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Without a difference between the streams: The state will invest millions to transfer Jewish content to the Israeli public Israel today

2022-07-05T17:06:37.162Z


The Ministry of Diaspora and the Interior Organization announced the establishment of the Directorate for Jewish Renewal • The goal is to expand and develop Jewish renewal through projects and content for the general public • The director's budget: NIS 60 million •


The Ministry of Diaspora and the Interior Organization have jointly established a new "Jewish Renewal" directorate that aims to help convey projects and content to the general public, without differences between the various streams - Reform, Conservative, Orthodox and any other stream.

The Director of Jewish Renewal will be responsible for expanding and developing what is defined in the ministry as the "field of Jewish renewal in Israel and its empowerment through projects and content for the general public, including through seminars, study tours, events, lectures, seminars and community cultural events.

In addition, the Ministry of Diaspora says that the principal will promote training and activities in informal educational frameworks and cooperate with local authorities, in accordance with the local populations of each municipal authority and with an emphasis on new audiences.

The total activities of the project are expected to reach about 700,000 participants.

In addition, research and development of various tools will be carried out, to create a database that will include all projects in the field of Jewish renewal.

This week, the final preparations for the establishment of the principal, between the Ministry of Diaspora and the Interior Organization, an umbrella organization working on the issue of Jewish renewal, were completed.

This is a large and first-of-its-kind government investment, which will be managed under the Jewish Renewal Division, which was established this year in the Ministry of Diaspora.

The director's budget will be NIS 60 million, half of which will be financed by the Ministry of Diaspora and half by an internal organization.

Diaspora Minister Dr. Nachman Shai said that "the decision to establish the Jewish Renewal Directorate is a historic decision that means equality, equality between the various traditions practiced by the Jewish people.

We, as a government and as a state, now give them equal place, equal respect and recognition.

In the 21st century, the Jewish people have struggled with complex issues, including conversion, kosherness, and civil marriage.

We must ensure the unity of the Jewish people as it is and at the same time, allow for internal discourse, discussion and thinking about the essence of Judaism and its character.

That is the power of Judaism. "

"To ensure the unity of the Jewish people and at the same time, to allow an internal discourse on the essence of Judaism."

Nachman Shai, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

The director general of the Ministry of Diaspora, Ziona Koenig Yair, also welcomed the move.

These are important and central values ​​in the existence of the Jewish people.

We have had the privilege of leading one of the largest and most significant moves in recent years in Jewish renewal.

"Through the new wing and administration, we are interested in bringing all the Jews of Israel closer to each other, and creating a fruitful and inclusive discourse that allows for giving and receiving expression and a respectable place for each of the Jewish traditions and communities living in Israel."

Yotam Brom, CEO of the Panim Association, said that "the establishment of the Directorate for Jewish Renewal is a historic step of government recognition and budgeting for the field of Israeli Jewry.

We are happy and excited to cooperate with the Ministry of Diaspora and begin the process of restoring Jewish tradition to the heart of the Israeli consensus and not as a divisive and divisive factor.

Judaism belongs to everyone and everyone, and as such should be accessible and relevant to all sections of the population - religious, traditional or secular.

The Director of Jewish Renewal will be a home for all those who want to deepen their Jewish identity, with a love for tradition and heritage, with a curiosity to get to know different ways and traditions of their own and always in constant dialogue with Israeli culture. "

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Source: israelhayom

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