Our 2017 Ignition Grant recipients are making use of technology to drive their visions for a more connected Jewish world. Whether encouraging teens to be excited about Jewish learning after their b’nai mitzvot or exploring the viability of a home-based shtiebel, our grant recipients are working towards bridging gaps in a variety of Jewish communities.
Ariana Katz, the inaugural recipient of the 2016 Launch Grant, created “Kaddish,” a podcast about illness, death, and mourning in Jewish ritual traditions. Her work seeks to build an online community that “holds space at the intersection of life and death.”
Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement
Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis
Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues
Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives
