Venture Israel Fellowship
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Venture Israel Fellowship, funded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, aims to nurture a diverse network of Greater Philadelphia-based Jewish professionals and lay leaders eager to create robust and engaging programs that focus on the dynamic complexity of today’s Israel through the lens of Jewish identity and its evolution.
There has been no other moment in modern Jewish history where focusing on the dynamic complexity of Israel and its connection to Jewish identity has been more crucial. Professional educators, engagement professionals and passionate lay leaders situated within our Jewish institutions are highly influential and impactful in shaping our communal conversations about Israel and in ensuring that Israel will remain central to the identity of future generations. Further, bringing these educators — “Family Influencers” — together to learn more deeply about the opportunities and challenges of teaching and facilitating conversations about Israel not only within their institutions but also in the greater community can extend Jewish identity building to those beyond their institutional walls to those who may struggle with modern day Israel and its place in the lives of Diaspora Jews.