This report is the product of a strategic consulting project for the UJA-Federation of New York. It focuses on a new framework for thinking about the Israel-Diaspora relationship, built on concepts drawn from relational psychology. The report includes recommendations for both how to think about a new relationship between Israel and the Diaspora, as well as directions for programmatic interventions based on that framework.
Autonomy and Attachment
At the request of UJA Federation of New York, M²: The Institute of Experiential Jewish Education has recently conducted a consultancy project related to the relationship between American and Israeli Jewish communities; to understand and analyze the current relationship; to stimulate new discourse grounded in concepts from the domain of psychology; and to begin identifying possible directions that would bring these two communities closer together.