Long-Term Learning with Onward Israel: The “Identity-Israel” Connection
by Nettie Aharon “So tell me, what are some ways that I can make sure that my college-aged daughter stays Jewish?” If you’re like me, this probably isn’t the kind [...]
The Wow Metric of Success: Jewish Life Blooms on the Farm
Spring has arrived, and the Jewish community is busy planting with purpose. In Vaughan, Ontario, the yellow coltsfoot and purple-blue scilla are just starting to flower at the Kavanah Garden, [...]
A Holistic Approach to Youth and Teen Engagement Three Years in the Making
By Marisa Kaiser At Temple Sinai in Atlanta, we have spent the last three years re-visioning and implementing changes in our approach to education. Three and a half years ago, [...]
Hebrew Choice and Possibilities: When School Moves to One Day
This is part of a series of articles exploring the diversity of Hebrew learning strategies at congregational schools. Several years ago, Temple Micah in Washington, D.C., switched its school schedule [...]
Hebrew Choice and Possibilities: Getting Serious about Decoding
This is the third in a series of articles exploring the diversity of Hebrew learning strategies at congregational schools. Imagine there’s a seder and a room full of people wait [...]
An Antidote for the Stressed-Out: Jewish Overnight Camping for Families
A Series of Articles for Exploration By Rabbi Miriam Burg Family life in modern America is often overwhelming. We live in a fast-paced world where e-mails and phone calls are [...]
Knowledge: The Key to Jewish Survival
By Meni Even-Israel Throughout my childhood, and well into my adulthood, my father, Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz, constantly reminded me of our family adage: “It is better to be a [...]
Learning with Our Feet
Interactive exhibit at the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site Visitor Center, photo credit Ira Wise By Aaron Levi I find myself at the intersection of Auburn Avenue and [...]
First Limmud in Mallorca: “Engine to Grow the Jewish Community”
Limud Mallorca participants rest with Jafuda Cresques, a famous 14th century Mallorcan Jewish cartographer in Palma’s Old Jewish Quarter. Photo by Daniel Durán. Mallorca, April 23, 2018: The first Limmud [...]
The Next 70 Years Are on Us: Masa Israel Journey’s Pledge to Continue Creating Experiences in Israel Afforded Nowhere Else
By Shalom Elcott As Israel celebrates its milestone 70th birthday, I am vividly reminded of the significance and weight of questions about our future, Jewish leaders and what the next [...]
“For Now…” Balancing Values in Post-B’nai Mitzvah Engagement
By Michelle Shapiro Abraham, Lisa Langer, Rachel Margolis The Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) Executive Master’s Program asks students to identify and grapple with an “enduring dilemma” – [...]
Learning Together and from Jewish Wisdom to Elevate American Democracy
By Ayalon Eliach At Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah, we see immense value in the ancient Jewish tradition of feedback. Without input from others, we miss critical perspectives. With [...]