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Measuring the Crisis
Discussing JFNA’s recent surveys on Jewish community engagement, vulnerability, and solidarity with Israel in North America and how Jewish institutions can adapt to these changes

FILE - Columbia students participate in a rally and vigil in support of Israel at the university on October 12, 2023 in New York City. (SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
October 7th and its unfolding aftermath have triggered a seismic shift in Jewish communal life. In this episode, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with Mimi Kravetz, Chief Impact and Growth Officer for the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), to talk about JFNA’s recent surveys on Jewish community engagement, vulnerability, and solidarity with Israel in the United States and Canada, and what Jewish institutions can do to adapt to these changes.
Referenced in this episode:
- ‘The Surge,’ ‘The Core’ and more: What you need to know about the explosion of interest in Jewish life By Mimi Kravetz, Sarah Eisenman, and David Manchester in eJewish Philanthropy
- “Data” by Ari Kelman from Sources: A Journal of Jewish Ideas
Identity/Crisis is a weekly podcast from the Shalom Hartman Institute about news and ideas.
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