We want to wish you, our Z3 family, a year of closeness, coming together and choosing to do good and improve the world. A year filled with joy, the hostages returning and the ability of our people to live in peace. Shana Tovah U’Metuka 🍎🍯

At Z3, we are not simply shaping the future of JCCs. We are renewing the very idea of what Jewish communal life can be. Take a look at our recent article in eJewishPhilanthropy about how exactly we are doing this vital work: ejewishphilanthropy.com/from-recreatio…

The Z3 Team wishes everyone a meaningful Yom Kippur and a Tzom Kal to those who are fasting. May this be a year of community, partnership, peace, and unity. Gmar Hatima Tova.

How do we forge our future? By learning from our past. We remember many Jewish tragedies, but our history is just as full of triumphs and miracles. This Shabbat, we take a moment to reflect on the road that has led us to the present day. *What moments in Jewish history inspire

As predicted, our Seiler Family Gymnasium Tickets are officially SOLD OUT! No need to worry. You can still join us in person by purchasing a Schultz Cultural Arts Hall Ticket – and we’ve opened a first-come-first-serve waitlist for the Gymnasium. This means the sooner you buy a

It is no question that October 7th will be marked as one of the darkest days in Jewish history. However, as we take stock of the ways we commemorate, and that the horrors of October 7th continue to linger, we ask ourselves “How do we commemorate 10/7”? Rabbi Amitai, Z3

Along with the entire people of Israel, we are awaiting the news that hostages are being returned to their loved ones. One cannot hold their breath and speak at the same time. We will have more to say about this extraordinary moment once we hear good news. May our shared hope

What an incredible moment that will be remembered forever as part of our people’s collective history. Am Israel Chai 🇮🇱

We’re proud to share the Z3 Institute’s latest book: Self Defense: A Jewish Manifesto by benjamin kerstein 🇮🇱. The most urgent question facing the Jewish community today is stark and undeniable: How do the Jews ensure their physical security in an increasingly hostile world? In his

🚨SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Introducing Shaun Maguire, General Partner at Sequoia Capital, who will join us for a fascinating panel exploring the role economics plays in the US-Israel relationship and how innovation, philanthropy and shared vision can sustain Jewish life and

🚨SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT: Don't miss Alice Miller, CEO of Natan Aid Coalition, and a pioneering aerospace engineer, humanitarian leader and advocate for gender equality whose actions transformed opportunities for women in Israel’s military and beyond. Following the events of October

The conversations happening at the Z3 Conference are for every part of our community. This year we’re excited to invite the next generation to join us for the Z3 Teen Summit. Don't miss Israeli Olympian Ori Sasson, workshops with Talk Israel and Unpacked, a private Q&A

Join us at the Z3 Conference! We’re proud to be a Community Partner for the 2025 Z3 Conference on Sunday, November 9 at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto, with a full day of inspiring speakers and vital conversations. This year’s keynote speakers are Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin,

Introducing Z3 Institute Adjunct Fellow, Hussein Aboubakr Mansour! Hussein Aboubakr Mansour is an Egyptian-American writer specializing in modern intellectual history. His work focuses on Arab political thought, Arab intellectual history and the globalization of antisemitism and

Introducing Z3 Institute Adjunct Fellow, Hussein Aboubakr Mansour! Hussein Aboubakr Mansour is an Egyptian-American writer specializing in modern intellectual history. His work focuses on Arab political thought, Arab intellectual history and the globalization of antisemitism and

Elections. Judicial reforms. War. The civic contract linking secular, religious, Arab, and ultra-Orthodox communities now stands at a crossroads. Join רחל עזריה, Rabbi Menachem Bombach, Maria Jiries, and Itamar Kremer at the Z3 Conference for an honest and hopeful discussion,

The entrenchment of vicious anti-Israel / antizionist tropes in the West was neither sudden nor hidden. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, scholars, activists, and Jewish leaders recognized and documented them, issuing warnings and urging education and organization. Yet the Jewish

Want to fight today’s anti-Israel propaganda? Remember yesterday’s by @izatabaro blogs.timesofisrael.com/to-fight-today… via @timesofisrael Z3_Project

Looking for a refreshing way to engage with the weekly Torah portion? Meet “The Weekly Zionist” - a brand new substack by Rabbi Amitai and Zack Bodner. Each week, The Weekly Zionist draws from the Torah portion and from modern Jewish life — connecting ancient stories to