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A collection of articles from a diverse group of Jewish leaders and thinkers that cover philosophical aspects of Jewish Peoplehood as well as practical implications for Jewish organizations, schools and communities. Over the years, the Papers have covered a large range of topics relating to Jewish Peoplehood.

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Jewish Peoplehood and the Fourfold Song

Morris Panitz

A deep sense of connectedness and shared destiny with other Jews, intertwining individual identity with collective history, culture, and traditions demonstrates the importance of embracing both individuality and communal bonds in the ongoing journey of Jewish life.

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13.13

Between Defining Peoplehood and Exploring Its Meaning

Shlomi Ravid

Shlomi Ravid's discussion on Jewish Peoplehood distinguishes between defining it as a concept and exploring its personal and communal significance, emphasizing it as a collective consciousness that evolves and requires active engagement and interpretation to sustain the Jewish community and its values.

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13.15

WHAT is Peoplehood?

Jeffrey R. Solomon

Jewish Peoplehood is conceptualized as a worldwide familial bond, where shared responsibilities and destinies are key, highlighting the necessity for modern Jewish organizations to evolve and offer engaging, meaningful experiences that resonate with younger generations' search for identity, community, and purpose.

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The Torah of Jewish Peoplehood

Zachary Truboff

Zachary Truboff presents Jewish Peoplehood as deeply rooted in Torah, where both the Written and Oral Torah shape Jewish identity, with the Oral Torah reflecting the collective creativity and spiritual expression of the Jewish people, thus fostering an inclusive and dynamic understanding of Jewishness.

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Jewish Peoplehood: From the Literal to the Ineffable and Back

Adam Weisberg

What is Jewish Peoplehood? A rational concept, encompassing the historical and cultural evolution of the Jewish community, or an emotional experience, marked by a profound sense of connection and belonging among Jews?

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13.21

From the editor

Shlomi Ravid

Peoplehood Papers 14, focusing on Peoplehood and Sustainability, offers diverse perspectives on environmental responsibility and sustainability within the Jewish community, exploring themes of activism, spiritual connection to the earth, and using environmental issues as a unifying force for global Jewry.

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Jewish peoplehood for me

Alex Pomson

A profound sense of belonging to a larger community, offering personal growth and identity formation, nurtured through diverse experiences, family history, and connections within the Jewish world.

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13.14

The Content of Jewish Peoplehood

Alex Sinclair

Alex Sinclair emphasizes that Jewish Peoplehood should balance inclusivity with rich content, advocating for a community-based approach, engagement with Jewish customs and practices, and a continuous search for meaning in Jewish life.

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What Peoplehood Means

Shuki Taylor

Jewish Peoplehood as an ideal encompassing full presence and belonging, individual contribution inspired by generosity, and the humility to receive, form a covenant that requires trust, introspection, and communal inclusivity.

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Jewish Peoplehood: The Greatest Story Ever Told

Shauna Waltman

This text joins a profound, heart-felt sense of belonging to a grand historical and cultural narrative, and the role of individual contributions in shaping and enhancing the ongoing story of the Jewish people.

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Sustainability and Jewish Peoplehood

Shlomi Ravid

These texts, focusing on Peoplehood and Sustainability, offer diverse perspectives on environmental responsibility and sustainability within the Jewish community, exploring themes of activism, spiritual connection to the earth, and using environmental issues as a unifying force for global Jewry.

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Sustainability and Jewish Peoplehood – An Introduction

Jeremy Benstein

The connection between sustainability and Jewish Peoplehood is connected to the need to integrate Jewish values with global environmental and social justice efforts, where the significance of practices like shmita in fostering a sustainable and ethically driven Jewish community is important.

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14.2

CJPE

The Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education serves as a resource and catalyst for developing the field of Jewish Peoplehood. It also serves as the central entity to address the challenges of Jewish Peoplehood education. CJPE offers institutions and individuals the resources and support to obtain professional development, content and programmatic development. It will achieve this through research, resource and content development, evaluation, convening, lectures, and mentoring and consulting.

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