BRONFMANIM - 2008 ISSUE

A Letter from Rabbi Shimon Felix, Executive Director
BYFI remains committed to this wonderfully dynamic and diverse community.

A Letter from Elijah Dornstreich, President of BYFI Alumni Advisory Board & Becky Voorwinde, Director of Alumni Engagement
This magazine provides a perspective into BYFI's greatest strength: the diverse and talented people it brings together.

Picking Sides: Bronfman Alumni Canvass Voters, Dissect Obama's "Jewish Problem" in 2008 Presidential Race - By Joshua Goodman (BYFI '93)
Joshua Goodman polls the BYFI alumni community and tackles Barack Obama's so-called "Jewish problem".

The Blessings & Burdens of Raising Jewish Children: Reflections from BYFI Alumni and Staff- Compiled by Matti Friedman (BYFI '94)
The diverse perspectives and experiences of BYFI alumni who are raising Jewish children: A father who finds himself raising a pair of identical Israelis, a rabbi looking for new meaning in old traditions, a woman who married a non-Jewish man and brought up Jewish children, and a woman with a Jewish family beyond the boundaries of how Judaism traditionally defined family.

A Pluralistic Jewish Stance - By Professor Joseph Reimer
The Judaism we are seeking is one that is more deeply rooted in its full past and more devotedly open to the insights that await us in this radically new and unknown century.

Turning the Outside In - By Judy Batalion (BYFI '94)
Bronfman Alumni Comedians Discuss Jewish Humor

Amplifying Impact - The BYFI Alumni Venture Fund
The $74,850 distributed in small grants is only part of the story. More exciting is the way the BYFI Alumni Venture Fund brings alumni together to share their technical skills and expertise.