Reboot is an arts and culture non-profit that reimagines and reinforces Jewish thought and traditions. As a premier R&D platform for the Jewish world, we catalyze our Reboot Network of preeminent creators, artists, entrepreneurs and activists to produce experiences and products that evolve the Jewish conversation and transform society.

All Reboot projects imagine Jewish ritual and tradition afresh, offering an inviting mix of discovery, experience and reflection through events, exhibitions, recordings, books, films, DIY activity toolkits and apps. These projects have engaged over a million participants and continue to inspire Jewish connections and meaning by encouraging participants to become creators in their Jewish experience.Our year-round activities are supported by an annual tentpole event—the Reboot Summit, a closed gathering that convenes a diverse group of prominent Jewish change agents in an intellectually-provocative environment that inspires them to discover new ways to engage with their Judaism. 

The world is an ever-complicated place and will be even more complicated in the coming years. For 19 years, Reboot has been gathering and catalyzing some of the best and brightest change-agents for off-the-record conversations about Jewish identity and meaning, and has seen first-hand the power of imagination and uncensored dialogue to translate and transform the big issues of our time. As the stakes rise, we are amplifying these vital ideas and bringing in wider perspectives to identify and carve new pathways for wandering Jews and the world we live in. In response to COVID-19, we are creating a series of public digital programs that showcase and amplify these conversations and ideas. We plan to expand this to public in-person gatherings when public health and safety allows. 

Founded in 2001 by a small group of imaginative young Jews who greeted the new Millennium with a desire to manifest Jewish lives full of meaning, creativity and joy, Reboot has grown into a community of trendsetters and doers who are committed to experimenting with Jewish ideas for the 21st Century. The network of Rebooters now consists of over 600 Jewish (and “Jew-ish”) identifying leaders who are transforming industries such as art, culture, technology and social justice. The community includes Hollywood creatives (Transparent, The Office, Orange is the New Black), San Francisco tech pioneers (Google, Facebook) and New York journalists (New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Buzzfeed); plus influential academics, non-profit executives, community organizers, renowned chefs and digital media innovators. Our annual summit in Park City, Utah inducts a carefully-curated group of new Rebooters each year, adding to the networks’ strength and diversity while increasing the perspectives from which we explore Jewish identity. We then work to sustain that inquiry through year-round engagements, acting as an incubator for select programs derived from the creativity and connections of the Reboot Network. These projects are distributed throughout the Jewish community via 1,250+ community organization partners, reaching a diverse audience of millions.

In 2019, Reboot celebrated Chai with a new Strategic Plan to optimize its ability to leverage its network to develop transformative experiences and products for wandering Jews and the world we live in. Reboot Studios was established as the Research and Development arm of the organization to focus investments towards Jewish arts and culture that are impactful and scalable.