By Cindy Terebush In the best of years, the “Welcome Back” days of school can be intense. Typically, the opening days are an emotional and tiring time. Young learners may be...
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By Paul Kipnes Every year, as the High Holy Day season begins, I thank the Holy One for having brought Sara S. Lee, a gifted...
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Jewish EdTech in a World of Cognitive Surplus
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The Job of Making Mensches: Campers with Integrity and...
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How synagogues can be more inclusive to children with...
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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, awesome staff, and a commitment to the values that we believe in...
What Voldemort Can Teach Us About Jewish Education:...
Haidy Wasef (left) with a student in her Arabic class at Gann Academy in Waltham, Massachusetts, 2016; screenshot The Times of Israel. By Hannah Tobin Cohen “Fear of a name increases...
The Ritual of Giving [Programs]
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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...