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Featured Blog

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Tarbuton & Startup18

Israeli Identity and the Future of American Jewry

Author: Jennie Starr This article does a great job of arguing “Israeliness” may be a solution to combat apathy towards organized Jewish life in the Diaspora and the challenges of assimilation. Though I’m not a fan of the term “Israeliness,”  I do believe Israeli culture and Hebrew language can be key to raising Jewish Americans with an Israeli lens that bridges and connects us for years to come. Some of my favorite quotes from within: Oblivion knocks. The two obvious alternatives—aliya and Orthodoxy—require so radical a change in one’s lifestyle that they’re… Read More

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Tarbuton & Startup18

Celebrating San Diego’s Independent Jewish Educators

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Jennie Starr Tarbuton & Startup18 858-201-6094 info@tarbuton.org http://www.tarbuton.org http://www.startup18.org Tarbuton Announces San Diego Jewish Educator Awards Tarbuton is pleased to announce that Craig Parks of Carlsbad was selected for the San Diego Harold Grinspoon Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewish Education for Multi-Institutional and Independent Jewish Educators. Tarbuton/Startup18 Jewish Educator Awards were also awarded to Lillian Elbaz of Sierra Mesa for her work as a multi-institution educator & entrepreneur and Arielle Gereboff of La Jolla for her work as an independent Bar/Bat Mitzvah experiential educator. Eligibility was based… Read More

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Tarbuton & Startup18

Healthy Jewish Collaboration & Reciprocity

Jewish collaboration requires a courtship to understand synergies and opportunities, overcome pitfalls, and create mutually beneficial collaboration.  It’s about creating something new and great neither organization could do themselves. We reach new people, build different and better programming, or simply help nurture and support each other’s existence.  This kind of authentic collaboration is the Holy Grail of greater engagement of the Jewish people.  It’s what makes the difference in good to great, in rote vs. inspiring and it’s what feeds our Jewish soul and invigorates us. Jewish partners take risks, sharing their… Read More

Testimonials

Valuable resource, with ongoing encouragement and willingness to work one-on-one

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Startup18 provides community connections to assist people just like me reach their goals

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They have helped to introduce me to more of the Jewish community in San Diego

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Brainstorming ideas with like-minded passionate individuals really helped me to see the creativity and opportunities

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Startup18 has made me realize that there are other people like me that see a problem or need in our community and make a choice every morning to work on creative solutions

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Without events like The Idea Slam and Jewish Engagement Lab workshops that Start Up18 hosts we would all be alone in a sea of “not sure hows

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I felt empowered and excited about the possibility of collaborating with project founders to pilot and test out some incredible ideas

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A hub of creativity in the San Diego Jewish world. Start Up 18 has become a magnet for the Jewish social entrepreneurial community

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Have gained a lot of ideas for my own … use in my … program

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Providing a forum for start-up entrepreneurs to share information with each other means we don’t have to reinvent the wheel on our own!

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