A distinguished Jewish leader and philanthropist argues for openness and joy to reinvigorate Judaism in America.
After a lifetime of fighting the persecution of Jews, Edgar M. Bronfman has concluded that what North American Jews need now is hope, not fear. Bronfman urges North American Jewry "to build, not fight. We need to celebrate the joy in Judaism, even as we recognize our responsibility to alleviate suffering and to help heal a broken world. We need to understand Judaism as a multifaceted culture as well as a religion, and explore Jewish literature, music, and art. We need to...
A distinguished Jewish leader and philanthropist argues for openness and joy to reinvigorate Judaism in America.
When Joshua Steckel left his job as a private school college counselor on New York City s Upper East Side to work at a public high school in Brooklyn, he discovered that for low-income students the competitive game of college admissions has entirely different rules and much higher stakes. The winner of the Ida and Studs Terkel Prize and now available in paperback, Hold Fast to Dreams which Kirkus called a powerful story of courage and hope that should inspire others to follow trailblazers like Steckel and his students traces the pathways of ten of Josh s students from their...
When Joshua Steckel left his job as a private school college counselor on New York City s Upper East Side to work at a public high school in Brooklyn,...
