Innovation 101: Have 100 Coffees
By Cyd Weissman “Having coffees,” according to Rabbi Shelly Barnathan, “is absolutely necessary when launching a new initiative.” Rabbi Shelly, the winner of RRC’s 2017 Auerbach Innovation Launch Grant, had [...]
Why Ramah Works – and Why It’s Essential
Camp Ramah New England; courtesy Foundation for Jewish Camp By Arnold M. Eisen The great sociological theorist Peter Berger passed away earlier this summer, just as thousands of Jewish kids [...]
Making Sense: Reflecting on Evaluations at the Jim Joseph Foundation
By Stacie Cherner A core part of the Jim Joseph Foundation’s relational approach to grantmaking is supporting grantees to evaluate their programs—either through engaging an external evaluator or by collecting [...]
Mekorot, Values in Action: two years impacting the Venezuelan Jewish Community
By Raquel Markus-Finckler and Anabella Jaroslavsky Currently Venezuela is witnessing one of the biggest economic and social crises in Latin America in the last century. The country is evidencing shortages [...]
6th Grade Tefilah Bootcamp
By Micah Lapidus At the start of every school year we take our 6th graders aside for some special Tefilah learning that helps them get ready to participate in Middle [...]
Living in Two Civilizations
By Alex Rubin Camp is a microcosm of an ideal Jewish, American life. There, we celebrate both American and Jewish holidays, we are able to connect to each other socially [...]
Do We Over-Emphasize Learning Styles?
By Lisa Friedman There is no doubt in my mind that EVERYONE has the ability to learn. We just each go about it differently. From Proverbs, “Teach a child according [...]
How We Bridged the Gap in Post B’nai Mitzvah Engagement
By Stefani Carlson Imagine a congregational school in which the Sunday before a child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah is their last day of classes, forever. A school where classes for [...]
Heschel at the Gan: How Jewish Early Childhood Education Ignites the Potential of the Whole Family
Photo ZERO to THREE By Sonya Shoptaugh and Bill Robinson “The essence of teaching is to have a dialogue with the child’s potential.” —Carla Rinaldi “The essence of Jewish education [...]
The Life-Long Innovator: The Legacy of Jonathan Woocher
We continue celebrating the life, work, and friendship of Jonathan Woocher. We are honored to share the words below by David Bryfman of the Jewish Education Project celebrating Jon. Visit [...]
Why Bother? A Religious School Manifesto
Screen capture JQuest BYachad 2016 (YouTube) By Rabbi Nicki Greninger *This goes out to all parents thinking of sending their kids to a (Jewish) religious school… to parents who were [...]
Celebrating Jonathan Woocher z”l
Last month we invited readers to share memories of and learning from the visionary Jewish educator Jonathan Woocher, of blessed memory, who died July 7, 2017. In celebration of his life, [...]