Professor Gil Troy, a CIE board member, lays out the continuing importance of Zionism to the Jewish people in a 10-minute video recorded Jan. 10, 2023, to help CIE mark the 75th birthday of the State of Israel.
How do Israeli leaders balance the demands of serving their state and protecting the Jewish People worldwide?
How has the shift to distance learning affected Jewish learning environments, and what are some best practices to make the most of education from afar? A head of school, a synagogue rabbi, a JCC and Jewish Federation chief, and an expert on remote learning offer answers and insights during the 19th CIE/ISMI Enrichment Workshop on Modern Israel.
Dr. Nachman Shai, former IDF Chief Spokesperson and Member of Knesset, shares his thoughts on Yom HaiZkaron 2020. Included in his brief remarks is a tribute and remembrance of a former comrade in the IDF, Yuval Moshensky Erez.
This whiteboard video explains the history of the World Zionist Congress, its impact and function, how it is selected, and which groups are running as part of the 2020 Congress election.
Israel’s Declaration of Independence which was issued by David Ben-Gurion in Tel-Aviv on May 14, 1948 was drafted by a small committee. This video highlights the similarities and differences between the Israeli and American declarations of independence and outlines the Israeli Declaration’s contents including the state’s intentions towards its citizens, the historical connection of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel, and the right of the Jewish people to determination.
Professor Doron Shultziner explains the origins of Israel’s democratic norms and how the country has used Basic Laws to uphold the rule of law in the absence of a formal constitution.
An overview of the important role that Hebrew played in the Zionist movement and how the movement itself helped spur the revival of the language.
In recognition of the anniversary of the United Nations’ passage of Resolution 181 on November 29, 1947, we present our newest three-part whiteboard videos providing context to this historical moment in Jewish history.
Scholars Asher Susser, Yitzhak Reiter, Yaron Ayalon and Rachel Fish discuss Zionism’s emergence, evolution, and its impact on Jewish and Israeli identity.
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