Home About Bikkurim Mission and Goals Sponsors FAQs Board of Directors Residency Program Overview Resources Provided Requirements Applying for Residency Resident Groups Current Groups Alumni Past Affiliates In Focus In Focus Archive In the Media Password Protected Contact RESIDENT GROUPS : Past Affiliates Past affiliates are groups that spent significant time in the incubator but left before completing Stage III. Abraham's Vision, 2006 - 2007 Abraham's Vision is a conflict resolution and interfaith studies educational organization working with high school and university students from the American Jewish, the American Arab, and the American Muslim communities. Ayecha Resource Organization, 2004 - 2006 The Ayecha Resource Organization is a Jewish diversity education and advocacy organization that provides training, curricula, and support for diverse Jews through outreach events and the facilitation of dialogue within the national Jewish community. Halachic Organ Donor Society, 2003 - 2005 The Halachic Organ Donor Society educates Jews in North America and Israel about the Jewish legal and medical issues concerning organ donation. The HOD Society produces and promotes a unique organ donor card that provides Jews with a range of halachic organ donation options. Heeb Magazine, 2001 - 2001 Heeb is a quarterly magazine targeting individuals in their 20s and 30s. With a readership of about 90,000, Heeb interweaves Jewish identity and urban secular culture with modern, flashy and edgy pictures and articles. From sports to fashion, current events to pop culture, the magazine tackles issues across the spectrum with a Jewish connection. Heeb also sponsors entertainment through gatherings such as storytelling sessions. J2J Network, 2003 - 2005 The J2J Network is a Jewish business networking forum focused on strengthening the Jewish community through commerce. The J2J Network strives to help its membership grow their businesses, expand employment opportunities, build bridges across Jewish communities, and foster stronger business and community ties to Israel. Jewish Deaf Resource Center, 2000 - 2001 The Jewish Deaf Resource Center is a bicultural, bilingual organization that facilitates equal participation and decision-making in Jewish life for Deaf and hearing Jews. Machar, 2001 - 2003 MACHAR’s founder, Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett, serves as a consultant, trainer, and educator, working with Jewish teen philanthropy programs around the country. He has worked directly with educators at four Jewish high schools, involving some sixty teens who, so far, have given over $10,000 in grants to organizations fighting poverty in their communities. The New Shul, 2000 - 2001 The New Shul, led by founder Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein, is a diverse, egalitarian and independent synagogue located in Greenwich Village. Its open atmosphere and eclectic style attracts a far-ranging crowd, including, young and old, singles and couples, gay and straight, interfaith, and Jews who are asking questions about Judaism. From Shabbat services to potluck dinners, New Shul events are designed to help strengthen a sense of Jewish community downtown. Toldot.org, 2002 - 2005 Toldot.org: The Online Jewish Museum of the Next Generation is a new vehicle for fostering Jewish cultural and religious identity among kids and teens. Toldot produces content-rich exhibits for use in home, school, and community settings. Comprehensive Teachers’ Guides accompany Toldot exhibits, giving teachers the tools to explore Jewish themes through social studies and art.