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Only organizations that meet PANIM’s criteria are included in the Index.
Many groups in all sectors of Israeli society are involved in Jewish renewal. PANIM’s objective is to empower those that seek to strengthen and develop the pluralistic world-view.
But what makes a Jewish organization pluralistic? To be considered, pluralistic, Jewish organizations (as well as individuals), whether secular, liberal, or Orthodox, must be equally committed to two seminal (but seemingly contradictory) basic principles:
1. The centrality of Jewish identity to the organization’s existence, operations, and development.
2. The centrality of the commitment to humanistic, pluralistic, and democratic values and world-view.
Organizations that do not meet these criteria include groups of a secular nature for whom the Jewish identity component is not of utmost significance and Orthodox organizations that do not accept the principle of pluralism. Regrettably, most of the Orthodox world in Israel is still in this category. In addition, many important social and educational organizations are not included in PANIM’s Index—even though their world outlook and activities are Jewish and pluralistic in nature—because this component is not the focus of their vision and organizational mission. Despite their absence from the Index, these organizations are important partners in advancing the objectives to which PANIM is committed.
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