Fellowship Archive
KINNERET, Israel | JUNE 15-21 2015
45 Fellows from 18 countries gathered alongside the Kinneret for this Fellowship that took place a few months after the European Regional Fellowship held in Denmark in January of 2015. It also took place in the wake of the horrific murder of the brother of an Alum of the NGF at the shooting that took place outside a synagogue in Copenhagen on February 15. 2015. The effect of the shooting was clearly present among the Fellows, with a large contingent coming from Europe.
Program
In recognition of the truly global nature of the NGF, the theme chosen for this Fellowship was Imperatives for Global Jewish Leadership and covered topics such as:
- Klal Yisrael: Restoring an Endangered Jewish Value
- Replenishing Jewish Identity in Secular Society
- Shaping Sustainable Diasporas and Jewish Identity
- Klal Yisrael: An Israeli Perspective.
Faculty
Prof. Moti Zeira: Founder and CEO, HaMidrisha at Oranim, Israel
Prof. Ismar Schorsch: President, Memorial Foundation, Professor of Jewish History and former Chancellor, Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Dr Yocheved Schacter: A psychoanalyst with a practice on Manhattan’s Upper West Side
Dr Steven Bayme: Director of the Contemporary Jewish Life Department of the American Jewish Committee and of the Koppelman Institute on American Jewish-Israeli Relations.
Rabbi Saul Berman: Adjunct Professor, Columbia University School of Law
Prof. Daniel Fainstein: Dean, Universidad Hebraica, Mexico
Prof. Jacob J. Schacter: University Professor of Jewish History and Jewish Thought, Yeshiva University
Dr. Aliza Lavie: Member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid and a senior lecturer at the School of Communication at Bar-Ilan University
MORE ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP
The diverse faculty, with representation from the United States, South America and Israel, was tasked with looking at global Jewish leadership from their respective geographic realities. The theme required of Fellows to tease out the possible tensions between secularism and Judaism, as well as exploring the meaning of the concept of Klal Yisrael.
Testimonials
It empowered the connection between the Jewish establishment and the community.
Program was able to achieve the difficult concept of “open spaces”.
The diverse fellow community is the strongest feature of the Fellowship.
Opened a window on Jewish life in Europe.
Great opportunity to create network and learn from others who share the same problems.
If you would like to submit any photos or testimonials please contact us at ngf@mfjc.org
