“Ani Lo M’daberet Ivrit, Slicha”
by Vale Levin, originally written in Spanish - My first exposure to Hebrew was when I was eighteen years old, at camp, around a bonfire, when everyone was singing a [...]
by Vale Levin, originally written in Spanish - My first exposure to Hebrew was when I was eighteen years old, at camp, around a bonfire, when everyone was singing a [...]
A few days ago, my daughter turned one. While celebrating her birthday with friends and family, the discussion turned to how nice it will be preparing for the moment when [...]
by Drs. Sharon Avni & Avital Karpman - The topic of how and why American youth learn modern Hebrew has taken center stage in recent debates in diverse educational contexts [...]
This is part three in a three-part blog series from The iCenter for Israel Education, sharing its approach to working closely with day schools and camps to create effective Israel education [...]
By Rabbi Benji Levy A few weeks ago, I woke up to a flurry of messages from my students in Australia asking how swastikas could taint the iconic Bondi beach [...]
Working Paper Provides Fresh Data About Experiences of Educators in Jewish Settings Commissioned by The George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development and CASJE, the paper is [...]
It starts simple. One problem. One need. One idea. At Sefaria, we take that simple start and grow it collaboratively into robust and sometimes game-changing solutions. This is the heart of [...]
Interested in learning more about Judaism to enrich your skills as a Jewish educator? The Paideia One-Year Jewish Studies Program is a great opportunity for European Jewish educators to build [...]
No matter how passionate you are about your role as a Jewish educator, the threat of burnout exists. Like anything that becomes a part of our day to day lives, [...]
There is an old saying (often attributed to the wit of Mark Twain) that goes something like this: “I never let my schooling interfere with my education.” While many of [...]
Faith schools – so their opponents argue – are divisive, retrograde, narrow, insular, hostile to science and the critical mind, unable to teach their pupils tolerance, and fundamentally opposed to [...]
This article was initially published on BetterLesson. You can view the original article here. An interview of Rabbi David Saltzman As a former teacher and now as an instructional coach [...]