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The
Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture is now accepting applications
for the
Israel Nahum Goldmann Fellowship. The 21st International
Fellowship will take place in Yam Kinneret, Israel from February 16–24, 2009.
The Nahum Goldmann Fellowship is an intensive
experience in Jewish learning, living and leadership for Jewish
men and women from around the world. |
ELIGIBILITY
Young men and women (25-40) who demonstrate motivation and interest
in Jewish learning and living, and a capacity for individual
growth and leadership are eligible to apply.
SITE
Ohalo Manor located on Yam Kinneret, Israel
DATE
February 16–24, 2009
APPLICATION DEADLINE
August 31, 2008
PROGRAM
The program [see
attached] consists of morning,
afternoon and evening sessions. Morning sessions involve lectures
by outstanding Jewish
academics from around the world. Afternoon sessions include workshops
relating to topics of importance to the fellows, as well as recreational
opportunities. Varied Jewish cultural events and discussion groups
will take place in the evening.
Lecture Topics will include: World Jewry
in the 21st Century: An Overview; Israel and Us: Evaluating Our
Individual and Communal Connection; Jewish Continuity in the Diaspora;
Jewish Ethical Imperatives in the Wider Society.
Workshops sessions will deal with Jewish Diaspora Communities: Assessing and Assuring Their Future – A Diaspora Perspective; From Mega-Trends to Grand Policies for the Jewish People; Building a Jewish and Just Society in Israel; Jewish Ethical Values in the Wider Society; Biblical Models of Leadership; Israel as a Jewish and Democratic State: An Interim Report and Building Jewish Leadership.
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FACULTY
Faculty in the past included some of the most distinguished academics and scholars from around the Jewish world.
As the present time, faculty at the Israeli Nahum Goldmann Fellowship will include, among others, Prof. Robert Aumann, Prof. of Economics, Hebrew University, Nobel Laureate in Economics; Prof. Saul Berman, Adjunct Professor, Columbia University School of Law; Dr. Steven Bayme, Director, Dept. of Contemporary Jewish Life, American Jewish Committee; Prof. Yechezkel Dror, Founding President, The Jewish People Policy Planning Institute; Prof. Benjamin Ish-Shalom, Rector, Beit Morasha; Prof. Shalom Rosenberg, Prof. of Jewish Philosophy, Hebrew University; Prof. J.J. Schacter, University Professor of Jewish History and Jewish Thought, Yeshiva University; and Prof. Uriel Simon, Prof. of Bible, Bar Ilan University.
COSTS
Room and board for those chosen as Fellows
is provided by The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. The
Fellows themselves and/or the local community or organizations
they represent will need to cover travel expenses.
| If you plan to attend the Nahum Goldmann Fellowship
XXI, and have not already done so, you should request your
application as soon as possible. |
For more information
and to obtain an application
from please contact
The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture:
phone: (212) 425-6606; fax: (212)425-6602; email: office@mfjc.org |
Deadline for receipt of applications:
August 31, 2008.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Tel: (212) 425-6606
Fax: (212) 425-6602
Email: office@mfjc.org
Mailing address:
Nahum Goldmann Fellowship
Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture
50 Broadway, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10004
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