Jewels of Elul Returns
Jewels of Elul Vol. XII is a booklet filled with short, inspirational anecdotes and insights from some of the most impressive, famous and under-the-radar names who influence our global community. [...]
Classroom Management Begins with Creating Community
by Jessica Shamout - Classroom management begins with creating a positive learning community. A little preparation makes a world of difference for keeping students engaged and following directions. Here are [...]
Networks: Spreading Ideas Peer to Peer
This is one of several articles from “Gleanings,” a publication from the Leadership Commons at the William Davidson School at JTSA. This issue asks: "What does it take to nurture [...]
Gear Systems and a Camp Kehillah Kedoshah
By Jonah Lerner This summer, as the robotics workshop instructor, I was tasked with developing a curriculum that seamlessly integrates robotics and Judaism. At first, I thought this was an [...]
Seeds of Innovation: Recognizing and Rewarding Innovation Within the JTS Alumni Community
By Marc Gary and Rabbi Julia Andelman When JTS alum Rabbi Gil Steinlauf felt the Jewish community wasn’t doing enough to cultivate young LGBTQ members as Jewish leaders, he decided [...]
Do No Harm
by Joel Lurie Grishaver The Chofetz Chayim teaches: If after giving a situation much thought, a teacher comes to the conclusion that a particular student has a behavioral or learning [...]
For a Change, an Area of Growing Political Consensus: Government Funding for Jewish Day School Education
By Yossi Prager Since the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy last week, the media discussion has centered on the possible impact of a new justice on a series of polarizing [...]
Jewish Women’s Archive Celebrates Five Years of the Rising Voices Fellowship
2017-2018 Rising Voices Fellows at their graduation ceremony in Newton, MA, June 10, 2018. By Larisa Klebe and Judith Rosenbaum “Before the Rising Voices Fellowship, writing was just a means [...]
CHIdush: Sparking Change in Synagogue Schools Through Collaboration
Photo Credit Anshe Emet Synagogue By Linda Gerard and Rabbi Scott T. Aaron, PhD This is one of several articles from “Gleanings,” a publication from the Leadership Commons at the [...]
Rabbis as Entrepreneurs? It’s Not About the Money
By Cyd Weissman I teach rabbinical students to be entrepreneurs. Often, people respond, “Really, you teach rabbis how to make money?” Feigning patience, I explain that tackling the finances of [...]
Strengthening Jewish Leadership in Europe
Bethlehem, 29, from Kharkov, Ukraine, joined the MiNYanim program. Photo credit Nir Kafri, The Jewish Agency for Israel By Nathan Roi "I have learned that what you give is what [...]
Re-Imagining the Israel Experience for Rabbinical Students
By Alex Sinclair Why do we send Rabbinical students to Israel for a year of study, and what should they be doing there? For the past three years, the William [...]