How to Avoid Startup Crash and Burn
By Cyd Weissman You need guts to launch a startup. Chances are that your exciting new project is going to crash and burn. According to a Harvard Business School study, about [...]
‘We’re more alike than we realize:’ school twinning program fosters Israel-diaspora bonds
By Deborah Fineblum JNS.org When two little girls got the chance to read a book together with their classmates across a gap of more than 6,000 miles, albeit with the [...]
Internationally Zoned In On Education: Moishe Houses outside the US offer Jewish experience in learning in uniquely universal way
Mezuzah hanging at Moishe House Munich; courtesy By Maayan Hoffman eJewish Philanthropy | JeducationWorld So often when we talk about Diaspora Jews what we really mean are Jews living in [...]
What’s in a Name?
By Isaac Saposnik In the Midrash, we learn that people are known by three names: one given by our parents, one used by other people, and one that we acquire [...]
Jewish EdTech in a World of Cognitive Surplus
By Tzvi Pittinsky In an age where everyone has ready access to what would have recently been considered to be a supercomputer, how can an industrial–age educational system adapt to [...]
Sara S. Lee: The Jewish Educator who Saved my Soul
By Paul Kipnes Every year, as the High Holy Day season begins, I thank the Holy One for having brought Sara S. Lee, a gifted Jewish educator and a straight-talking [...]
The Job of Making Mensches: Campers with Integrity and Honor
Photo courtesy of JCC Camp Chi, Lake Delton, Wisconsin By Avi Katz Orlow Clayton M. Christensen (2017), professor at the Harvard Business School and one of the foremost authorities on [...]
A Pivotal Year for Welcoming Students & Families
By Cindy Terebush In the best of years, the “Welcome Back” days of school can be intense. Typically, the opening days are an emotional and tiring time. Young learners may [...]
What Voldemort Can Teach Us About Jewish Education: The Missing Palestinian in Israel Education
Haidy Wasef (left) with a student in her Arabic class at Gann Academy in Waltham, Massachusetts, 2016; screenshot The Times of Israel. By Hannah Tobin Cohen "Fear of a name [...]
The Ritual of Giving [Programs]
By Danielle Segal, JTFN Program Manager What is ritual? One definition says that ritual is “a series of actions or types of behavior regularly and invariably followed by someone”.[1] Wearing [...]
Tefilla Engagement – A Coaching Model
By Ariel Tal Tefilla is an ideal personal growth tool. Classically, Tefilla is depicted as a connection between Man and God. However, let’s examine the use of Tefilla as a [...]
Three Thoughts on the Youth Movement
By Joe Grabiner I’m coming to the end of ten years of unbroken involvement in RSY-Netzer. I’ve cut my hair, cleared my desk, and at the end of this week [...]