By, Danielle Segal, JTFN Program Manager What is ritual? One definition says that ritual is “a series of actions or types of behavior regularly and invariably followed by someone”.[1]...
How synagogues can be more inclusive to children with autism
Screenshot: Gesher School By Gianna Colizza Gesher is a new school that has opened in north-west London this term. It strives to...
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Harlem Day Camp to Sunset After Four Amazing Seasons
“Thank you, URJ Harlam Day Camp, for giving my child the chance to be part of a real Jewish community with great friends...
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What Voldemort Can Teach Us About Jewish Education: The Missing...
Haidy Wasef (left) with a student in her Arabic class at Gann Academy in Waltham, Massachusetts, 2016; screenshot The Times of...
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Arts, Crafts and Mysticism at ‘Tanya Camp’ in the...
By Faygie Levy Holt What happens when you combine arts-and-crafts, science and serious Jewish thought? If you’re enrolled in the girls’ overnight Camp Gan in Pennsylvania’s Pocono...
“I Can Do Jewish on $40,000 a Year”: A Head of...
By Steve Freedman A recent blog post in The Times of Israel, written anonymously by “A Jewish Father” has received a lot of attention in the day school world and on social media this...
Tefilla Engagement – A Coaching Model
By Ariel Tal Tefilla is an ideal personal growth tool. Classically, Tefilla is depicted as a connection between Man and God. However, let’s examine the use of Tefilla as a self-mantra...
Why Ramah Works – and Why It’s Essential
Camp Ramah New England; courtesy Foundation for Jewish Camp By Arnold M. Eisen The great sociological theorist Peter Berger passed away earlier this summer, just as thousands of Jewish kids...
Innovation 101: Have 100 Coffees
By Cyd Weissman “Having coffees,” according to Rabbi Shelly Barnathan, “is absolutely necessary when launching a new initiative.” Rabbi Shelly, the winner of RRC’s 2017 Auerbach...
Three Thoughts on the Youth Movement
By Joe Grabiner I’m coming to the end of ten years of unbroken involvement in RSY-Netzer. I’ve cut my hair, cleared my desk, and at the end of this week I’ll leave the Sternberg...
Testing the Waters: New Summer Teen Experiences
There was something fishy about the Sci-Tech Israel program. Just ask Robert, a rising junior at a Westchester high school, who joined 28 other teens from the New York area and around the...