Counting the Omer in the Age of Corona
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - For those who are of the habit of marking Jewish time, we started counting the Omer on the second night of Passover, nearly a week ago. [...]
COVID-19: Jeducation World Library of Online Resources
The COVID-19 pandemic has much of the world in lock down. Nonessential businesses related to sustaining life have been shuttered across nations. In order to protect public health, this includes [...]
The Jewish Education Project Launches New Tutorials and Resources Amid Rapid Shift to Distance Learning
From online classrooms to mindfulness exercises and more, educators want support with new platforms New York -- Amid the unprecedented transition to distance learning made by thousands of schools and [...]
What does it mean to be Jewishly articulate?
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath When I started my doctoral research, I knew what questions I wanted to ask. I knew that I wanted to hear directly from Jewish teens about their [...]
Connecting Millennial Jews through Jewish Doings: The Making of 248
The following is a conversation with Gideon Vennor, Director, 248 Community Action Network The 248 Community Action Network is a "Glocal" network of Jewish doers. Members use the worldwide network [...]
Jewish Engagement As We Know It: Are We Measuring What We Think We Are
by Valerie Feldman, PhD - Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the diverse ways in which people engage in Jewish life, and how this matters for Jewish community leaders [...]
Top 6 Challenges of Working with Jewish Teens
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - While I spend a great deal of time talking about my love of Jewish teens, which inspires the work that I do every day, like anyone [...]
The Path To Jewish Identity: #WEREMEMBER
by Rabbi Irina Gritsevskaya - January 27th marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In Israel we observe Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance [...]
Meet: Tina Schwarz, Executive Director, Jewish Community of Denmark
by Toby Axelrod - [Today in Europe, a wide range of creative and committed individuals are contributing to active and engaging Jewish life. Their stories are often untold and offer [...]
Improving Pedagogic Practice in South African Day Jewish Schools
The South African Jewish community, with a population of approximately 70,000, is uniquely characterized by its dedication to Jewish day schools. More than 95% of Jewish students attend Jewish days [...]
Reboot Ideas Festival
For 18 years, Reboot has gathered some of the best and brightest change-agents for conversations about Jewish identity and meaning. This combined power of imagination and dialogue helps to turn [...]
Daf Yomi Confessions
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - It came to my attention just over a week ago how niche my social media circle is. In addition to numerous posts about the start of [...]