– "הקהילה היהודית בצפ"א בעולם הולך ומשתנה: ליבם במערב והוא פורח" פרופ' גיל טרוי

1. – "הקהילה היהודית בצפ"א בעולם הולך ומשתנה:ליבם במערב והוא פורח"פרופ' גיל טרוי

5. Adam Sandler’s Hanukkah Song Intro: this is a song, that uh, there’s a lot of xmas songs out there, but not too many about hanukkah, so I wrote a song for all those nice little Jewish kids who don’t get to hear any hanukkah songs--here we go...Put on your yalmulka, here comes hanukkahIt’s so much fun-akkah to celebrate hanukkah,Hanukkah is the festival of lights,Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights.

6. When you feel like the only kid in town without a x-mas tree, here’s a list ofPeople who are Jewish, just like you and me:David Lee Roth lights the menorrah,So do James Caan, Kirk Douglas, and the late Dinah Shore-AhGuess who eats together at the Carnegie deli,Bowzer from sha-na-na, and Arthur Fonzerrelli.Paul Newman's half Jewish; Goldie Hawns half too,Put them together--what a fine looking Jew Jesus, too

7. הישגים ומצוינות בהשכלה • 55% American Jewish adults have a college degree, and 25% have a graduate degree. The comparable figures for the total U.S. population are 29% and 6%. (2000-01 NJPS)

8. הישגים ומצוינות מקצועיים • More than 60% of employed American Jews are in one of the three highest status job categories: professional/technical, management and executive, or business and finance. Only 46% of all Americans work in these three high status areas. (2000-01 NJPS)

9. עושר ארגוני-מוסדי חיים דתיים הסברה ושמירה על האינטרסים • Jewish Theological Seminary • Yeshiva University • Hebrew Union College • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College • Union for Reform Judaism, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Orthodox Union • American Jewish Committee • American Jewish Congress • Anti-Defamation League • Council of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations • United Jewish Communities

10. United Jewish Communities United Jewish Communities represents and serves 155 Jewish federations and 400 independent Jewish communities across North America. It reflects the values of social justice and human rights that define the Jewish people. The values of caring that transform lives and perform miracles.

11. United Jewish Communities United Jewish Communities represents and serves 155 Jewish federations and 400 independent Jewish communities across North America. It reflects the values of social justice and human rights that define the Jewish people. The values of caring that transform lives and perform miracles. In 2007 alone, the UJC/Federation system raised $2.4 billion to help Jewish people in need around the world. The UJC/Federation system made a huge impact, while building on our success for a more vibrant future.

12. פריחה ושגשוג בחיים דתיים Prof Arnold Eisen, JTS This mission, to my mind, goes hand in hand with service to the Jewish people. We have a wealth of knowledge and insight in this building that can be brought to bear on the issues now confronting Jews. We have scholars in Hebrew language and literature, for example, including the reception of Hebrew culture in America, who can be instrumental in narrowing the growing divide between American and Israeli Jews. In doing so we can prove ourselves real heirs to Schechter, who exactly a century ago this year defied expectations and his board of trustees by issuing a historic and deeply learned endorsement of Zionism.

13. Prof. Eisen… פריחה בחיים דתיים . We have experts in the history of Jewish community who can help train communal leaders in this country, elsewhere in the Diaspora, and in Israel. We have the faculty resources in place to host and lead research and discussions about how the political wisdom of our people can best be brought to bear on the awesomely difficult matters we face in these troubled times. And we have seminaries associated with ours in Moscow, Buenos Aires, and Jerusalem. These connections offer immense possibilities for bringing the Jewish people closer together.

14. שגשוג בחיים דתיים • חזרה למסורת בקרב יהדות מתקדמת: • We are committed to the ongoing study of the whole array of מצוות and to the fulfillment of those that address us as individuals and as a community. Some of these מצוות, sacred obligations, have long been observed by Reform Jews; others, both ancient and modern, demand renewed attention as the result of the unique context of our own times. (A Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism, Pittsburgh, 1999)

15. פריחה בחיים דתייםYeshiva University, Center for the Jewish Future • EMPOWERING LEADERS • SOLT: Social and Organizational Leadership Training. YU students and others, train for a variety of leadership roles. • SUPPORTING JEWISH PROFESSIONALS & SPOUSES • LHREI: Legacy Heritage Fund Rabbinic Enrichment Initiative. Strengthen your skills, advance your career, and engage with the twenty-first-century Jewish community • Rabbinic Development. Obtain your first placement in North America and beyond. • Tzelem. Explore religiously sensitive resources and educational programming in the areas of intimacy and relationships. • BUILDING COMMUNITIES • YUConnects. YU single undergraduate alumni and students, enjoy our activities and events designed to facilitate meeting and networking. • The Aaron and Blanche Schreiber Torah Tours. YU undergraduate women and men and RIET students, travel to dozens of communities to bring spirit and enthusiasm to holiday celebrations. • Sephardic Community Programming. Develop the communal and organizational infrastructure to keep your community thriving for generations. • Community Initiatives. Obtain services, consulting and more to infuse your community with energy and commitment.

16. שגשוג בחיים דתייםYeshiva University, Center for the Jewish Future • ENRICHING SCHOOLS • Global Learning Initiative. Be a part of our virtual classrooms that extend the walls of the university through interactive, videoconferencing, distance-learning programs. • Eimatai. High-school students, obtain support for your initiatives and learn leadership skills. • Institute for Educational Partnership and Applied Research. Obtain resources to help strengthen and support the Jewish educational experience of students throughout North America. • Israel School Guide. Find answers to your questions about women’s and men’s yeshivot in Israel. • CULTIVATING WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP • GPATS: Graduate Program for Women in Advanced Talmudic Studies. Join an elite cadre of female scholars of Talmud and Halakhah who serve as leaders and role models for the Jewish community. More > • Rabbis’ Wives’ Yarchei Kallah. Take advantage of our program designed to assist rebbetzin in their important and ever-increasing roles in the synagogue and community.

17. פריחה בחיים דתייםYeshiva University, Center for the Jewish Future • BRINGING TORAH TO THE WORLD • The Abraham Arbesfeld Kollel Yom Rishon. Join hundreds of men on Sunday morning for shiurim at YU’s Wilf Campus and in communities across North America. • The Millie Arbesfeld Midreshet Yom Rishon. Join hundreds of women on Sunday morning for shiurim at YU’s Wilf Campus and in communities across North America. • The Marcos and Adina Katz YU Torah.org. Hear shiurim by some of the finest teachers at YU and its affiliate, the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. • Special Projects. Learn about the YU CJF’s services incubating and mentoring organizations at different levels of development.

19. פריחה ושגשוג בחיים דתיים • In 1999, Rabbi Avi Weiss opened Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School for the training of inclusive Modern Orthodox rabbis in New York.

20. פריחה ושגשוג בחיים דתיים In 1999, Rabbi Avi Weiss opened Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School for the training of inclusive Modern Orthodox rabbis in New York In 2003, Hebrew College in Newton, MA opened a multidenominational rabbinical school

21. Abraham Joshua Heschel

24. תרבות יהודית בצמיחה • Three major Jewish cultural sites have opened in the past 15 years: • Center for Jewish History in New York, containing YIVO, the American Jewish Historical Society, the Leo Baeck Institute and the Yeshiva University Museum, the single largest Jewish archival site outside of Israel.

25. תרבות יהודית בצמיחה • Three major Jewish cultural sites have opened in the past 15 years: • Center for Jewish History in New York, containing YIVO, the American Jewish Historical Society, the Leo Baeck Institute and the Yeshiva University Museum, the single largest Jewish archival site outside of Israel. • The National Yiddish Book Center rescues, stores and distributes Yiddish and other modern Jewish books.

26. תרבות יהודית בצמיחה • Three major Jewish cultural sites have opened in the past 15 years: • Center for Jewish History in New York, containing YIVO, the American Jewish Historical Society, the Leo Baeck Institute and the Yeshiva University Museum, the single largest Jewish archival site outside of Israel. • The National Yiddish Book Center rescues, stores and distributes Yiddish and other modern Jewish books. • The Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., has welcomed more than 25 million visitors since its founding.

27. חינוך יהודי • Jewish Day School enrollment tripled from the early 1960s to the late 1990s. Growth is evident among Conservative and Reform Jews, as well as among the Orthodox. (Jack Wertheimer, American Jewish Yearbook, 1999)

28. חינוך יהודי • There are over 700 university Jewish studies programs in the United States. In 1945, only 12 positions for Jewish studies professors existed; in 2003, the Association for Jewish Studies had 1600 members. (Jonathan Sarna, American Judaism)

29. מרכזיותה של לישראל • More than 160,000 young American Jews have traveled to Israel with Birthright Israel. Research indicates that the trip has a strong, positive impact on Jewish identity. (Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Taglit-Birthright Israel Evaluation: 2007 North American Cohorts, 2007)

30. מרכזיותה של לישראל • “Every young Jewish adult should spend at least a year of his life in Israel” • Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, 2003. • MASA enables thousands of Jewish youth to spend a semester or a year in Israel in any of over 160 programs, helping them build a life-long relationship with Israel and a firm commitment to Jewish life.

31. 2006 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion—Jewish Identity • How important would you say being Jewish is in your own life?

32. 2006 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion—Jewish Identity • Do you think of yourself as ...   • Orthodox—8% • Conservative—33% • Reconstructionist—2% • Reform—31% • Just Jewish—24% • Not sure—2% • Do you belong to a synagogue or temple? • Yes—53% • No—46%

33. 2006 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion—Israel • Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? “Caring about Israel is a very important part of my being a Jew.”

34. 2006 Annual Survey of American Jewish Opinion—Anti-Semitism • Do you think that anti-Semitism in the United States is currently a very serious problem, somewhat of a problem, or not a problem at all?

35. “36 Under 36: The Next Wave of Jewish Innovators” • Mechon Hadar: An Institute for Prayer, Personal Growth and Jewish Study • A network of independent minyanim across the country and the first egalitarian yeshiva for lay people in America • Friends of Acceder, the Free Loan Society • Micro-loans for Jewish Argentineans • Arts on the Move • Organizes programs for artistic Jewish college students • Jew It Yourself • an online network providing tools and resources to Jewish individuals and communities to help them engage in Jewish learning on their own

36. “36 Under 36: The Next Wave of Jewish Innovators” • Café Nana • A kosher, Middle Eastern shuk-themed restaurant on the second floor of Columbia’s Hillel that regularly hosts Israeli artists and musicians • Israel Service Organization • Bringing music to Israeli soldiers, with its own band, The Humble Kings Project, touring from Ramat HaGolan to the Negev • Uri L’Tzedek • Aims to educate and inspire the American Orthodox community to engage in pressing social justice causes on a global scale • The Curriculum Initiative • Helps support Jewish life among close to 3,000 Jewish teenagers enrolled at 75 non-Jewish prep schools in the United States