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 [...]
Finding the Good in Students
By Joel Lurie Grishaver In Pirke Avot, 1:15 we find this famous text. Shammai says: “Make of thy Torah study a fixed practice; say little and do much; and greet [...]
Teaching as Giving Credit
by Joel Lurie Grishaver Here is a very simple text that says a lot, more than we at first think it does. In the Talmud, Ta’anit 15b, we are told, [...]
Professional Development for Jewish Educators: Spring/Summer 2018
The Covenant Foundation has published a listing of professional development opportunities for Jewish educators from all backgrounds. 14th Street Y LABA Fellows Every year LABA (A Laboratory for Jewish Art [...]
Teaching as Friendship
By Joel Lurie Grishaver We all know that the Jewish tradition values teachers and teaching. What I intend to this year is look at Jewish sources that can inform our [...]
Hebrew Choice and Possibilities: Taking a Cue from Your Learners
This is the second in a series of articles exploring the diversity of Hebrew learning strategies at congregational schools. At Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, educators follow two guiding principles when it [...]
Prizmah’s Leadership Academy Addresses the Needs of the Day School Field
By Jane Taubenfeld Cohen and Ilisa Cappell Prizmah seeks to strengthen the ecosystem of day school leadership. We believe that schools with strong lay and professional leadership are in a [...]
Hebrew Choice and Possibilities: Now More Than Ever
By David Behrman This is the first in a series of articles exploring the diversity of Hebrew learning goals options for congregational schools. We live, we are told, in times [...]
Jewish Education to Help Us Thrive
By Dr. Bill Robinson There is a new paradigm shift emerging in the field of Jewish education. It is one predicted in 2013 by my teacher and colleague, Dr. Jonathan [...]
An Online Conference:Professional Development on virtual teaching, learning and assessment
The Pedagogic Secretariat of Israel’s Ministry of Education invites all educators and educational administrators to a free online international conference: “Professional Development on Virtual Teaching, Learning and Assessment” on Wednesday, May [...]
Advancing Tolerance in Jerusalem: THE TEACHERS’ ROOM
Israeli Muslim, Christian, and Jewish educators participating in ‘The Teachers’ Room’ at HUC-JIR. (Photo HUC-JIR) “Teachers in Jerusalem are on the front lines,” explains Dr. Michal Muszkat-Barkan, Director of the [...]