{"id":7,"date":"2026-03-23T22:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/2050-institute\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-09-21T16:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:29:09","slug":"the-2050-institute","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aju.edu\/2050-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2050 Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section--hero heroBanner has-bg\" aria-labelledby=\"hero-heading-1\"\n    >\n\n                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Header-2051-1-1440x810.jpg\" class=\"absolute inset-0 w-full h-full object-cover z-1\" alt=\"\" decorative=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Header-2051-1-1440x810.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/Header-2051-1-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>                        \n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"heroBanner__content \">\n            <h1 id=\"hero-heading-1\" class=\"text-display-1 text-white\">\n                The 2050 Institute\n            <\/h1>\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section--split-text-block bg-aju-blue-3 text-white py-20\" id=\"\"\n    aria-label=\"Where Big Ideas Drive Meaningful Change\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"grid grid-cols-12 gap-4 justify-between\">\n                            <div class=\"col-span-12 md:col-span-12\">\n                    <p class=\"text-eyebrow\">About<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"col-span-12 md:col-span-6\">\n               \n                                    <h2 class=\"text-display-3 text-white\">\n                        Where Big Ideas Drive Meaningful Change\n                    <\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-span-12 md:col-span-6 md:pl-6 lg:pl-9 xl:pl-20\">\n                                    <div class=\"split-description text-body-1 text-white\/80 mb-4.5 md:mb-8\"><p>The 2050 Institute brings world-class Jewish thinkers, creators, philanthropists, and more together to develop ideas and solutions that will shape the next era of Jewish life.<\/p>\n<p>Our approach turns theory into action, pushing top minds from across North America to ask hard questions and come up with practical strategies to tackle the most pressing issues Jewish communities face today.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section\n    class=\"section--video-component video-module bg-aju-blue-3 text-white relative overflow-hidden flex flex-col min-h-[100vw] md:min-h-0 md:aspect-video w-full\"\n    aria-label=\"Building the Foundation for a New Future\" id=\"\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"video-module__bg absolute inset-0 w-full h-full\">\n                            <div class=\"video-player absolute inset-0 w-full h-full\" data-poster=\"\"\n                data-plyr-provider=\"youtube\"\n                data-plyr-embed-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/n359x9ml0MY\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"relative flex-1 flex items-end justify-center pb-6\">\n        <button class=\"video-module__play-btn\" aria-label=\"Play video\">\n            <svg width=\"104\" height=\"104\" viewBox=\"0 0 104 104\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                <circle cx=\"52\" cy=\"52\" r=\"52\" fill=\"white\" \/>\n                <polygon points=\"36,24 36,80 79,52\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#006098\" stroke-width=\"3.5\"\n                    stroke-linejoin=\"round\" \/>\n            <\/svg>\n        <\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n    <div\n        class=\"video-module__content relative flex flex-col gap-6 items-center justify-center text-center text-white px-6 py-10 lg:px-20 lg:py-10 shrink-0\">\n        <div class=\"video-module__gradient absolute inset-0 pointer-events-none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n                    <p class=\"text-eyebrow relative text-white\">\n                Welcome\n            <\/p>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative flex flex-col gap-[14px] items-center w-full\">\n                            <h2 class=\"text-display-3 relative w-full text-white\">\n                    Building the Foundation for a New Future\n                <\/h2>\n                                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" aria-label=\"Deep Conversations with Leading Jewish Minds\"\n    class=\"section--split-billboard camp-section section-full bg-aju-blue-5 text-white\">\n    <div\n        class=\"container-full\">\n        <div class=\"camp-content\">\n                            <div class=\"camp-image\">\n                                            <picture ><source srcset=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2050-Podcast-Card.jpg 2064w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2050-Podcast-Card-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2050-Podcast-Card-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2050-Podcast-Card-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2050-Podcast-Card-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2050-Podcast-Card-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2050-Podcast-Card-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2050-Podcast-Card-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2050-Podcast-Card-532x532.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2064px) 100vw, 2064px\" type=\"image\/jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2050-Podcast-Card.jpg\" role=\"img\" alt=\"2050 Podcast Card\" property=\"v:image\" class=\"block w-full\"  content=\"https:\/\/aju.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/2050-Podcast-Card.jpg\"    \/><\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n            \n            <div class=\"camp-text \">\n                <div class=\"camp-text-content\">\n\n                                            <div class=\"camp-logo\">The Jewish Tomorrow Podcast<\/div>\n                    \n                                            <h2 class=\"camp-title text-display-3\">Deep Conversations with Leading Jewish Minds<\/h2>\n                    \n                                            <p>Join author and cultural strategist Robert Richman as he explores key issues shaping modern Jewish life, culture, and politics.<\/p>\n\n                    \n                                                                        <a href=\/2050-institute\/podcasts\/the-jewish-tomorrow\n    class=\"inline-flex gap-2 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