A Glimpse of 248 Projects

FED
New York City

Deborah Fishman Shelby
fedsocialnyc@gmail.com

FED is like TED talks, but you also get fed. FED provides a platform for Jewish creativity, including through art and culture, where those from a variety of backgrounds feel welcome and included.

Heritage Judaica
Minneapolis, Chicago, Israel

Adam Schwartz
heritagejudaica@gmail.com

A community that facilitates the passing on of Judaica objects to those who need them, through online outreach and offline events.

HaReshet
Beit Shean, Valley of Springs, Israel

Elad Armon & Dikla Prat
hareshetcommunity@gmail.com

HaReshet: A local network of community activists and Doers in Beit Shean – Valley of Springs. Following a Purim Mad Hatter Party, 248niks Elad and Dikla founded HaReshet local network of Doers with Noam Juma, connecting activists in the city with activists in the valley on a variety of shared topics.

Israel (Time) Travel
Budapest

Marton Tordai
martont@jafi.org

Israeli (Time) Travel exhibition: A project linking the past and present of the Budapest community's connection to Israel. After seeing photographs of Israel taken by Jewish community members a generation before him, Marton set out to take pictures from the exact same location in the Israel of today and turned this project into an exhibition.

Our Stories
Minneapolis

Josh Awend
joshawend@gmail.com

Stories that highlight moments that have made you Jewish and made you deepen your bond to being Jewish - made you recognize that you wanted to pass on a Jewish identity to the next generation. I am hoping this podcast helps other to see the similarities and shine light on the differences that we call Our Stories.

Moses Basket
Cleveland

Mariely Luengo
marielyluengo@gmail.com

A package for expecting parents to provide them with Jewish resources and contacts in the local community.

Virtual Zionist Escape Room
Rehovot, Israel

Ariel Gorfinkel
relgrf@gmail.com

This project gives value to Zionism in a technologically interesting way, hopefully for people all over the world. The escape room is suitable for all ages, from Junior High students and up. As you travel from room to room, solving the codes, you will learn all about important events and individuals connected with the founding of the State of Israel and beyond.

Gibor K'Ari
Minneapolis

Abby Kirshbaum
abby.kirshbaum@gmail.com

Gibor K'Ari is an opportunity for like-minded Jews to feed their soul. During the experience, participants will explore mussar in small groups and movement as a larger group. Each experience is different and allows you to create lasting and meaningful relationship with others but most importantly, with yourself. 

248 Cookbook
Rehovot, Israel

Zevader Tamar Tageny
tamartgny1@gmail.com

The 248 Cookbook is a way to connect 248ers from the different cohorts in the network and to share their favorite recipes. The contributors also share short stories having to do with their recipes which represent different customs and traditions from around the world. 

JAFFE: Jewish Academy for Film Education & Film Festival
Kyiv, Ukraine

Victoria Godik
wujs.ukraine@gmail.com

An international educational project. The program includes workshops and mentorships with leading professionals in the industry, film production under supervision and a film competition according to category.

Projects we're inspired by

The Shabbat Project

The Shabbat Project is a call for Jews around the world to come together to experience one complete Shabbat together.

Zikaron BaSalon

Zikaron Basalon' (Memories in the Living Room) is a community project that seeks to share memories of the Holocaust in an intimate setting.

Days of Gratitude

Originally known as the ‘Ten Days of Gratitude’ that wove the days from Yom Ha’Shoah to Yom Ha’atzmaut together with a thread of gratitude, Days of Gratitude takes this idea one step further with days of gratitude leading up to the Shavuot holiday.

Limmud

Limmud is a weekend celebration of Jewish thought, arts, culture, and learning.

The Global Day of Jewish Learning

The Global Day of Jewish learning is a project of the Aleph Society and Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, uniting Jewish communities across the world through study of our shared texts.