Our inaugural Ignition Grant recipients in 2016 blazed trails in Jewish learning and leadership. From podcasts to peer-led programming, Hebrew-Arabic language programs to inclusive Shabbat programs, our recipients allowed their creative visions to build communities near and far.
A new ritual of creating a daily embodied spiritual practice for the liminal period of Sefirat Ha’Aveilut/the counting of grief, in the nine weeks between Shavuot and Tisha b’Av
The Reconstructionist Network
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