{"id":473,"date":"2017-04-27T19:44:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T19:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jewishpb.org\/fed\/?p=473"},"modified":"2018-01-12T20:21:28","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T01:21:28","slug":"baby-boomers-b3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jewishpb.org\/fed\/2017\/04\/27\/baby-boomers-b3\/","title":{"rendered":"FEDERATION ENGAGING JEWISH BABY BOOMERS WITH B3\/THE PALM BEACH JEWISH BOOMER PLATFORM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-526\" src=\"http:\/\/jewishpb.org\/fed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/post_boomer_1220x838.jpg\" alt=\"Palm Beach Bommers\" width=\"1220\" height=\"838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jewishpb.org\/fed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/post_boomer_1220x838.jpg 1220w, https:\/\/jewishpb.org\/fed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/post_boomer_1220x838-600x412.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jewishpb.org\/fed\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/post_boomer_1220x838-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1220px) 100vw, 1220px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 21px; color: #005986;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk;\">The U.S. population of Baby Boomers \u2013 born between 1946 and 1964 \u2013 stands at nearly 77 million and is the largest age cohort of the country\u2019s Jewish community.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; color: #798089;\">Jewish Boomers\u2019 significant career skills, experience, and desire to make a difference provide the ability to powerfully contribute to the world around them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; color: #798089;\">Therefore, Federation is embarking on a groundbreaking new project in the Palm Beaches in collaboration with partner agencies, synagogues and other community institutions to create new ways for Boomers to connect to Jewish life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; color: #798089;\">The Innovation Fund \u2013 Federation\u2019s high-impact grants program \u2013 is providing seed funding for B3\/The Palm Beach Jewish Boomer Platform. Through B3, Federation will assess the needs, interests and desires of our community\u2019s Jewish Baby Boomers \u2013 all in an effort to provide new, meaningful opportunities to actively engage and connect to the Jewish community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; color: #798089;\">Federation is leading the effort in collaboration with Alpert Jewish Family &amp; Children&#8217;s Service, MorseLife Health System, Mandel JCC, Friedman Commission for Jewish Education (CJE), Federation\u2019s Synagogue Institute and community synagogues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; color: #798089;\">Recent coverage of B3 in our community<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk;\"><a title=\"Read the article here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mypalmbeachpost.com\/news\/news\/local\/study-new-approach-needed-to-link-younger-jews-to-\/nqYsc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Study: New approach needed to link younger Jews to Jewish community (<em>The Palm Beach Post<\/em>)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk;\"><a title=\"Read the article here\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/local\/palm-beach\/fl-jewish-boomer-study-20160225-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Initiative seeks ideas on engaging Palm Beach County&#8217;s Jewish Baby Boomers (<em>Sun Sentinel<\/em>)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk;\"><a title=\"Read the article here\" href=\"http:\/\/westpalmbeat.blog.palmbeachpost.com\/2016\/02\/17\/who-are-the-countys-jewish-baby-boomers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Who are Palm Beach County\u2019s Jewish Baby Boomers? (<em>The Palm Beach Post<\/em>)<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; font-size: 21px; color: #005986;\">More about B3\/The Palm Beach Jewish Platform<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; color: #798089;\">B3 is a national organization aimed at developing new ways to engage Boomers and connect generational groups.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; color: #798089;\"><strong>B3\u2019s co-founders are:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; color: #798089;\">Principal Partner <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; font-size: 14px; color: #798089;\">David Elcott <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; font-size: 14px; color: #798089;\">Taub Professor of Practice <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; font-size: 14px; color: #798089;\">Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (NYU)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; color: #798089;\">Chief Executive Officer <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; font-size: 14px; color: #798089;\">Stuart Himmelfarb <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; font-size: 14px; color: #798089;\">Senior Fellow,\u00a0Faith-Based Civic Engagement<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk; font-size: 14px; color: #798089;\">Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service (NYU)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: ITCAvantGardeStd-Bk;\"><a title=\"Learn more about B3\" href=\"http:\/\/www.b3platform.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to learn more about B3.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. population of Baby Boomers \u2013 born between 1946 and 1964 \u2013 stands at nearly 77 million and is the largest age cohort of the country\u2019s Jewish community. 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