Yonatan Ariel
MAKOM - Israel Engagement Network
Telephone: 212-339-6080
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Yonatan Ariel is Executive Director of MAKOM – Israel Engagement Network. This collaborative initiative of Jewish communities and the Jewish Agency seeks to renew the place of Israel in Jewish life for our times. Yonatan sees his career as a commentary on growing up in a youth movement. He has taught at the Hebrew University, public schools, adult education, and in travel settings. He lectures and writes in his fields of interest, Contemporary Jewry and Experiential Education.
Hugging and Wrestling with Israel @ 60
Identity & Responsibility,
Israel
Israel, the hope of generations, has been reborn. Yet Israel faces numerous predicaments that grow from both external and internal sources. And thus Israel excites, alienates and compels. How are we as Jews implicated in Israel's achievements, mistakes, and challenges?
Imagining Israel's 100th Birthday
The State of Israel Now and into the Future
Yonatan Ariel,
Ariel Beery,
Shimon Erem
What will Israel’s place in the world be in 2048? What will 100 years of independence look like? What can we do to build a strong Israel diaspora relationship for 2048? Join us for a conversation about Israel’s present and our visions for her future.
“Your People Shall Be My People!”
Says Ruth, Says who?
Identity & Responsibility
It was a new Pharaoh that designated the Jews as a People. And then Ruth offered her pledge to Naomi confirming a profound truth about the nature of the Jewish collective. In our times, some warn of the End of the Jewish People. And we ask: what is my sense of obligation to a Jew with whom I profoundly disagree?
Mt Sinai, Even if it Never Happened
College/University Student Recommended,
Identity & Responsibility
Collective memory is a funny thing. We have the commandment to remember. Yet we are also commanded to remember to blot out the name of our oppressors. And when the emerging historical evidence undermines our cherished stories we truly struggle to both remember and to forget. Which Jewish story about BIG events should we tell?
