UpStart Announces Merger, Launches New Innovation One-Stop
Four Organizations Merge Programs and Operations to Lead Next Stage of Jewish Innovation UpStart, Bikkurim, Joshua Venture Group, and U.S. [...]
Listen to UpStart Unbound: Our First Podcasting Collaboration
UpStart Unbound is the first-ever collaborative podcast episode of UpStart and Judaism Unbound. Created as part of the UpStart Lab [...]
Judaism as a Teen Refuge
By Rebecca Minkus-Lieberman Orot: Center for New Jewish Learning, Chicago Accelerator Cohort 8 It was early on a winter Sunday morning - [...]
The Power of Giving Teens Choice
By Dana Prottas Yachad, Minneapolis Accelerator Cohort 9 Remember the popular phrase from the film Field of Dreams heard from the [...]
Innovator Spotlight: Honoring Pride Month with Reflections from our LGBTQ Community
In celebration of Pride and in the wake of the Orlando shooting, we asked three UpStart innovators for reflections on [...]
Reflections from SVARA’s Rabbi Benay Lappe
When Rabbi Benay Lappe came out, as a teen in the mid ‘70’s, she knew two things: “One, that they [...]
Reflections from A Wider Bridge’s Arthur Slepian
A Wider Bridge Arthur Slepian, CEO UpStart Accelerator Alumnus In August 2009, Arthur Slepian heard about a shooting at the [...]
Reflections from JQ International’s Anna Goodman
JQ International Anna Goodman, Program Director Los Angeles Federation Teen Program Accelerator At the tender age of 17, Anna Goodman [...]
Answering the Call to Fuel Jewish Innovation
This Spring, Linda Gerard joined the UpStart team as Chief Program and Innovation Officer with the purpose of fueling Jewish [...]
Edah Brings More Innovation to the World of Jewish Education
Imagine you’re a new college graduate and you’re playing around with the idea of becoming a Jewish Educator. You have [...]
