Covering a meeting of Friends of Sabeel is a strange experience. \”Strange\” as in walking through the looking glass and encountering a reverse universe on the other side.
I\’ve been considering giving up on Israeli men, at least the purebred Israeli men, the sabras. What\’s painful is that I say this as someone who has made my home in Jerusalem, and I am hesitant to make harsh generalizations about Israeli bachelors, especially as Israel celebrates its 60th.
Israel at 60 faces three major challenges: identity, technology and politics. The future Israel will have to strive and struggle to maintain a credible role as the cultural and spiritual center of Jewish peoplehood. Demography will continue to play a fundamental role here, but the main challenge will be whether Israel can strengthen internal and transnational Jewish cultural bonds to preserve some consensus among the Jewish people.
Here we are, Jews in every corner of the world, awash in a frenzy of celebrations for Israel — all because of a birthday. And not just any birthday, mind you, but one that ends in a zero.
It\’s impossible to augur the future of the Jewish people. It can only be summed up in two words: \”I hope.\”
Briefs
The Museum of Tolerance is rarely the same experience twice, even with its permanent exhibits. New visuals, soundtracks and materials are added to keep the displays current and relevant. And while many people think of the museum as a \”Jewish\” institution, it is the \”human\” experience that touches upon issues that affect visitors of all ages and ethnic backgrounds.
Alysa Stanton-Ogulnick isn\’t particularly interested in being a standard-bearer.
She\’s proud to be black, proud to be a woman and proud to be a 45-year-old single mother who raised her adopted child on her own.
Parshat Behar (Leviticus 25:1-26:2)
In the few courses that I have taken and books that I have read on management, one of the main components of success is the ability to engage in \”big
visioning\” or \”blue sky\” thinking.
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