What are the major current and projected trends in Europe and their impact on European Jewry? What are the main internal communal challenges of European Jewry? What is the future of the relationship between Israel and European Jewry? All these issues were discussed at JPPI's 2010 Conference on the Future of the Jewish People, held October 20-22 in Jerusalem.  This…

What do the various battlefronts of the de-legitimazation phenomenon look like? What is the place of Israel in this battle, and what we should do against it? Some of the answers to these tough questions, as well as some other concerning issues, were discussed at the JPPI's 2010 Conference on the Future of the Jewish People, held October 20-22 in Jerusalem.  This…

Will a peace agreement affect Jewish-Muslim relations? Can Jewish- Muslim dialogue aid political reconciliation? Is the Jewish Diaspora entitled to be involved in the decisions concerning the permanent peace agreement? All these issues  and more were discussed at JPPI's 2010 Conference on the Future of the Jewish People, held October 20-22 in Jerusalem.  This paper summarizes the main ideas raised in discussions and offers some policy recommendations.

What are the main points of contention and controversy with respect to conversion?   What does the existing situation look like, and what are its practical implications? All these issues were discussed at JPPI's 2010 Conference on the Future of the Jewish People, held October 20-22 in Jerusalem.  This paper summarizes the main ideas raised in discussions and offers some policy…

To some American Jewish religious denominational structure seems obsolete and a handicap, while to others it's still vital and necessary. Both views may be right. To read more click here.

Let's not fool ourselves. The Turkish firefighting planes did not douse the flames that continue to scorch Turkish-Israeli relations. Even if a formula is found that would satisfy Turkey's demand for both an apology from Israel and compensation for casualties of the Gaza flotilla incident, we will still be facing Turkish policy that is fundamentally problematic.

In the practical world it is clear that tinkering with the entrance conditions results in an inverse proportion between the quantity and quality of converted Jews. This does not need to be resolved unequivocally in favor of "as many as possible" or " as few as possible," but it needs to be addressed with it as it a"ects every individual…

This paper is seeks to trace basic avenues of thought and suggest policy-relevant directions that will reframe the issue, as demanded by the imperative of our times. Click here to read the full paper.

There are issues in the life of a nation and a country that must not be turned into pawns in an internal political game and must not be cashed into tactical coins. One of them, if not the foremost among them, is the foundational idea of the State of Israel, the unique nation-state of the Jewish people, which practices the…