Sunday, July 12, 2020

A SHORT QUIZ

What do the following organizations have in common?


  • Alpha Epsilon Pi
  • American Friends of Likud
  • American Sephardi Federation
  • American Zionist Movement
  • Americans for Peace Now
  • Central Conference of American Rabbis
  • Emunah of America
  • Jewish Labor Committee
  • Legacy Community Family
  • NCESJ
  • National Council of Young Israel
  • Religious Zionists of America
  • JINSA
  • Women's International Zionist Organization
  • Women's League for Conservative Judaism
  • Workmen's Circle
  • HIAS
The answer: They are all member organizations of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Now this listing (which I admit is [1] totally subjective; and [2] to which I could have added a number of others) is not designed to deprecate the pro-Israel work of any of these entities nor the commitments and contributions their leaders have made; it is mereely to underscore that the adjective Major may have lost its meaning. Big time.

As one of you commented to an earlier Post: "There is no value to the Jewish people to have the Conference of mostly not major Jewish Organizations." I would resist the conclusion of "mostly," just as I recognize that to the Conference the addition of "non-Major" organizations as full "members" is a funding vehicle that supports the work of the Conference. 

And, it ain't cheap...by any measure.

Rwexler


2 comments:

  1. Richard, just as an exercise, and leaving out religious groups, please list which organizations you would consider'major'?

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  2. Richard

    While not on target with today’s missive, the below is certainly a good read for your audience and one you began to discuss a few weeks ago:

    https://www.thejc.com/comment/columnists/israel-missed-a-huge-ambassadorial-trick-1.500772

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