Making Transitions, Jewishly
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - Making Transitions, Jewishly The canon of Jewish ritual tradition prepares us for what it means to make transitions. From the weekly Havdalah ceremony, marking the shift [...]
PSA: About Those Jewish Values…
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - Like most educators I know (and my mom), I tend to spend a disproportionate amount of my time talking about Jewish values. I teach my learners [...]
Integrating Israel Throughout the Year
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - This morning, I ripped apart half my closet searching for the requisite blue and white attire for this week. With Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut coming [...]
10 Commitments of Jewish Educators
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - There are certain things that, no matter what setting you work in, or age group you serve, or denomination you affiliate with, virtually all Jewish educators [...]
10 Commandments for Jewish Educators
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - As Jewish educators, we serve the people who inspired the tongue-in-cheek joke of ‘2 Jews/3 opinions,’ so it’s no surprise that everyone [colleagues, bosses, students, parents, [...]
Should It Be Fun?
Lately, I’ve been spending a good amount of time ruminating on the idea of experiential education as a whole, and how we as Jewish educators have largely drunk the proverbial [...]
That Awkward Jewish Moment
by Samanthan Vinokor-Meinrath - I am someone who embraces the awkward. I’m a Jewish educator - I’m up for singing off-key whenever the occasion calls for it, wearing ridiculous costumes [...]
Taking Off The Educator Mask
Being a Jewish educator comes with plenty of perks. We’re part of amazing communities - of educators, with our students, and as part of the greater Jewish people as a [...]
When A Jewish Educator Travels Part II
As I’ve written about in the past, while I love being an educator and consider it to be my most natural state of being, my ultimate dream is to be [...]
Chanukah + Re-dedication
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath Jewish educators operate in a time that’s slightly different from everyone else’s. We have the combination of the Jewish calendar, the academic calendar(s) of our students, and [...]