Encouraging Questions Among Students
One of the most valuable things that your students may contribute to the classroom and to their own education, are questions. While education is often thought of as the pursuit [...]
Why Leaders of Jewish Teen Initiatives All Went to See “Dear Evan Hansen”
by Jessica Green - As educators working to engage teens in meaningful Jewish experiences, all of us in the Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Funder Collaborative know the facts surrounding teen angst and concerns about young [...]
That Awkward Jewish Moment
by Samanthan Vinokor-Meinrath - I am someone who embraces the awkward. I’m a Jewish educator - I’m up for singing off-key whenever the occasion calls for it, wearing ridiculous costumes [...]
Breaking Out of Old Patterns
Three years ago, while hopscotching from one educational blog to another, I came across the tail end of an interview in which an innovative teacher was asked, “If there were [...]
Chanukah + Re-dedication
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath Jewish educators operate in a time that’s slightly different from everyone else’s. We have the combination of the Jewish calendar, the academic calendar(s) of our students, and [...]
Chanukah: Lighting Up the Youtube Screen
It's that time of the year. Everywhere we go, at least within the United States, we hear Christmas music - sometimes written by a Jew- playing. Some of it is [...]
Any Volunteers? You are Tomorrow’s Jewish Doers and Leaders
One hundred-fifty Limmud volunteers from 25 countries gathered in Israel in May for “Limmud Connect,” Limmud’s first-ever global volunteer forum. Credit: Shlomi Amsalem by Eli Ovits - “Ethics [...]
The Yesod Professional Development Fund: Opportunity for European Educators
Choose your own path for professional development! Applications are due November 30. The Yesod Professional Development Fund allows European Jeducators and community professionals to choose their own professional development programs and [...]
Professional Development for Professional Development Providers
The [Jim Joseph] Foundation is pleased to share reflections and learnings from its two recent convenings on Leadership Development and Educator Training (below), respectively, both of which stemmed from the Foundation’s [...]
Classroom Management Begins with Creating Community
by Jessica Shamout - Classroom management begins with creating a positive learning community. A little preparation makes a world of difference for keeping students engaged and following directions. Here are [...]
Strengthening Jewish Leadership in Europe
Bethlehem, 29, from Kharkov, Ukraine, joined the MiNYanim program. Photo credit Nir Kafri, The Jewish Agency for Israel By Nathan Roi "I have learned that what you give is what [...]
Of Grades and Judaics – Responding to the Call to “Pursue Distinction”
By Rabbi Shmuel Feld In her recent call to “Pursue Distinction,” Manette Mayberg made an appeal to Jewish schools with a radical premise. She asked, “If we agree that we [...]