Find a Learning Partner with Project Zug
Registration is open for a new cycle of classes with Project Zug starting on November 11. Project Zug is a Hadar Institute-powered program that allows you to learn Jewishly on your [...]
Holocaust Education Week will Explore the Lesser-Known Narratives of the Shoah
It might be difficult to believe that while the Holocaust is the most documented genocide in history, we still don’t know everything about it. For example, scholars were shocked in [...]
Why it is Helpful to Hear your Challenges are not Unique
There was something a little uncanny about my last trip to Chicago. Let me explain: I’ve spent much of the last eight years planning and executing residential education programs as [...]
What Rose to the Surface at the [Jim Joseph] Foundation’s First-Ever Leadership Convening
The [Jim Joseph] Foundation is pleased to share reflections and learnings from its two recent convenings on Leadership Development (below) and Educator Training, respectively, both of which stemmed from the Foundation’s first [...]
Join the National Library of Israel for a Unique Educational Seminar!
You are invited to apply for a unique opportunity for educators in European Jewish schools and organisations to enrich your teaching through a week of creativity and learning inspired by the fascinating [...]
New CASJE Project to Study the Career Development of Educators in Jewish Institutions of Teaching and Learning
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 [...]
Professional Development for Professional Development Providers
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 [...]
Toronto Day School Defaced with Pro-Palestinian Slogan
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 [...]
Teaching Hebrew with Humour
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 [...]
Much to Look Forward to at this Year’s Limmud Toronto Festival
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 [...]
Magyar tanárdelegáció az izraeli KKL–JNF szemináriumon – Hungarian Teacher’s Delegation at KKL-JNF Seminar in Israel
Hungarian Article KKL-JNF (Keren Kayemet LeIsrael) held an international conference from 18 to 25 July. The Hungarian delegation of 10 members attended the program, organized by Mazsihisz (Hungarian Federation of [...]
High Holiday Inclusion Guide
From Jewish Community Inclusion Expert Shelly Christensen comes a new guide to guide your congregation on an inclusive High Holidays experience. Learn what you can do to welcome people with [...]