Ventures from the 2008 PresenTense Institute



Jewish Reconnection Project
The Jewish Reconnection Project
The Jewish Reconnection Project is an organization that provides educators, community leaders, and online content managers with tools that break through preconceptions, celebrate differences, and enrich Jewish identity. We call it Trialogue, and with full integration of documentary film, web-based learning tools and old-fashioned dialogue, some are calling it a revolution in Jewish learning.


Potential State
מרחב פוטנציאלי
Complementary education center for the helping professions in Israel


Rivkah and Yaacov Lifchitz Family Philanthropy
The Rivkah and Yaacov Lifchitz Philanthropy models a new democratic philanthropic opportunity for families - one in which middle class family members pool some of their resources to create a tzedekah powerhouse.


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Tamid Israel Investment Group
Tamid Israel Investment Group is a student led, non-profit investment fund, which manages a portfolio of Israeli companies and is dedicated to revolutionizing the connection between American Jewish students and Israel.


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All for the Kids
כל למען הילדים - כלי
Engaging Israeli backpackers in social action work in India and Africa, to help alleviate suffering and provide a meaningful experience for post-army Israelis.


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Shomer Achi
שומר אחי
Shomer Achi is an international organization that acts strengthen Jewish identity and Jewish unity by fostering sustainable and community based connections between Israeli and American Jewish college students through parallel social service initiatives, dialogue, and leadership training.


Israel Arts Management
קידום אומנויות הבמה בישראל
Israel Arts Management (I AM) is an arts management and marketing consultancy that represents Israeli performing artists and assists them to raise their international profile through overseas touring.


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Invested Citizens
Invested Citizens is raising $10 million through micro-donations to fund social business entrepreneurs around the world.


Tagged Tanakh
The Tagged Tanakh is a web-based platform that provides tools and resources to adult learners, Jewish professionals, teachers, and scholars, enabling them to link a variety of online content to the words of the Bible and to share their inquiry with others.


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oorim.com
Oorim.com harnesses the communal wisdom of individuals and institutions to provide timely answers for all Jewish questions.


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Protecxia
פרוטקסיה
Effectively integrates immigrants and near-immigrants between the age of 18 to 35 socially into Israeli society and culture


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Odeka
אודך
Odeka is a Jerusalem-based product design studio, designing high quality products to meet the growing needs of the Jewish community. Odeka believes that by revealing and responding to the needs, desires and behavior of practicing Jews, it is possible to invigorate traditional life and uplift the Jewish experience.


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Hey Yiddle Diddle Productions
Hey Yiddle Diddle Productions revitalizes old, outdated, outmoded Jewish humor with fun, whimsical cartoons and products using modern media to bridge the gap between generations.


Independence from Oil Fellowship
The Independence from Oil Fellowship is in the early development stages bringing together a team of industry experts and business leaders on developing technologies and organizations to move the world off oil.


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Open-Source Haggadah Project
The Open-Source Haggadah is an online tool to allow Jews of all backgrounds to share non-copyrighted haggodot in a searchable gallery that others may mix and match pages from to publish their own new haggadah.

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