It will take that same global force of commitment to finally confront the challenge of transforming Israel’s social and geographic periphery. The gross disparity of social, economic and educational advantage today threatens to cripple Israeli society. These gaps which have been pervasive for decades are growing. This is an issue that can no longer languish in the wings. When every third child in Israel is living in disadvantage we’ve hit the wall. That’s not the Israel that its founders envisioned. That’s not the Israel that we have all worked so hard to build. Israel in the 21st century will in every way reflect our collective best efforts to create truly transformative impact for at-risk youth and communities. The Jewish Agency for Israel is leading that change.

Equal opportunity for Israel’s at-risk youth  

Transforming Israel’s social and geographic periphery  

Women’s health and equal opportunity initiatives  

Equal opportunity for minority populations  

Advancing support for elderly and needy immigrants

But the issues challenging the Jewish future lie not only within Israel. What will a Jewish future look like that is comprised of isolated individuals who acknowledge their Jewish cultural identity but have no connection and engagement on any level with Jewish community? That in no way feels part of a global Jewish family? How sustainable is the transcendent power of the Jewish people to move forward into the future without a belief in the value of peoplehood? And in the 21st century, what would Jewish peoplehood look like without a thriving Israel at its heart? Using the power of Israel itself to connect and engage, the Jewish Agency is leading to way to connect the Jewish world’s next generation through powerful, transformative experiences.

Connecting the Jewish world’s next generation  

Strengthening worldwide Jewish communities