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Charles R. Bronfman Visiting Chair in Jewish Communal Innovation

Semifinalists

Winner
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Competition Announcement

Two hundered thirty one people submitted proposals for the Charles R. Bronfman Visiting Chair in Jewish Communal Innovation. From this large and talented group, 20 were eventually selected as semifinalists. We are grateful to the following semifinalists who generously granted us permission to share their ideas with the community on this website.

• Elisha S. Ancselovits, Gilboa, Israel
  "Judaism: a Democratic Wisdom Culture"

• Ellen Bernstein, Northhampton, MA
  "A Jewish Ecology: Changing How Jews Think About Themselves and Their Communities"

• David Y. Chack, Chicago, IL
  "From Fiddler on the Roof to Rent: Towards Creative and Renewable Jewish Communities"

• Jonathan Chipman, Jerusalem, Israel
  "The Jews and Modernity: A Reconsideration
  Individualism, Community and the Uneasiness of our Era"

• David Levin-Kruss, Jerusalem, Israel
  "'Relevant, Interesting, Liberating, and Exciting'–A Model for Integrated Judaism"

• Nechama Liss-Levinson and Paul Marcus, Great Neck, NY
  "Being There For The Other: Creating A New Jewish Community Of Caring"

• Keren R. McGinity, West Roxbury, MA
  "A Kehillah for the Future: Involving Men in Jewish Life"

Additional proposals for the Bronfman Visiting Chair may be found on the following private website: The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy

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