Leaders and creators of Jewish life are embracing the networked mindset, and in an effort to help initiate a community-wide shift, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation convened some of the best and brightest minds working in Jewish life today to discuss the implications of networks and network theory for the future of the Jewish community. www.schusterman.org/networks
NetWORKS Gathering
Networks have been part of the Jewish tradition for thousands of years—from the concept of the Minyan, in which 10 Jews come together to create something bigger than themselves, to the Gemara, which is full of links just like a webpage. Today, however, networks have taken on new meaning in the 21st century as people connect, congregate and affiliate in ways once unimaginable.