Dialogues & Public Affairs
Sanctuary in Israel: The Plight of African Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Israel Today Monday, February 87:30 pmFREETHIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Co-sponsored by the New Israel Fund------------------------------------------COMING THIS SPRINGDate TBA
Israel: Project Better Place- Leading the World into the Post-Oil Age
How far has Project Better Place Israel come since our townhall meeting in July, 2008?
Join us to hear the latest on how Better Place is building an Israeli nationwide infrastructure to incentivize the adoption of electric cars and break the cycle of middle-east oil dependence.
Get EnlightenedDialogues and Public Affairs: Jews and the communities with which they live engage in frank and humane discussions on contemporary issues and ideas.
Embassy Nights: Visit DC's Embassy communities and connect with our international neighbors. Culture, Cuisine, and Conversation
Draft Mission Statement - "We seek to connect through dialogue to the many civic and cultural identities of Jews and the communities with which they live. We create frank encounters of thinkers and doers who respond to pressing local, national, and international concerns of history and the current day. We provide a forum in which people of good faith with strongly opposing views engage in humane conversation and interactive dialogue. Our popular Embassy Nights Series enhances Jewish engagement as world citizens through culture and conversation in visits with the international community."
Contact For updates about programs and dialogues, email Joshua Ford or call (202) 777-3249Resource Links:On1Footbringing the expertise of a wide array of Jewish social justice organizations across the United States and around the globe together in one place; the site facilitates collaborative conversation about issues of justice, equality and social activism. On1Foot is a project of American Jewish World Service and is co-sponsored by AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, Hazon, Tzedek, Mechon Hadar and Uri L'Tzedek.Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)the representative voice of the organized Jewish community of Greater Washington.Jews United for Justiceleading Washington-area Jews to act on our shared Jewish values by pursuing justice and equality in our local community.