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Based in Jerusalem, but a tireless traveler to all parts of the globe, Avraham Infeld has dedicated his long and distinguished career to helping Jews find meaning and joy in their Jewish identities. Born in South Africa and raised in a Zionist family, Avraham made aliyah to Israel and studied Jewish History and Bible at the Hebrew University, and Law at Tel Aviv University. Embarking thereafter on what would become a career in Jewish education, Avraham served among other roles in the following leadership positions: • Program Director at Ulpan Akiva • First Community Shaliach in the US, serving Baltimore and Washington • Founder and President of Melitz Centers of Jewish Zionist Education • Director of Shalom Hartman Institute • Director of the Jewish Agency for Israel’s Youth Department for English-Speaking Europe • Director of Planning Process of Taglit Birthright Israel • International President and CEO of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life • President of the Chais Family Foundation • Mentor to the Reut Institute for Tikkun Olam and Jewish Peoplehood In recognition of his contributions to Jewish education, Avraham is the recipient of the Hebrew University’s prestigious Samuel Rothberg Prize for Jewish Education, Hillel’s Renaissance Award, and honorary doctorates from Muhlenberg College and Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. |
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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
An engaging and inspiring set of reflections by one of the master educators of today’s Jewish world – full of delightful stories, compelling analysis and generosity of spirit. Read it and your faith in the Jewish future will be renewed.
Leon Wieseltier
The intensity of Avraham Infeld’s commitment to his people is matched by its intelligence and its generosity. There are stimulations on every page of this candid and ebullient book. Infeld’s soulful monument to ahavat yisrael demonstrates by example that love is best when it is not blind. I am honored to share a people with this man.
Lynn Schusterman
Avraham Infeld is a giant among giants whose philosophy and teachings will shape Jewish life and learning for generations to come. I have seen firsthand how scores of young Jews have found in his personal story and in his vision a Jewish future that speaks directly to their passions and values. This book is a beautiful distillation of his life’s work to ensure the centrality of Israel, tikkun olam and pluralism to the narrative of the Jewish people. It could not come at a more crucial time, given the cultural, demographic and geopolitical shifts we are experiencing in the Jewish community, in Israel and in society more broadly.
Other reviews can be found on these links...
Reviewing: A Passion for a People: Lessons from the Life of a Jewish Educator by Avraham Infeld
ejewishphilanthropy.com/reviewing-a-passion-for-a-people-lessons-from-the-life-of-a-jewish-educator-by-avraham-infeld/
'Israel Has Become the Most Disunifying Force in the Jewish Community'
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-1.826046
Avraham Infeld Makes His Case for a Passionate Judaism
jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/227245/avraham-infeld-makes-case-passionate-judaism/