By Orit Kent and Allison Cook What do we mean by teaching and learning? What do (we want) people (to) learn? And how do they learn both subject matter and values, ways of being in the...
Tzimtzum: How we strengthen one another
By Jeremy J. Fingerman Years ago, a boss of mine assembled a large group of employees and challenged us with one sentence made up...
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Affording Inclusion – Part 2
By Lisa Friedman In my previous post, Affording Inclusion – Part 1, I began to explore the necessity of financially supporting...
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My First Day at Prizmah
By Elissa Maier Today is your day. You’re off to great places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have...
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Beshert moment for a new Mikveh guide
By Lisa Lisser A friend asked me to chant haftorah a few weeks ago for her daughter’s bat mitzvah. It was the haftorah for parasha Bechukotai. Of course I said yes. I always do, but this...
Why Jewish Education Cannot Fade Away
Photo from Affordable Jewish Education Project By Robert Victor, 8th grade student at Hillel Day School I bet at one point you have been asked, “What are the necessities of life?” Your...
Teaching teenagers about Israel
United Synagogue youth group Tribe on an Israel Experience tour By Simon Rocker If you take participation in summer schemes as a yardstick, British Jewry’s bond with Israel remains...
Life After Nativ: The College Years Progress, Trends...
This survey of college-aged Nativ alumni was designed to gather quantitative information regarding their implementation of the program’s goals during their college years. Overall...
Playgrounds No Longer in Sync with Our Understanding...
A render of what a natural playground might look like. Artist: Alex Ricketts; screen-capture indaily.com By Gabe Goldman All parents learn three “truths” about playgrounds early in...
From Surviving to Thriving: The Coming Revitalization...
By Bill Robinson [This is the twelfth in a weekly series of posts from a coalition of institutions across the continent devoted to nurturing the emerging transformation of congregational...
Hebrew Language Academy Awarded “Facing History and...
Head of school, Peter Katcher and the team of teachers who applied for the grant: (l-r) Natalie Guiteau, Flor Placencia and Deb Gravina. by Keciah Bailey Hebrew Language Academy (HLA) was...