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The purpose of the Jewish Life program is to foster a vibrant, inclusive Jewish community in the Bay Area, one that offers opportunities for engagement in Jewish life and that encourages participation in the broader pluralistic society. This purpose will be achieved through the following funding goals and strategies:
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Promoting Diversity: To promote a Jewish community accepting of its diversity and better able to harness the strength that results from a diverse population. |
- To support efforts to create an inviting and inclusive environment
for interfaith families seeking a place within the Jewish community.
- To support
programs that recognize, embrace and serve the diversity of
religious perspectives, gender, sexual orientation, race,
and class within
the Jewish community.
- To support organizations that provide
opportunities for dialogue and discussion among disparate segments
of the Jewish community about areas of connections and difference.
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Creative Expression: To foster creative expression of the American Jewish experience as a distinct community within a multi-cultural and open society. |
- To support arts organizations that give voice to, comment
upon, and foster understanding of the Jewish experience in a pluralistic
society.
- To support organizations that are developing new
ideas and non-traditional opportunities for engaging with Jewish
ideas, texts, or values.
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Building Partnerships: To foster rich partnerships and build secure bridges between the Jewish community and other communities. |
- To support Jewish-based organizations that engage broad
participation by Jews and non-Jews in working toward social and economic
justice for all Americans.
- To encourage the collaboration of the Jewish community
with other faith traditions to promote shared values and commitment
to service for the greater good.
- To foster Jewish participation
in supporting the aspirations and needs of recent immigrants.
- To
combat prejudice against and promote acceptance of the Jewish
community and other vulnerable communities through education,
advocacy, and communication.
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New Leadership: To cultivate, recognize and reward Jewish leadership that is best able to accept, understand, and shape change. |
- To provide opportunities for leadership development
within Jewish organizations that fit within our strategic vision.
- To strengthen key organizations so that they can respond to change.
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