tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post6099566475249497950..comments2023-07-27T04:33:11.719-05:00Comments on UJ Thee and Me: TRANSITIONS AT JAFI PRESAGE JUST WHAT EXACTLY?Gracklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315763008609379449noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-10427618387262155232016-09-30T08:25:42.457-05:002016-09-30T08:25:42.457-05:00Richard, as you've identified it, this is a ti...Richard, as you've identified it, this is a time that in another era, the strength of American Jewry would have been self-evident in the role it could and would play in the governance transition at the Jewish Agency. But you dwell in the past -- today with allocations having nose-dived and the quality of American leadership so diminished as well, all there can be will be the special pleading for the favored few who will be patted on their heads as the inner circle dooms JAFI to further irrelevance. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-16583597570656885522016-09-28T08:10:40.248-05:002016-09-28T08:10:40.248-05:00The Jewish Agency, like the WZO and KKL, are organ...The Jewish Agency, like the WZO and KKL, are organizations built for another period of time. None of the 3 are equipped to effectively operate in the 21st Century.<br /><br />Until such time as The Agency is able to change the "rules of engagement" (meaning its relationship with the Government and the political hacks that come along with it) even a strong JFNA/American leadership (one can always hope) is doomed to playing, at best, a supporting role in today's Jewish world. Dan Brownhttp://ejewishphilanthropy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565163061165974643.post-73082085048939027382016-09-28T05:58:44.743-05:002016-09-28T05:58:44.743-05:00Does Sam Sokal really think that either Rabbi Ecks...Does Sam Sokal really think that either Rabbi Eckstein's ego-centered operations or Naftali Bennet's politically driven initiatives - regardless of the fact that they have lots of money- can compete with the role that the Jewish Agency has filled and will continue to fill in the history of our people?<br />Yes, the Agency's top leadership will be changing over the next year but that is not necessarily a bad thing.<br />On the other hand, Richard is correct that things will turn out badly if the American Jewish Community and our partners through Keren Hayesod from the rest of the world do not actively involve themselves in the transition of leadership.<br />If the selection of the new Agency leadership is left to the Israeli political system (or to American JFNA organizational politics, which can be just as bad!) the Agency will suffer and our work in Israel and connection with Israel will suffer along with it.<br />This is the time for strong North American leaders to stand up and make sure that the new leadership of our Jewish Agency is the most qualified team possible to work on our behalf in strengthening Israel and our own communities along with Israel.<br />It's OK to be pessimistic about that but we can always hope and pray to be pleasantly surprised.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com