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JPS: The Next 120 Years
JPS: The Next 120 Years
Back to the Future: Continuing the Jewish Conversation
3,000 years ago a conversation began
around the stories that bind us and fuel our
beliefs.
Passed from generation to generation…
Passed from generation to generation…
Then carefully written down,
Then carefully written down,
first on a scroll,
then in a codex,
and then with movable type.
and then with movable type.
and then with movable type.
as more people had
access to The Book ,
Ironically,
as more people had
access to The Book ,
Ironically,
fewer remembered
why the Tanakh was important
to them.
As the centuries passed, the diversity of Jewish
voices talking about the Bible dwindled to just...
rabbis, scholars, Orthodox men, and pockets of curious and active seekers
rabbis, scholars, Orthodox men, and pockets of curious and active seekers
rabbis, scholars, Orthodox men, and pockets of curious and active seekers
Orthodox men, rabbis, scholars, Orthodox men, and pockets of curious and active seekers.
Today, conversations inspired by the stories in the Bible are few
and far between.
37%
37 % of Americans
111 million people
say they read the Bible regularly.
37%
Out of thatnumber
ONLY 2 million American Jews regularly
appreciate the relevance of the Bible.
37%
Jews who read the
Bible
What about everybody else?
What about the other
3.5 million American
Jews?
What about everybody else?
In our busy world,
do people even want to relate to the Bible?
Do they even know what they are missing?
In our busy world,
But what if there was a way to recover the magic?
An easy way to blend the wisdom of our sages...
with the know-how of the masses?
An easy way to blend the wisdom of our sages...
What if the Bible were
accessible
What if the Bible were
accessiblerelevant
What if the Bible were
accessiblerelevant
and dynamically brought to life
through images,
through images,
words,
through images,
words,
videos,
through images,
words,
videos,
games,
and more.
Imagine encountering the Bible...
with the advantages of:
with the advantages of:
Learned Scholars
with the advantages of:
Learned ScholarsTraditional Commentaries
with the advantages of:
Learned ScholarsTraditional CommentariesModern Interpretations
with the advantages of:
Learned ScholarsTraditional CommentariesModern Interpretationsand other people’s wisdom
Join JPS as we embark on this new discovery...
a multi-dimensional version of the Bible.
harnessing the power oftechnology to create
harnessing the power oftechnology to create
Open the conversation to the world...
so that the values and ideas that have sustained our people for generations...
so that the values and ideas that have sustained our people for generations...
can be a light unto the nations.
Learn more about the Tagged Tanakh...
Join the conversation...
Make it happen
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