Insights
From the Fruit of the Land
Ten Israeli Spiritual Leaders reflect on the budding opportunities for Israeli Judaism today
Honey Fellows 2022 —
September 21, 2022
Keynote Address: Inaugural Honey Foundation Leadership Conference for Rabbinic and Spiritual Leadership
Leadership address from the Honey Foundation Leadership Conference for Rabbinic and Spiritual Leadership in Israel, 2019.
Bill Lipsey —
June 23, 2019
Honey for the New Year: A Holiday Companion
The Honey Foundation —
July 21, 2021
Israeli Judaism: an Opportunity for the American Jewish Community
The health and vitality of American Judaism is inextricably intertwined with Israeli Judaism.
Rabbi David Hoffman —
July 20, 2021
What Does Israeli Jewish Society Look like? A Brief Market Overview.
Israeli Judaism and the boundaries of Israeli Jewish communities are particularly resistant to easy categorization.
July 20, 2021
What exactly is Israeli Judaism?
Too many Israelis – by their own admission – feel like strangers within Jewish culture. They want to return “home” on their own terms and rebuild a new relationship to Judaism.
July 20, 2021
It’s a Bull Market for Israeli Judaism
A White Paper: How we got here. Investment Opportunities.
July 19, 2021
Is the Title “Rabbi” Too Toxic to Work in Israel?
Judaism is making a strong comeback but the term “rabbi” is often still confined to the penalty box.
July 20, 2021
On Purim — Pay it Forward!
Sometimes feeling thankful is not enough. That’s where gratitude comes in.
David Hoffman —
March 8, 2020
Israeli Independence Day 2020
Trying to hold grief and joy in our hearts at once.
David Hoffman —
April 28, 2020
The dark lessons of tolerating hate speech
20 years ago, as now, an Israeli leader was depicted as a Nazi — all of us know the price of staying silent.
David Hoffman —
December 18, 2015
To Love or Not to Love the Jewish People?
Love of the Jewish people is an idea and value that has come upon some hard times recently — both from the right and on the left.
David Hoffman —
July 8, 2021
Cultural Shifts in Rabbinic Communal Work in Israel: Blessings from the Pandemic
There is much to mourn. But there have been cracks that allow in light.
Rabbi David Hoffman —
July 19, 2021