The theme of the NGF was Community Leadership and sessions included:
The Imperative Dilemmas of Leadership: The Biblical Experience
The Ethical Foundation of Community
Pluralism and Unity in Jewish Communal Life
Artists and Intellectuals as Jewish Leaders

Dr. Benjamin Ish-Shalom, President and Founder of Beit Morasha, Jerusalem, Israel
Professor Steven T. Katz, Founding Director of the Ellie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Dr. Rina Rosenberg, Private Psychologist, Jerusalem, Israel
Professor Shalom Rosenberg, Department of Jewish Thought, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Professor Uriel Simon, Department of Bible, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
Dr. Jack Ukeles, Principal, Ukeles and Associates, New York, NY, USA
Mierle Ukeles, Artist in Residence of the New York City Department of Sanitation, New York, NY, USA
Professor Ruth Wisse, Professor of Yiddish Literature, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

Two highlights of this NGF were the day trip exploring Jewish communal life in Stockholm, and a ceremony for three fellows to choose Hebrew names for themselves, inspired by their participation in Dr. Rina Rosenberg’s workshop on Jewish Identity.

NGF 7 proved once more the effectiveness of international cooperation among Fellows, who, with support and guidance from the NGF and the MFJC, continued on to take leadership roles in their communities.The growing body of NGF alumni across the globe include some of the brightest and most driven Jewish professionals, who reflect the MFJC’s hopes for continued support to Jewish development across all communities.