Research and Publications

We are engaged in building the Jewish future, but we’re not doing it together, nor are we compelling others to be involved. more>

We are engaged in building the Jewish future, but we’re not doing it together, nor are we compelling others to be involved. Our organizations compete for limited resources even though they often have the same underlying objective. read>

All of these identity equations fail to answer the ultimate question that will determine if the concept of peoplehood — if not the word — has staying power: Why be Jewish? When we can answer that question in a compelling way, the words will matter less and the emotional connection will matter more. more>

All of these identity equations fail to answer the ultimate question that will determine if the concept of peoplehood — if not the word — has staying power: Why be Jewish? When we can answer that question in a compelling way, the words will matter less and the emotional connection will matter more. read>

This syllabus is an attempt to provide the various frameworks of educational system with a practical educational approach to teaching about contemporary Jewry, with an emphasis on Jewish Peoplehood. more>

This syllabus is an attempt to provide the various frameworks of educational system with a practical educational approach to teaching about contemporary Jewry, with an emphasis on Jewish Peoplehood. It contains an ideological concept, general goals, principles, and framework of implementation for teaching and learning the program.
In practice the syllabus as a whole as well as some parts of it need to be adapted to the needs of the target audience. Such practical adaptations will initiate the further development of the syllabus. read>

This paper seeks to trace basic avenues of thought and suggest police-relevant directions that will reframe the issue of Israel - Diaspora relations, as demanded by the imperatives of our times. more>

This paper seeks to trace basic avenues of thought and suggest police-relevant directions that will reframe the issue of Israel - Diaspora relations, as demanded by the imperatives of our times. read>

A collection of essays on subjects of thinking about and creating new understandings and action plans around Jewish peoplehood. This issue explores the tension between the Talmudic imperative of "Aniyei Ircha Kodmim" (your town's poor comes first) and the call to do "Tikkun Olam Bemalchut Shadai" (repair the world under God's sovereignty). more>

A collection of essays on subjects of thinking about and creating new understandings and action plans around Jewish peoplehood. This issue explores the tension between the Talmudic imperative of "Aniyei Ircha Kodmim" (your town's poor comes first) and the call to do "Tikkun Olam Bemalchut Shadai" (repair the world under God's sovereignty). read>

A collection of essays on subjects of thinking about and creating new understandings and action plans around Jewish peoplehood. On the occasion of Israel's 62nd Independent Day this issue is dedicated to exploring the relationship between Zionism and Jewish peoplehood. more>

A collection of essays on subjects of thinking about and creating new understandings and action plans around Jewish peoplehood. On the occasion of Israel's 62nd Independent Day this issue is dedicated to exploring the relationship between Zionism and Jewish peoplehood. read>

Jewish institutions need to figure out how they wish to respond to new ways of thinking among younger adults, Jack Wertheimer told a packed room at the General Assembly of Jewish Federations. more>

Jewish institutions need to figure out how they wish to respond to new ways of thinking among younger adults, Jack Wertheimer told a packed room at the General Assembly of Jewish Federations. read>

The new era of Israel-Diaspora relations isn’t a rejection of classical Zionism. Rather, it is the acceptance of a different model of classical Zionism, the one propounded by “cultural Zionist” Ahad Ha’Am. more>

The new era of Israel-Diaspora relations isn’t a rejection of classical Zionism. Rather, it is the acceptance of a different model of classical Zionism, the one propounded by “cultural Zionist” Ahad Ha’Am. read>

As ideas go, "peoplehood" is thin, and wide, and best kept that way: not an end in itself but a vessel for the discussion of substantive values, beliefs, and ideals. more>

As ideas go, "peoplehood" is thin, and wide, and best kept that way: not an end in itself but a vessel for the discussion of substantive values, beliefs, and ideals. read>

The Peoplehood Index project is pleased to present this study conducted for the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. This study can be seen in two contexts. more>

The Peoplehood Index project is pleased to present this study conducted for the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. This study can be seen in two contexts. First and foremost, the results of this study provide a planning tool for the research department of the Washington, DC federation, with related interest for Jewish community federations and organizations around the country. Secondly, this study should be read in the context of a larger effort to develop the Peoplehood Index (PI), an 18-months old effort to create a general measure of cohesiveness of the Jewish people, and to provide a quantitative reference point documenting the state of intra-Jewish relations the world over. read>