Who We Are

  • A powerful platform with representation from Jewish organizations across the religious, political, cultural spectrum whose goal is to:
    • Discuss core issues, establish a consensus among its peers on relevant issues, and communicate its message as a united group
    • Identify projects and joint initiatives where a collective approach is likely to create a multiplier effect in its implementation
    • Mobilize a critical mass of people and resources and quickly disseminate information through its distribution platform, especially in moments of crisis and need
    • Serve as a conduit or think tank for new information exchanges and generation of new initiatives


  • A central concern is to create a broader awareness of issues facing our community:
    • Coordinate groups and organizations within the community to increase attendance at community wide events such as rallies, memorials, parades, and celebrations
    • Provide leadership training and resources and help foster the best practices though peer review
    • Enable visiting dignitaries to call upon one group instead of choosing the appropriate one among many when delivering briefings
    • Generate a coordinated community calendar of member agencies’ leadership events so that other organizations can have knowledge of events taking place throughout the metropolitan area


 

  • An inspirational vehicle to stimulate the next generation of Jewish leaders to take action:
    • Provide access to daily briefing by leveraging existing sources to create greater awareness; knowledge serves as a pre-curser to action
    • Provide young leaders with a sense of empowerment, ensuring that their voice and action can make a difference



  • Demographic Imperative:
    • There are roughly 1.56 million Jewish Young Professionals in the USA
    • The intermarriage rate for those who have married since 1996 is 47%
    • The organized Jewish community tends to focus on areas of Synagogue life, Jewish education, Jewish camping, elderly services, advocacy efforts, Jewish defense to list a few 
    • It is estimated that more than $500 million is spent annually in all college related programming (birthright, Hillel, AIPAC, Chabad, etc.)
    • Where do these kids go when they graduate from college? What infrastructure have we built to retain them and channel their energies?