“Responsible for Each Other” Religious Zionist Delegation:
Out of a commitment to identify and network emerging leaders from deep within the Religious Zionist community who seek to connect outside of their “bubble” to build a shared future, and out of a firm conviction that this community is key to the future of Israeli democracy and to a respectful and inclusive Jewish future, Ne’emanei Torah Va’Avodah, in partnership with Shaharit, is building a multi-year leadership circle of religious leaders, educators, and media professionals.
Each year, we bring together cohorts of 15 leading women and men in the Religious Zionist community between the ages of 35-50 to meet and engage with the other “tribes” that make up Jewish and Israeli society. Our guiding principle is to widen the scope of the sense of responsibility among Religious Zionist leaders and to expand the concept of the “Jewish people,” a central theme in this sector’s ideology, to include not just the roughly fifty percent of Jews living in the State of Israel, but also the fifty percent who live in the Diaspora.
The groups convene for nine meetings and then fly to the United States for a week of meeting Jews from across the spectrum of religious practice. Two cohorts have completed the program. The participants reported that the experience transformed their views about Israeli society and Diaspora Jewry. They shared their insights with widely in the Religious Zionist community.
