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2011-2012 Annual Assessment

2011-2012 Annual Assessment

The 2011-12 Assessment offers a clear framework for judging the “State of the Jewish People. In what areas are world Jewry and Israel thriving? Where are they “maintaining” or holding at current levels?  And where are they declining. Using five key dimensions—geopolitical developments; demography; identity formation and expression; intra- and inter-community bonds; and material resources—the Assessment analyzes the state of…
27/06/2012
Prioritized Strategies for the Jewish People: 2012
Geopolitics

Prioritized Strategies for the Jewish People: 2012

The following paper is drawn from ongoing work  by the Jewish People Policy Institute and appears on the JFNA website by special permission.  Readers are requested not to distribute or quote from this document without prior permission. For the full text: 2012: Prioritized Strategies for the Jewish People Challenges and Opportunities: A Conceptual Framework
17/05/2012
Geopolitics

Israel Independence Day – For What Kind of State?

We must acknowledge the fact that there is tension between these two defining characteristics of our state. This tension cannot be resolved in one fell swoop. Extended efforts and a process of maturation over generations is necessary in order to arrive at interpretations that will reduce the areas of conflict and smooth out the rough edges, rather than sharpening and…
24/04/2012

The Allure of Miracles

Jewish tradition, however, teaches us the opposite: “Do not rely on miracles.” While it is convenient to believe in miracles and to be led blindly by others, to a destination that is not of our own choosing, Judaism demands that we rely on ourselves, accept responsibility, and act autonomously. The time since the Exodus has been an extended transition from…
06/04/2012
Strengthening Jewish-Israeli Identity of Israelis Abroad
Israel-Diaspora Relations

Strengthening Jewish-Israeli Identity of Israelis Abroad

This paper calls on the Government of Israel to take action to strengthen the Jewish identity, bonds to Israel and connections with Jewish communities, of Israeli emigrants abroad. To read the recommendations: Strengthening Jewish-Israeli Identity of Israelis abroad
22/03/2012
Israel-Diaspora Relations

Justice vs. Law: King Solomon and Ivan the Terrible

John Demjanjuk is dead. The man who was sentenced to death by an Israeli district court, but was later acquitted by the Supreme Court, died of natural causes at a ripe old age. Thirty years of legal proceedings in three countries have ended, more or less, with a whimper. Most of the Israeli public suspects that Demjanjuk was indeed “Ivan…
18/03/2012

The Tal Law: Judicial Activism at its Height

At first, the Court’s adamant refusal to get involved stemmed from its belief that the matter lacked justiciability and was beyond its authority. Later, when the nature of the Court shifted, its refusal became more hesitant and its rhetoric hinted at the possibility of intervention. Next, the Knesset enacted the Tal Law, which exempted full-time yeshiva students from military service.…
28/02/2012

In the Aftermath of the Tal Law

Haredim avoid the army for good reason. They fear that exposing young men who have been cloistered behind the “walls of holiness” to military service, with its high levels of adrenaline, will change their identity. Replacing the thrill of mastering a Talmudic question with the thrill of storming a building, firearm in hand, at an impressionable age when external influences…
22/02/2012
The Jews of France in 2030
Europe's Jewry

The Jews of France in 2030

Dr. Dov Maimon’s speech on the Jews in France in 2030 at the CRIF National Convention, November 20, 2011. To read the full text: The Jews of France in 2030
03/01/2012
Europe's Jewry
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