e2%80%99ve-never-met-and-ask-for-advice-5/ http://www.jewpi.com/market-research-or-how-i-learned-to-call-people-i%e2%80%99ve-never-met-and-ask-for-advice-5/#comments Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:06:12 +0000 admin http://www.jewpi.com/market-research-or-how-i-learned-to-call-people-i%e2%80%99ve-never-met-and-ask-for-advice-5/ In January, when we found out that The Activist Institute was an Echoing Green semifinalist  (prestigious social entrepreneur fellowship) I was overjoyed. We beat out 93% of our competition to become one of the 224 ventures (out of an original 2,854) to become semifinalists. Success! I thought. Read More »]]> 0