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Jewish Communities Worldwide

Learning Jewishness, Jewish Education and Jewish Identity

JPPI took the initiative to create a baser of interaction and cooperation between the most significant leaders of programs advancing Jewish identity and education, focusing on the best points of intervention along the Jewish life cycle. The first meeting took place on December 14 in New York, and it will be followed by a series of interviews and brainstormings with…
Jewish Communities Worldwide

A Jewish and Undemocratic State?

Prof. Yedidia Z. Stern is Vice President of the Israel Democracy Institute and a member of the Faculty of Law at Bar-Ilan University. This article was originally published in Hebrew in Yedioth Ahronoth on November 10, 2011.

The Responsibility of a Sovereign State

The imposition of mandatory military service on the citizens of Israel reflects a broad social consensus to an ethos in which individuals must risk their bodies, their freedom, and even their lives for their country. This consensus is clear to all Israelis because it is necessary for realizing our collective national interest. When our parents enlisted, when our children enlisted,…

The Democratic Year in Review: The Knesset’s Missed Opportunity

At the center of the parliamentarians’ attention were private bills ostensibly aimed at Judaizing the Jewish state. The buzz words of the Knesset during the past year included “loyalty,” “boycott,” “Nakba,” “the New Israel Fund,” and the like. I will not use this forum to discuss the Knesset’s wisdom in engaging in such matters; it is very dubious. I will…
US-Israel Relations

Remarks to the JPPI by US Ambassador Daniel B. Shapiro

September 6, 2011 – Remarks to the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) By Ambassador Daniel B. Shapiro I am delighted to be here to speak before the Jewish People Policy Institute so early in my tenure as U.S. Ambassador to Israel.  Avinoam, thank you very much for putting this dinner together and providing me the opportunity to address such a…
US-Israel Relations
יהודי ארה"ב

St. Louis Federation Hosts Powerhouse Delegation from Jewish Think Tank in Jerusalem

Mr. Avinoam Bar Yosef, and Brig. General (reserve) Mike Herzog from the JPPI brief St. Louis on trends affecting Jewish People- and Geopolitical challenges for Israel and the Middle East To read more: Jewish Federation Hosts Powerhouse Delegation from JPPI To St. Louis Jewish Federation website
יהודי ארה"ב

2010 Annual Assessment

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT 2010 Executive Report No. 7 Special In-Depth Chapters: Systematic Indicators of Jewish People Trends De-Legitimization and Jewish Youth in the Diaspora The Impact of Political Shifts and Global Economic Developments on the Jewish People PROJECT HEAD Dr. Shlomo Fischer Contributors Avinoam Bar-Yosef, Sylvia Barack Fishman, Barry Geltman, Avi Gil, Inbal Hakman, Michael Herzog, Arielle Kandel, Yogev Karasenty, Judit…
Geopolitics

Uncharted Waters, 21st Century Global Forces

Stuart Eizenstat provides insightful and sober analysis of recent seismic changes that will challenge the world community well into the 21st century. Benefiting from his unique vantage point as a well traveled American ambassador on the world stage and as a leader of major Jewish organizations in the United States and Israel, his book reads as a call to action for…
Geopolitics

A Tragedy of Errors

Professor Yedidia Z. Stern  is Vice President of IDI and former dean of the Law School at Bar Ilan University.