Jewish summer camps offer campers a gateway to belonging to a people. For a few weeks each year campers live inside a Jewish collective rather than learning about one, and much of what they carry home was never written into the schedule. Foundation for Jewish Camp and the Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education asked camp practitioners and scholars to write down what usually goes unwritten. In Jewish terms, what is camp's value proposition? If strengthening Peoplehood consciousness is one of...

Zionism 2025: Reinterpreting Vision, Mission and Boundaries. As dramatic historical changes reshape the landscape since Zionism's foundations, the latest edition of The Peoplehood Papers proposes expanding Zionist discourse to meet the realities of 2025 and beyond.

JCCs are evolving from gyms, camps, and preschools into spaces of Jewish renewal and belonging. In a new piece on eJewishPhilanthropy, Ezra Kopelowitz and Amitai Fraiman share how Z3’s work with JCCs is sparking fresh models of peoplehood and connection. Read our reflections on why this shift matters for the Jewish future.