ELAN EZRACHI is an independent consultant for Effective Partnerships in Today's Jewish World and a Fellow at the Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education. Born in Jerusalem's Rehavia neighborhood where he also resides, Elan received his BA and MA from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem in Education and Jewish Thought and his doctorate from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York with a dissertation on "The Dynamics of interaction between American Jews and Israelis."
Cities most essentially belong to their residents. The residents shape the character of cities in which they dwell. The cities, in return, provide them shelter,...