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Dr. Ezra Kopelowitz

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8 Rabbeinu Politi, Jerusalem 93390, Israel

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Professional Appointments

Fellow (March-June 2004), Institute for Advanced Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Full Time Lecturer, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ruppin College, Israel. Academic Years: 2000/1, 2001/2.

Director of Research. Research and Development Unit, Department of Jewish Zionist Education, The Jewish Agency, Israel. September 2000 - December 2003.

Education

Ph.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2000

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Dissertation topic: Shifting Boundaries of Religious Authority: A Comparative Historical Study of the Role of Religious Movements in the Conflict Between Jews in Israel and the United States.

Book

The Social Science of Israel Education: Perspectives on a Developing Field. Co-authored with Lisa Grant and Alex Pomson. Work in progress.

Edited Books

Jewish Peoplehood: Change and Challenge. 2008. Co-Editor with Menachem Revivi. Academic Studies Press.

Cultural Education <> Cultural Sustainability: Minority, Diaspora, Indigenous and Ethno-Religious Groups in Multi-Cultural Societies. 2007. Co-Editor with Zvi Bekerman. Routledge.

Dynamic Jewish Identity: Trends in Jewish Belonging among American and Israel Jews. Forthcoming in 2011. Co-Editor with Steven M. Cohen and Harvey Goldberg. Berghan Publishers.

Refereed Articles/Chapters

"Israeli-Jews vs. Jewish-Israelis: The Public and Private Ritual Basis of Israeli Jewish Identification with the Jewish Diaspora," co-author Lior Rosenberg. Forthcoming in Dynamic Jewish Identity: Trends in Jewish Belonging among American and Israel Jews. (eds) Harvey Goldberg, Steven Cohen, Ezra Kopelowitz. Submitted to publisher.

A Sociologist's Guide for Building Jewish Peoplehood. 2008, in Building Jewish Peoplehood: Challenges and Possibilities. (eds.) Ezra Kopelowitz and Menachem Revivi.

"The Unintended Consequence of Liberal Jewish Schooling: A Comparative Study of the Teaching of Jewish Texts for the Purpose of Cultural Sustainability," co-authored with Zvi Bekerman. In Cultural Education <> Cultural Sustainability: Minority, Diaspora, Indigenous and Ethno-Religious Groups in Multi-Cultural Societies. 2007. (eds.) Zvi Bekerman and Ezra Kopelowitz. Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers.

"Why has a Sociology of Religion not Developed in Israel? A Look at the Influence of Socio-Political Environment on the Study of Religion," 2005. Co-authored with Yael Israel. Sociology of Religion. Spring.

"Jewish Identities." 2005. Modern Judaism: An Oxford Guide, Editors: Nicholas de Lange and Miri Freud-Kandel. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 205-215.

"What Type of Consensus is Required to Train Educators on an Ambiguous Topic? The Case of 'Jewish Peoplehood Education' in Israel," 2004. co-author, Yehuda Bar-Shalom, Education and Training, Ami Bouganim (ed.). Jerusalem: Eliner Library.

"Negotiating With the Secular: Forms of Religious Authority and their Political Consequences," in Defining Religion: Investigating the Boundaries Between the Sacred and the Secular. Larry Greil and David Bromley (eds). New York: Elsevier Science, 2003

"Ethno-Religious vs. Religious Ritual: A Look at a Learning Ritual that Brings Together American and Israeli, Orthodox and Non-Orthodox Jews," in Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 2003. Vol. 13. Editors: Ralph L. Piedmont and David O. Moberg. Leiden: Brill. Pp. 1-22.

"Who Has the Right to Change Tradition? Changing Conceptions of Religious Authority and their Consequences for the Jewish People," Studies in Contemporary Jewry 17, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001

"Varieties of Religious Politics and their Implications for Israel's Ethnic Democracy," Israel Studies, Fall 2001.

"Learning Rituals and Collective Jewish Identity: A Look at One Attempt to Join Orthodox and Non-Orthodox American and Israeli Jews through Text Study," Journal of Jewish Education, Fall 2001

"The Logic of Numbers vs. The Logic of Souls: The Quandaries of the Contemporary Conservative Synagogue and their Implications for Jewish Communal Continuity," Conservative Judaism, Fall 2001

"Work in Progress Toward a New Paradigm for the Study of Religion in Israel's Ethnic Democracy," Religioni e Societi [Italian], 1, 2000

"Religion that Strengthens Democracy: An Analysis of Religious Political Strategies in Israel," Theory and Society, 27:5 (October) n 1998. Co-authored with Matthew Diamond - Department of Political Science, The Hebrew University. [My contribution - 80%]

"Three Sub-Cultures of Conservative Judaism and the Issue of Ordaining Women," Nashim 1:1, pp. 136-153 n 1998. Journal published by the Seminary of the Conservative (Masorti) Movement in Israel.

"Equality, Multiculturalism and the Dilemmas of Civility in Israel," The International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society, 9:2 pp. 373-400, 1996

Non-Refereed Publications

"Best Practices of Organizations that Build Jewish Peoplehood: A Policy-Oriented Analysis of the Field." Forthcoming 2010. Co authored with Shlomi Ravid. Jerusalem: Jewish Peoplehood Hub.

A Guide to Jewish Peoplehood." Jewish Educational Leadership. Pp. 4-10. Vol. 7:2 Winter 2009. Published by the Lookstein Center of Jewish Education, Bar Ilan University.

"Israel in RAVSAK Schools." HaYidion: The Ravsak Magazine. Shavuot 2007, p. 20.

"A Framework for Strategic Thinking about Jewish Peoplehood. " 2007. Coauthored with Ari Engelberg. Nadav Fund. Available at: http://www.nadavfund.org.il/jewish_peoplehood.html

"Don't Focus on Mitzvot." Response to Alan Hoffman's "Challenging Peoplehood." In Shma, October 2006. P. 9.

"Who is the Young Secular Israeli Jew? The Challenge for Jewish Education." Shma. May 2006. Read

"A New Zionist Vision - A Survey of Eretz Acheret's Readers," Jerusalem: Eretz Acheret Magazine. March 2006.

"How to Determine a 'Successful Jewish Education' for Secular Jews in Israeli Mamlachti Schools." 2005. Co-authored with Meir Yaffee and Barak Weiss. Panim for Jewish Renaissance. Click here to download a copy

"Who is the Young Israeli Jew: Changing Leisure Habits and "Jewish Education." 2005. http://www.researchsuccess.com/public/young_Israeli (user: hello, password: letmein)

"Towards What Ideal Do We Strive? A Portrait of Social and Symbolic Engagement with Israel in Jewish Community Day Schools" 2004. Jerusalem: Department of Education, The Jewish Agency and RAVSAK Network of Community Day Schools. Download a copy of the report

"Between Mifgash and Shlichut: Paradigms in Contemporary Zionist Education and the Question of the Ideological Relationship between Israel and the Diaspora." Jerusalem: Department of Jewish Zionist Education, The Jewish Agency. 2003. Available at: http://www.jafi.org.il/education/moriya/EnglishVersionofThreeideologicalparadigms.pdf

"Israeli Staff in American Jewish Summer Camps - The view of the camp director." Co-authored with Minna Wolf. 2003. Available at: http://www.jafi.org.il/education/moriya/MINNA_Camp_Directors_Final.pdf

"Learning Rituals and Collective Jewish Identity: A Look at the Different Approaches of Orthodox and Non-Orthodox American and Israeli Jews to Text Study." Panim [Hebrew language - Published by the Israeli Teachers Union] n Summer 2000.

"A Response to Robert Wuthnow," Newsletter of the Sociology of Culture Section of the American Sociological Association, 11:2 n Winter 1997.

Applied Research Projects

"Assessment of the Campus Entrepreneur (CEI) and Senior Jewish Educator (SJE) Initiatives." Multi-year project starting in 2008/9 academic year. With Steven M. Cohen, Minna Wolf and Jack Ukeles. Commissioned by Jim Joseph Foundation and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.

"Furthering Pluralistic Jewish Education in Israel: An Evaluation of the Meytarim School Network," with Stephen Markowitz. Commissioned by the Meytarim School Network. Delivered November 2009.

"Building the Israel on Campus Coalition: A comprehensive evaluation of ICC work among member organizations, campus professionals and students," Report commissioned by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. Delivered August 2009.

"A Year of Study and Leadership Development: An Evaluation of the Isralight Orayta Fellows Program." Commissioned Israelight/Orayta. Delivered August 2009.

"A Year of Study and Leadership Development: An Evaluation of the Isralight Orayta Post-High School Program," with Eitan Melchior. Commissioned Israelight/Orayta. Delivered August 2009.

"High School Israel Experience Programs: A Policy-Oriented Analysis of the Field," with Minna Wolf and Stephen Markowitz. Research commissioned by Department of Education, Jewish Agency for Israel. Delivered August 2009. Available at: http://www.bjpa.org/Publications/details.cfm?PublicationID=4098

"Education for Jewish Teachers: An Evaluation of the Melamdim School for Teacher Education," with Stephen Markowitz. Commissioned by the Shalom Hartman Institute. Delivered August 2009.

"AMHSI Impact Evaluation: High School in Israel - The experience of alumni, parents and their schools." With Stephen Markowitz and Eitan Melchior. Commissioned my the Alexander Muss High School in Israel. Report delivered July 2009.

"Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies: The Women's Program - Key Educational Issues," with Eitan Melchior. Commissioned by Mayanot Institute for Jewish Studies. Delivered July 2009.

"Focus Israel 2007/8 Evaluation: Israel in Four St. Louis Congregations." Commissioned by the St. Louis Jewish Federation. Delivered May 2009. Available at: http://www.researchsuccess.com/documents/KIResearch.pdf

"Building the Jewish Connection: Strategies pursued by Jewish Community Centers for connecting Jews to Jewish community and the Jewish People." Commissioned by the World Confederation of Jewish Community Centers. Delivered March 2009.

"Long Term Jewish Volunteer Service: Assessing Interest among Young Israeli Adults in a 6 to 12 Month International Jewish Volunteer Program in a Developing Country," with Eyal Lewin. Commissioned by Andrea and Charles Bronfman Foundation and the Pears Foundation. Delivered March 2009.

"Building Jewish Leadership in Israel: A Preliminary Survey of the Field," with Vered Sakal. Commissioned by UJA Federation of New York, Gesher and Panim for Jewish Renaissance for Israel. Delivered January 2009.

"Building Jewish Community through meaningful participation: A Survey of Communal Involvement at the Jewish Community Project (JCP)." Commissioned by the Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life and the Jewish Community Project. Delivered December 2008. Available at: http://jcpdowntown.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/JCP-Impact-Study-Dec-2008-Complete-Final.pdf

"Promoting Excellent Teaching in Jewish Day Schools: A case study of the DELET program," with Minna Wolf and Stephen Markowitz. Commissioned by the Jim Joseph Foundation. Delivered August 2008.

"CIS Immigrants - Jewish Community Development Project: Preliminary Mapping of Field," Report Commissioned by New Israel Fund. Delivered, March 2008.

"BKY Congregational Survey: Increasing Engagement with Israel in Reform Congregations. What is the Strategy?" with Lisa Grant. Commissioned commissioned by ARZA. Delivered March 2008.

"There is no time or place for Jewish Education in this School: A Strategy for engaging Russian-Israelis that will work elsewhere as well," with Uri Tair, commissioned by the New Impulse for Israel Project. Delivered November 2007.

"The Experience of Surfing on an Invitation to Piyut Website: An evaluation of the use of a website to further Piyut," [Hebrew]with Uri Tair, commissioned by the Avi Chai Foundation. Delivered July 2007.

"Implementing the New Paradigm for Israel A look at ISRAEL21c's attempt to encourage pro-Israel communicators to implement the New Paradigm for Israel," Commissioned by Israel21c. Report delivered November 2006.

"What is Excellence in Secular Jewish Education in Israel." Multi-year project (2006-8) to create standards for evaluating excellence in Jewish education in Mamlachti schools in Israel. The project includes theoretical work on the concept of "secular Jewish education" and data collection from Mamlachti schools. The project is sponsored by Panim for Jewish Rennaisance in Israel. Initial reports are available upon request.

"A New Zionist Vision." Conducted December 2005 through February 2006. A readership survey of subscribers to the Israeli magazine Eretz Acheret.

"Who is the Young Israeli Jew: Changing Leisure Habits and "Jewish Education." Project conducted in 2004/2005 on behalf of the Department of Jewish Zionist Education of the Jewish Agency.

"Long-Term Programs in Israel for American Jews 18-29: Attitudes toward Financial Incentives and Program Elements," with Steven M. Cohen. Jewish Agency for Israel, 2005

"Israel in the North American Community Day School." 2004. Project conducted on behalf of the Jewish Agency and the RAVSAK network of Community Day Schools. Download a copy of the report

"Creation of On-line Questionnaire Evaluation System for Hillel at Tel Aviv Unversity." 2004-2006.

"Paradigms of Israel-Diaspora Education: The Case of Israelis Working in American Jewish Summer Camps." Ongoing project 2002 through 2004. Department of Jewish Zionist Education, The Jewish Agency. Published reports include: 1) "The Jewish Identity of Twenty to Thirty Year Old Israelis: A Comparison between Highly Committed and Average, Secular and Religious Israeli Jews." 2) Between Mifgash and Shlichut: Paradigms in Contemporary Zionist Education and the Question of the Ideological Relationship between Israel and the Diaspora." 3) "Israeli Counselors in American Jewish Summer Camps: The Perspective of the Director."

"The Impact of the World Jewish Educators' Israel Missions and the Nature of Israel Education," commissioned by the Joint Program for Jewish Education" 2001

"Creating Jewish Unity in a Non-Traditional Way An Evaluative Study of Bavli-Yerushalmi Pilot Project," commissioned by Kolot. 1999

Fellowships

1. Fellow. Advanced Institute of the Hebrew University. Jerusalem, Israel. Co-convener with Prof. Harvey Goldberg and Prof. Steven M. Cohen of research seminar: "On the Nature of Jewish Belonging in Contemporary Times New Trends in the Study of American and Israeli Jewry." March-June 2004.

2. Norman and Syril Reitman Visiting Fellow. Rutgers University. New Brunswick, New Jersey. Center for Jewish Studies. Participant in research seminar on the topic of "Cultures of Democracy and Democratization in Eastern Europe and Israel." 1999-2000.

3. Affiliate Fellow. Princeton University. Princeton, New Jersey. Center for the Study of Religion. Participant in research seminar on the topic of "Religion and Culture." 1999-2000.

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