Inventing the Jewish Future by Dr. Jonathan Woocher

"The future is already here.  It’s just not evenly distributed." William Gibson
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." -- Alan Kay

In a couple of weeks, some 400 participants at the Jewish Federations of North America’s annual General Assembly will spend several hours diving into and debating the future of Jewish learning and life. However, the Jewish Futures Conference isn’t really about the future – it’s about our present and how we are going to respond to the opportunities and challenges the present offers.

The question that lies at the heart of the Jewish Futures Conference is whether Jewish education is ready for our present reality, much less the future that will soon be upon us.  I fear that the answer is “no.”  But, I also believe that it is within our power to change that, and that this conference can be one important piece in that process of adaptation and innovation.

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