Comments on: The Jewish People, Inc. http://mahamatzav.org/2008/05/15/the-jewish-people-inc/ Ramblings and Readings of Rabbi Aaron Spiegel Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:16:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rebaaron http://mahamatzav.org/2008/05/15/the-jewish-people-inc/#comment-28 Thu, 29 May 2008 20:29:10 +0000 http://mahamatzav.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-28 I think you’ve pegged it – narrowing the disconnect between the Jewish and secular worlds, i.e. being responsive to the needs of the community, is absolutley lacking. And, absolutely necessary!

]]> By: Monique Cuvelier http://mahamatzav.org/2008/05/15/the-jewish-people-inc/#comment-26 Thu, 29 May 2008 16:51:09 +0000 http://mahamatzav.wordpress.com/?p=84#comment-26 This reminds me of a conversation I had today. I was talking to a 26-year-old who works for a Jewish foundation that funds many web ventures. Yet, the foundation is giving no concerted thought to what kind of technology might help achieve their mission and is taking a conservative approach to new technologies. I don’t blame them, frankly. It’s often smarter to see what’s going to stick rather than throwing money at a new idea.

But when I asked this person what kinds of websites he uses in his work life, he mentioned a handful of news sites. When I asked him what he used in his personal life, YouTube.com and Facebook were at the top of the list.

The surprising thing to me wasn’t that he’s using community-building tools like YouTube and Facebook, but that there was no intersection between his personal and business web use.

It says to me there’s a lack of a technical culture in many Jewish nonprofits. I think looking not only to outside consultants can help, but also looking to younger workers and what they do on a personal basis can help open possibilities.

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