From eJewishPhilanthropy:

After in-depth conversations with around 30 network-weavers in the Jewish world as part of my Network-Weaver Series, I have seen that there are a lot of really passionate people building networks that are quite impressive – and the term "network-weaving" resonates with many of them quite deeply. It puts a descriptive word to what they do in connecting others toward a greater cause; and more importantly, it acknowledges that they are not alone in doing it.

On a parallel level, more and more organizations are becoming aware of the possibilities of working with networks that can drive forward causes and campaign, build and unite communities, and provide support and resources that bolster Jewish identity. Yet there is confusion and imprecision in terminology – most notably, the term "network" itself. Once a network is properly understood to be a system of interconnected individuals or groups who share some factor(s) in common, it is not always clear how to integrate work with networks into one's day-to-day activities.

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by Abigail Pickus; part 1 of 2

Back in 1950, with the ashes from the massacre of Eastern European Jewry still smoldering and a fledgling State of Israel taking its first tentative steps, an American Jewish rabbi wrote a very prescient article.

"What kind of American Jewish community do we desire, and how shall we plan to achieve it?" asked Robert Gordis in a Commentary Magazine essay titled, Creating an Organic Community:A Blueprint to Assure American Jewry's Future.

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The Fulcrum Project, a new, multi-language, global platform for innovative Jewish social media projects is launching today. The Project is a non-affiliated, apolitical initiative aimed at strengthening Jewish identity by leveraging resources in the Jewish world through social media. With the goal of reaching Jewish entrepreneurs worldwide, the website is available in English, Hebrew, Russian and Spanish.

The Fulcrum Project, an Israel based initiative, was developed by Danny Oberman and Raissa Hacohen.

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In Plain English

Have you tried to use different forms of technology but the instructions feel like they are written in a foreign language?  Do you want to know what a wiki is and how it is used?  Do you yearn to know how Twitter can be useful?  Here's a great place to start!  The following links lead to videos that will help explain different forms of social media, in a language anyone can understand.  These videos were created by Common Craft.

Click here to learn wikis in plain English

Food for Thought:

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