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Last week's yeshiva shooting saddened Jews all over the world. Over at PresenTense, we get a firsthand report from Sharon Millendorf, of how the shooting had a ripple effect in terms of its circle of grief, which in turn shows us the interconnectedness of...
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ROIer Gabriel Weitz recently received an ROI Grant for STAM!, an Argentinean youth-oriented Jewish and Zionist magazine. ...
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Even if you couldn't join us on the road, now you can see all the Taglit-Birthright Israel Israelity Tour videos and pretend that you were there...
The classic Israelity Tour Preview video
First Israelity Tour video (Seattle, featuring Subliminal an...
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As you probably know, the Israelity Tour, which just concluded in Las Vegas earlier this week, featured Subliminal and the TACT Family (including Shi-360); Coolooloosh and Michelle Citrin, and featured the participation of many ROIers...the concerts thems...
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All ROIers are invited to Mavoi Satum's and Kolech's upcoming conference (to be held in Hebrew) on the issue, "Expansion of the Rabbinical Court's Authority: Judicial Pluralism or Religious Coercion?"
The conference will be held on Monday, 25.02.08, 5-...
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Now's your chance to become involved in one of last summer's most innovative, creative Jewish experiences (outside of ROI of course). Join the spirit of creativity and the excitement of a movement at its very beginning: The PresenTense Institute.
Last ...
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For those of you who missed us in Seattle...we were in San Francisco tonight, and will be in San Diego, Los Angeles and Las Vegas later in the week. Want to see a bit of what life on the road is like? Check it out here:
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In 2006, I was a staff member for the ROI Summit, tasked with managing the Jews in New Media track; one of the Charlie Award winners, Lindsay Litowitz, was assigned to help me. Later on, I met Sydney Henning, who worked with Birthright Israel alumni prog...
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Two-time ROIer and PresenTense Magazine editor/publisher Ariel Beery was named a finalist in the Charles R. Bronfman Visiting Chair in Jewish Communal Innovation competition run by Brandeis University. (Details below are from the JTA.)
Applicants were ...
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Thanks to everyone who submitted applications for ROI Grants. We were extremely pleased with the response, both in terms of the variety and number of applications. Here are some statistics about the 50 applications we received, representing 47 ROIers:
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I write this, just having returned from one of the most unforgettable evenings I am likely to have. A group of ROI alumni and Leading Up North Alumni gathered at an Australian bar in a part of Manhattan so far southeast that it might as well be in Austral...
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The following letter was sent to the ROI Community last week, following the untimely and tragic death of our dear friend, Dave Burnett. We tried to reach many of you personally to break the news, but know we were not entirely successful--therefore, we're ...
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ROIer Rachel Ingram works with the UK's Clore Duffield Foundation; the Foundation is now accepting applications for Round 2 (2008) grants to enhance the Jewish life of various communities. It's open to people in the UK-only. Here's some information; if yo...
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Many people in their 20s and 30s don't exactly understand what a Federation does locally or on the global scale. But now one local Federation--not surprisingly, the tech-saturated Silicon Valley, with leadership by our own Tomer Altman of OyBay--has produ...
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You've heard of Silicon Valley? Well, this year, 300 children from the ages of 10-18 children from all over the world will unite in the country that is home to "Silicon Wadi"--for a new summer camp designed to give children the chance to experience the cu...
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ROI Community members should have also received this letter via email:
Do you have an innovative idea that you...
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Inbal Freund, director of Mavoi Satum (which is having a concert this weekend, attend if you're in Israel), published six poems in "Mashiv Haruach," a collection of poems written by members of her poetry workshop. (The volume of poetry was included on thi...
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Twas the week before Christmas; New York's week of regalia
When along came a tour group of Jews from Australia.
Jewish leaders from Sydney, from Melbourne and Perth
Had come to one of the Jewiest places on earth.
And at the group's head was their ow...
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If you've always wanted to be part of a community of students from all over who engage in serious Torah study, you may want to check out Mechon Hadar, now accepting applications for the summer 2008 session of Yeshivat Hadar.
Yeshivat Hadar offers fello...
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There are a few fellowships now available, so check them out and if you think you qualify, APPLY!
Insight: The Schusterman Fellowship for Jewish Community
The Center for Leadership Initiatives is extremely excited to announce the launch of INSIGHT: ...
