Who will lead the Jewish Renaissance in the Diaspora?
Question: This all sounds wonderful, but what would be a shared vision with regards to issues that are not connected to Israel? Sheffer: We are currently experiencing a tremendous renaissance in Jewish spirituality, and religion around the world. This fact coerces us to formulate a shared vision with which we can all operate in unison, a vision that involves promoting Jewish identity around the world. The communities that yearn and demand for an authentic Jewish identity, require a vast infrastructure of education, of community organization, and of Torah dissemination. Such a task can only be accomplished on the international level on the basis of farseeing vision and insight. This challenge requires the coupling of a wide variety of actions with a united leadership to lead this initiative. And I haven’t even spoken about the need for a concerted, unified effort to combat assimilation, disenchantment, and ignorance. Question: Are you not exaggerating in the dimensions of the renaissanc
