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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>

Sometime after the publication of the National Jewish Population Survey of 1990, a sense of dread spread over many American Jews. more>

Sometime after the publication of the National Jewish Population Survey of 1990, a sense of dread spread over many American Jews. The survey revealed a steep increase in intermarriage, and Jewish leadership grew fearful that Jewish identity would weaken and with each new generation American Jewish continuity would be at increasing risk. read>

The phrase “Jewish Peoplehood” has resurfaced lately, and predictably, one response has been to try to define it and articulate a theory and practice of the concept. more>

The phrase “Jewish Peoplehood” has resurfaced lately, and predictably, one response has been to try to define it and articulate a theory and practice of the concept. If that impulse succeeds, institutions will ultimately erect barriers between what Peoplehood includes for their purposes and what it doesn’t. That would be regrettable for a number of reasons, starting with the irony of taking the word “Peoplehood” out of the hands of the very people it is meant to embrace. read>

Signaling the beginning of a shift in direction, 11th- and 12th-graders preparing for the national history matriculation exam this year for the first time were required to study a unit on American Jewry's contribution to the Jewish people after the Holocaust. more>

Signaling the beginning of a shift in direction, 11th- and 12th-graders preparing for the national history matriculation exam this year for the first time were required to study a unit on American Jewry's contribution to the Jewish people after the Holocaust. read>

Much has been written of late regarding the Jewish Agency’s new focus on Jewish peoplehood and what that means for the broader Jewish world. more>

Much has been written of late regarding the Jewish Agency’s new focus on Jewish peoplehood and what that means for the broader Jewish world. Recent articles have charged that the Jewish Agency’s understanding of Jewish peoplehood is tantamount to secular, ethnic Judaism and that will be inadequate as the basis of strong Jewish identity. read>

After establishing a Jewish Peoplehood Hub last November, the Jewish Agency now has explicitly embraced the concept of Jewish Peoplehood as its top priority. more>

After establishing a Jewish Peoplehood Hub last November, the Jewish Agency now has explicitly embraced the concept of Jewish Peoplehood as its top priority. The question is, just what does peoplehood mean? One answer comes from researcher Steven Cohen, who proposes that “you should be involved in your community, either religiously or socially. You should be engaged with other Jews doing things that are Jewish.” read>

For the longest time, Jewish peoplehood was lived rather than discussed. But no longer. Ever since the Israelites fled Egypt and crossed the Red Sea in miraculous fashion — a seminal act in Jewish history commemorated and celebrated in the upcoming Passover seders — the Jews have been a nation and a people. more>

For the longest time, Jewish peoplehood was lived rather than discussed. But no longer. Ever since the Israelites fled Egypt and crossed the Red Sea in miraculous fashion — a seminal act in Jewish history commemorated and celebrated in the upcoming Passover seders — the Jews have been a nation and a people. read>

Editors: Dr. Shlomi Ravid, Shelley Kedar. Research: Ari Engelberg, Elana Sztokman, Varda Rafaeli. The International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies at Beit HaTfutsot and the NADAV Foundation created a model of a virtual global Jewish Town Hall meeting, to which more than sixty Jewish opinion-makers contributed. more>

Editors: Dr. Shlomi Ravid, Shelley Kedar. Research: Ari Engelberg, Elana Sztokman, Varda Rafaeli. The International School for Jewish Peoplehood Studies at Beit HaTfutsot and the NADAV Foundation created a model of a virtual global Jewish Town Hall meeting, to which more than sixty Jewish opinion-makers contributed. The attempt to further clarify the issue of Peoplehood led to addressing the next three questions which are the core chapters of this publication: What is Peoplehood? Why is it important today? How do we build Peoplehood? read>

This issue of CONTACT explores the idea of Jewish Peoplehood from a wide variety of perspectives. Included are contemplations on the meaning and purpose of Peoplehood, on language as unifier of the Jewish People, and even on the possibility that Peoplehood is a destructive concept in Judaism. more>

This issue of CONTACT explores the idea of Jewish Peoplehood from a wide variety of perspectives. Included are contemplations on the meaning and purpose of Peoplehood, on language as unifier of the Jewish People, and even on the possibility that Peoplehood is a destructive concept in Judaism. In the end, the many voices presented here offer evidence that if there is indeed such a thing as Peoplehood, it is defined by a multiplicity of viewpoints - a reflection of the compelling diversity of contemporary Jewish life. read>