“I think part of the exciting challenge and possibility in contemporary Jewish life is how do we celebrate our diversity? How do we be that mosaic? and how do we share identity?” — Joshua Krug, Founder, Opening Doors

Featuring: Josh Krug, Founder, Opening Doors

Opening Doors is an educational intervention that deploys the power of text, context, and technology to help people find genuine connection, belonging, and meaning. Opening Doors seeks to offer virtual infrastructure for gathering and learning that corresponds with emergent technologies and social shifts.

It has been described as “a real-time harbor, a kind reminder to all of us- there is a way to find virtue and gain strength” with others, and as a community "driven by question asking and being better more ethical people.”

Mission: Opening Doors empowers young adults to step into their futures, as they encounter classical and contemporary Jewish sources, one another, and their own imaginations. In such a way, Opening Doors educates, inspires, and incubates visionaries.

Vision: We envision a world in which we are simultaneously, and in our own ways, harvesters of our heritage, holders of the fertile soil of the present, and planters of the future.

Opening Doors’ Primary Initiatives:

1. Salon- helping folks have access to Jewish innovators, thought leaders, game changers, community builders also referred to as “prophets, pioneers & pariahs” , allowing space for meaning conversation.
2. Lehrhaus- (definition-house of learning/house of meaning making: Hebrew: beit midrash) a space to engage in text, parsha study and making meaning
3. Reflection series- What matters? A series of conversations and discussions engaging in Jewish tradition for personal relevance. discussions based on contemplating how we celebrate what matters to us.

The future of Opening Doors:

Josh is interested in creating medium for folks to connect diversity of Jewish learning, jewish knowledge, creating opportunities for Jewish learning.

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