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"The world was created through ten divine utterances" (Sayings of Eliezer, Chapter 3) - teaching us that words have the power to create worlds. The energy hidden in words can create, or, if used wrongly, destroy.
It is known that deeds are aroused by words and hearts are aroused by deeds: action begins with communication and culminates in the heart. This issue deals with promoting conversation on the subject of Israel, with the hope that communication and action will reinforce each other.
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Mission Statement
Makom is the Hebrew word for place. It is also a name for God. Resonating with both the earth and the heavens, it symbolizes our efforts to renew the place of Israel in Jewish life. Through a network of labs, local leaders - in education, the arts and travel - are mentored to create the compelling content needed to build the field of Israel engagement for our times.
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 The Makom Mission
Marion Blumenthal
Israel is far too often presented only as a separate subject, rather than also being embedded in the culture of a school, camp, or other educational environment.
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 New from Makom
The Makom educational portal, "Season of Burning Questions", deals with the issues arising from a turbulent summer.
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 Ariel View Jonathan Ariel
For me one of the great treasures of conversation is the unexpected. Not the outrageous, nor the gaudy, but the comment that is the produce of a fertile mind absorbed in the messiness of reality.
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 Community Initiative
Lay leadership is one of the critical places to start the conversation on changing the culture of engagement with Israel.
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 Personal Bookshelf
Avi West
A modern Israeli song blends a Biblical imperative with a contemporary punch line. It starts “kum v’hithalech ba’aretz,” – "rise and walk through the length and breadth of the land."
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 Makom Matters
Find out about recent developments in Makom Communities and The National Network.
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The Israel Engagement Network
The Israel Engagement Network is a collaborative initiative of the Jewish Agency, community leadership and philanthropic partners. Communities participating in the Network are: Cincinnati, MetroWest, Miami, New York (JEXNET), Northern Jersey, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Louis, Toronto, and Washington D.C. |
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