Holding our Community to an Inclusive Standard
By Emily KesslerOften people at camp refer to the “magic” that appears in passing moments or the joy that accompanies the arrival of Shabbat. While Shabbat is a wonderful time [...]
Camp in the City, City at Camp – Mutual Benefits Through Effective Collaboration
Camp Ilan; screen capture YouTube. By Rabbi Eddie Shostak [This is the sixth article in our “effective collaboration” series, written by alumni of the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish [...]
The Power & Promise of Prizmah
By Jon Mitzmacher So…it’s been a while. ? A certain pause seemed perfectly appropriate. When last we spoke, I was tying up (or at least naming) the loose ends of [...]
Mentoring a Child through B’nai Mitzvah: A New Approach
By Kathy Schwartz Since my congregation became part of the pilot cohort of the Reform Movement’s B’nai Mitzvah Revolution in 2012, our goal has been to make b’nai mitzvah more [...]
Community Educators: Strengthening Jewish Communities Through Partnership
By Rabbi Dave Siegel [This is the fourth article in our “effective collaboration” series, written by alumni of the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education of The Jewish Theological [...]
Beyond the Huppah: Creating the Jewish Marriage You Want
By Shira Cohen-Goldberg We had already had a wedding, run a marathon and gotten pregnant when we decided it was the right time to take Beyond the Huppah: Creating the [...]
Success Achieved: STEM Education in the Jewish Day School as a Result of Effective and Deep Collaboration
Golda Och Academy’s 9th grade STEM class tests LEDs; photo courtesy. By Adam Shapiro [This is the third article in our “effective collaboration” series, written by alumni of the William [...]
Curriculum: The Enemy of Teachers
By Adam Tilove Follow the money! Let me explain. Schools are big business. Each year they invest in new computers, software programs, textbooks, health insurance, pencils, toilet paper, bagels — [...]
A Sense of Belonging: Lauder e-learning schools are educating otherwise abandoned Jewish youth throughout Eastern Europe and Germany
Photo credit: Marysia Bil By Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman Dorota Brzac is from a small Polish town. Five years ago, she enrolled her 10-year-old son Mieszko Zslemsky into the Lauder-Morasha e-Learning School. [...]
Going Beyond the Letters That Define Us: A Lesson in Collaboration and Community Building
By Heather Fiedler [This is the second article in our “effective collaboration” series, written by alumni of the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education at The Jewish Theological Seminary. [...]
Jewish Education Just Got Exciting
Teaching Judaism in non-Jewish schools just got exciting, with the launch of a collection of top-quality educational apps. Interact With Judaism is the culmination of a collaboration between RE:ONLINE – [...]
Teens Take Over High Holy Day Children’s Services
By Paul Kipnes and Julia Weisz Wouldn’t your heart soar too, if children left the High Holy Day children’s services kvelling? And their parents had to pry them away from [...]