Barry Shrage, MSW
Professor of the Practice, Hornstein Jewish Professional Leadership Program Initiative for Jewish Identity, CMJS/SSRI
One of America’s foremost Jewish leaders, Barry Shrage served for the past 30 years as president of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston and as a powerful voice on the American Jewish communal scene. He is known in Boston and throughout the world for his tireless support of Jewish education; his promotion of engagement by religious and nonreligious Jews; his commitment to working for social justice at home and abroad alongside others; his strong support of Israel; his bridge-building, outreach and engagement with the non-Jewish community in creative partnerships; and for his boundless energy and creativity.
At Hornstein, Shrage trains and mentors students for their future roles as Jewish professional leaders. At CMJS, Shrage develops and leads a new initiative on Jewish identity. The Initiative for Jewish Identity (IJI) examines Jewish identity historically and in the contemporary context and builds on that understanding to identify and support community programs that can produce large-scale measurable impact on Jewish engagement.