A Path Forward in Jewish Leadership Development
by Mordy Walfish - In her now-famous study on leadership, Tina Kiefer, a professor of organizational behavior at the University of Warwick, asked participants to draw a picture of an [...]
Taking the Ideas of Our Learners Seriously
by Ilana Gleicher-Bloom - This article was initially posted on the JTS William Davidson School's Gleanings. Click here to view the original. Why are you always writing stuff down?” a [...]
J-TV: Things Life Has Taught Me About Judaism
Have you seen this beautiful video from J-TV and Rabbi Sacks? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELGyQItrbQU There are important messages in this video that can be important for our students to hear. How [...]
The Jewish Way: Helping Students Find Purpose
by David Gutbezahl - As educators, we always hope that our students are engaged with the work we give them while they learn in our classrooms. But to what end? [...]
Why Graduation Matters
by Dr. Tamra White - It’s graduation season and I have a confession to make: not only do I sometimes find graduation ceremonies long and boring (I expect I am [...]
Sharing Learnings From the Machar Fellowship to Help Other Jewish Educator Professional Development Programs
by Aki Yonekawa and Seth Linden - This article was initially published by our friends at the Jim Joseph Foundation. Click here to view the original. More than two years [...]
Making Transitions, Jewishly
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - Making Transitions, Jewishly The canon of Jewish ritual tradition prepares us for what it means to make transitions. From the weekly Havdalah ceremony, marking the shift [...]
Bringing Students Inside of Jewish Ritual—So They Can Own It
by Sue Bojdak - Blessed are you, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who separates: --Challah and siddurs from toilet plungers and the internet --Sunlight and candlelight from dark [...]
Asking Why On Shavuot
by David Gutbezahl - The Jewish People are an ancient one. For many of our students, living in the modern day, it can be challenging to connect their day to [...]
What We Discover In Shavuot
by Olya Elshansky This article was originally published in Russian on Jeducation World. Shavuot is a celebration of the giving of the Torah. More specifically, it is a holiday that [...]
The Jewish Journey
by Tzuri Hason - This article was originally published in Hebrew on Jeducation World. On the last night of Passover, we began a journey that is now nearing its end, [...]
OJSC: Creating a Community of Learners through Online Judaic Studies Courses
by Lisa Micley - Four years ago, we were offered the opportunity and the challenge to create a program that would provide online Judaic studies courses to Jewish day schools [...]