Ten-part online course studying the iEngage series Together & Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood
Ten-part global online course with Rabbi Lauren Berkun exploring the relationship between Israel and World Jewry through the iEngage series Together & Apart: The Future of Jewish Peoplehood.
Together & Apart explores one of the most pressing issues facing the Jewish world today — how we move from being a people with no permanent home to one with two permanent homes.
Aug 8, 2026
In less than a century the Jewish people have moved from a people with no home, to a people with two homes – in Israel and in North America.
Aug 8, 2026
Explore the advantages, obligations, and risks associated with this dimension of Jewish identity which is permanent and unconditional.
Aug 8, 2026
Explore the other central feature of the Jewish story, the Covenant of Becoming, in which Jews are defined by what they do.
Aug 8, 2026
How the relationship between Jewish particularism and Jewish universalism has characterized modern Zionism and debates around Jewish peoplehood today.
Aug 8, 2026
The debate around nationalism today impacts the viability of Jewish peoplehood and Jewish unity.
Aug 8, 2026
Donniel Hartman discusses the impact and ramifications of the Nation-State Law.
Aug 8, 2026
Understanding why antisemitism has become a dividing force rather than a unifying force for the Jewish people.
Aug 8, 2026
Does a commitment to Jewish peoplehood demand dual loyalty, and does dual loyalty connote conflicting loyalty?
Aug 8, 2026
How does the current discourse around identity politics pose new challenges to Jewish peoplehood and a relationship with Israel?
Aug 8, 2026
Five categories shape and define the nature of Jewish Peoplehood and the relationship between Israel and World Jewry.
Aug 8, 2026
This concluding session reflects on both the Israeli and North American perspectives on how the Jewish people can envision a future together.
