We accept that we don’t always have the luxury of a full set of answers to every question before we move forward. But we are intent, as we have always been, on turning evaluation and research into action.
Featured Partner
For more than 20 years, the Institute for Jewish Spirituality (IJS) has developed and taught Jewish spiritual practices to help individuals and communities experience greater awareness, purpose, and interconnection.
From the Foundation Team
Still, relational grantmaking is an attempt to ensure that knowledge-sharing and open communication are prioritized by both funder and grantee.
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I have actually spent the years since smicha without a spiritual Jewish community that felt like my home, separate from anywhere I was serving as a leader. JSP spoke my spiritual language.”
Partners in the News
Jewish professionals will receive professional development and education in leadership and Jewish learning over the course of three years
Guest Blog
The originally planned project was designed to empower Moishe House programmers to engage their communities in stretching conversations about Israel.
Blog
We thank everyone who made Career Trajectories possible. And, after learning so much about their aspirations, needs and professional goals, we express sincere thanks to Jewish educators.
Blog
The initial ten teen initiatives will live on well past the grant period and learnings about their successes and challenges will be shared widely–both developments that are core principles for the Foundation.
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Today, the landscape has shifted considerably. Israel education has moved from the margins to the center, with local and national organizations prioritizing it.
From the Foundation Team
At the Jim Joseph Foundation, we navigate these dynamics as we continuously shape, implement, and reflect on the Foundation’s grantmaking strategy.
From the Jim Joseph Foundation
Benay began SVARA in 2003 as a small, Chicago-based yeshiva with a dozen students, no operating budget, and no paid staff.
Partners in the News
COVID accelerated our search for these answers, forcing us to become better acquainted with online educational approaches
Featured Partner
To help meet the changing needs of Jewish preteens and parents, Moving Traditions invites the Jewish community to embrace a new approach for family education through its new white paper, Family Education @ B-Mitzvah.