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Mega-Trends and the Jewish People
Antisemitism

Mega-Trends and the Jewish People

The Jewish people and the State of Israel are, on one level, in the strongest, most secure position in Jewish history, a genuine golden age. It is in this position of seeming strength that world Jewry and Israel confront these Mega-Trends. The external challenges they present are all daunting--the rise of radical Islamic non-state actors, several poised on Israel’s northern…
17/10/2010
Antisemitism
Assessment: Permanent Agreement, Jewish Dimension
Geopolitics

Assessment: Permanent Agreement, Jewish Dimension

This discussion paper is structured in the form of 15 theses dealing with the subject of the working group on "A Permanent Agreement: the Jewish Dimension." They express the personal opinion of the author.  Their formulation is sharp and the explanations concise, to stimulate debate. Full elaboration is provided in two books. theses are selected from a larger set so…
17/10/2010
Geopolitics

Loyalty is Not a Value

What does "loyalty" mean? Loyalty to whom? The way in which these bills use this term implies that loyalty requires, as a necessary condition, the rejection of a concrete, identifiable alternative. Thus, for example, loyalty between two marriage partners requires the rejection of loyalty to other partners. In the realm of religion, loyalty to God is not compatible with loyalty…
14/10/2010
2009 Annual Assessment

2009 Annual Assessment

The 2009 JPPI Assessment takes a trenchant and wide-ranging look at the implications of the global 6nancial crisis and the “Great Recession” on the Jewish world and Israel. For the 2009 Annual Assessment
12/10/2010
Background: European Jewry in 2030
Europe's Jewry

Background: European Jewry in 2030

This background paper is based on the methodology and categories described extensively in JPPI’s recent report 2030: Alternative Futures for the Jewish People. Beyond the external and internal drivers identified as critical for the Jewish people at the global level, the future thriving or decline of European Jewries will depend upon some specific drivers linked to the geopolitical, economic and…
01/10/2010
Europe's Jewry

A Boycott on Both Your Houses

The Left is not alone. The Right also imposes its own forms of cherem. The Im Tirtzu organization has threatened to pressure donors to boycott Israel's universities if the universities don't act according to the organization's wishes. Another form of cherem may be seen in the decision of some members of the Right to advocate refusal to serve in the…
15/09/2010

Judaism’s Gatekeepers

The question of who should perform conversions in Israel is critical, both symbolically and practically. Symbolically, conversion is the only way to join the Jewish people; accordingly, whoever is authorized to convert people serves as a gatekeeper, with a monopoly on determining membership in an exclusive club. Practically, the gatekeeper's decisions have a profound impact on the identity of potential…
07/09/2010

Who Really Cares about Converts?

Recently, however, MK David Rotem of the Yisrael Beiteinu party took up the mantle of this issue and is to be congratulated for this. As the political party supported by the vast majority of Israeli immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Yisrael Beiteinu is largely promoting this bill due to its relevance to a large percentage of its constituents. However,…
21/07/2010

From Ruth to Natasha

Quick Navigation Introduction Conversion, the process by which non-Jews become Jews, has always occupied an important place on the Jewish agenda. From a theoretical standpoint, conversion is a fascinating phenomenon in many respects: religious and national, historical and social, philosophical and psychological. From a practical standpoint, conversion is an important social institution that is vital for Jewish continuity. Jewish attitudes…
25/05/2010
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