Changes in the Budapest University of Jewish Studies Summer 2018 saw a series of changes conducted at the Budapest University of Jewish Studies (OR-ZSE). These changes renew the institution and allow it to strengthen its position in the competitive world of higher education both domestically and throughout Europe. Beginning on July 1, Károly...
Click on Judaism – eLearning for Kids The Lauder Javne Jewish Community School in Budapest launched its innovative e-learning program (Distance Learning Program) in the fall of 2015, enabling Jewish and cross-Jewish youth between the ages of 7 and 18 to attend the Lauder School’s Jewish education program. The curriculum provides a...
The [Jim Joseph] Foundation is pleased to share reflections and learnings from its two recent convenings on Leadership Development and Educator Training (below), respectively, both of which stemmed from the Foundation’s first open RFP last year. In the last year, the Foundation has conducted an experiment of sorts with professional directors...
William Davidson Foundation and Jim Joseph Foundation Award $1.5 million to Support Large-Scale and Timely Research Program Washington, DC – CASJE (The Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education) today announced the launch of a major project supported by the William Davidson Foundation and the Jim Joseph Foundation for comprehensive...
By Alex Rose Students and faculty at The Leo Baeck Day School’s South Campus in Toronto returned from the Thanksgiving long weekend to find pro-Palestinian slogans plastered on the school’s sign, the flagpole and a UJA Federation sign near the front entrance. The slogans were written in marker and said, respectively, “Free Palestine,”...
By Alex Rose Thirty years ago, Yael Breuer worked as a counsellor at Camp Northland B’nai Brith, which is situated just north of Haliburton, Ont. Breuer was one of six Israeli staff who worked there that summer and, although she didn’t know it at the time, she now believes her efforts to teach campers Hebrew words planted the seed for her...
Written by Alex Rose Was Jacob justified in claiming Esau’s birthright? For millenniums, it’s been impossible to know for sure – until now. On Oct. 28, a mock trial between real-life litigators representing the biblical twins will play out as part of this year’s Limmud Toronto festival. Limmud is an international event that celebrates...
