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Idea #23: Jewish identity projects are not the answer

Writing for Jewcy, Daniel Spetimus, the CEO and editor in chief of myjewishlearning.com, suggests that the Jewish community abandon the rhetoric of building Jewish identity and stop programming and funding with the goal of strengthening Jewish identity. Not that the Jewish world should abandon all the programs that mention Jewish identity building as their aim, but rather the Jewish world should focus on more solid building blocks—education, practice and helping the human condition. 

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Idea #16: Chai Mitzvah

While we acknowledge that as we grow older, our train of thought takes different courses, Chai Mitzvah provides individuals a chance to “grow their Judaism” throughout different stages of their life; a refresher course in faith if you will. 

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Idea #9: It’s time for a systems upgrade

Let’s pool our resources and build the strongest technical backend we can for the organized Jewish world.

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