In the Footsteps of Sir Ken Robinson
Author - Anya Frolova, translated from the original Russian article Ken Robinson, a revolutionary in education, passed away recently. It turns out that in the Russian-speaking space he is not [...]
“Ani Lo M’daberet Ivrit, Slicha”
by Vale Levin, originally written in Spanish - My first exposure to Hebrew was when I was eighteen years old, at camp, around a bonfire, when everyone was singing a [...]
Discussion for Discussion: Discursive Capacity and Its Value
by Vale Levin, originally published in Spanish for Jeducation World If there is one place that is generally dreaded by students, it is the teachers’ lounge. Sometimes it is a [...]
You Shall Explain to Your Son – Do They Hear?
What criteria do we use to judge quality education on a personal level for younger children. How do we know, as parents or teachers, whether we have succeeded? In a [...]
In an Era of Social Media Identity, How Are Our Students Identified?
by Vale Levin - Two of my students approached me one day to tell me about a discussion they had seen on YouTube. In the video, a teenager challenged their [...]
Refocusing in the Midst of a Pandemic: Why Do We Do Jewish Education?
By Faustine Goldberg-Sigal - Why do we do Jewish education? Why do we need to give Jewish education, as educators or as parents? And why do we need to receive [...]
COVID-19 Lessons for the Future: A Conversation with Nic Abery and Yechiel Hoffman
Join Simon Caplan (The Pincus Fund for Jewish Education,) Nic Abery (Partnership for Jewish Schools/PAJES,) and Yechiel Hoffman (Jewish Interactive) as they discuss lessons learned during the current crisis and [...]
#BlackLivesMatter: Learning to Pray with Your Legs
by Faustine Goldberg-Sigal, translated from the original French. On Tuesday afternoon, during a team meeting (on Zoom), the team I work with had a discussion on the protests currently taking [...]
Generation Z’s Sons of Israel
This past Shabbat, we read Parshat Beha’alotcha, a parsha that is filled with upheaval. Throughout the first half, the people of Israel are in the best place they could possibly [...]
Jewish Peoplehood in the Time of Corona: A Conversation with Doctors Elan Ezrahi and Shlomi Ravid
Join the Pincus Fund for Jewish Education's Simon Caplan as he sits down with Dr. Shlomi Ravid, executive director of the Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education, and Elan Ezrahi, head [...]
From Darkness to Light, Emerging from Inner Confinement
by Vale Levin - The year 2020 will be remembered as the year that the entire world came to a standstill, the economy went through a massive change, and people [...]
The Day After Tomorrow: A Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Mirvis
Join Simon Caplan, Director of Education at the Pincus Fund for Jewish Education, and Dr. Jonathan Mirvis, author of "It's Our Challenge: A Social Entrepreneurship Approach to Judaism", as they [...]