Natalie Portman’s Gift to Jewish Educators
Photo by Georges Biard, via Wikimedia Commons By David Bryfman As Jewish educators we thrive on moments when popular culture and Jewish practice intersect. These moments provide us with launching [...]
Lookstein wants to Save Soviet Jewry – for Posterity!
Call for Materials: Soviet Jewry The story of Soviet Jewry is one of bravery, solidarity, and the power of individuals to effect real change. The process of igniting Jewish identity [...]
Ayeka announces first Director of North America
Ayeka: The Center for Soulful Education today announced that Michal Fox Smart has been hired as its first Director of North America, effective August 2018. Michal Fox Smart is currently [...]
Melton Appoints New Leadership
The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning has appointed Rabbi Rachel Bovitz as Executive Director and Rabbi Morey Schwartz as International Director of Education and Innovation, both effective July [...]
Engaging with Israel on your own Terms
By Rabbi Lisa Grant As The Fragile Dialogue explores, Israel has quickly become one of the most polarizing forces in the North American Jewish Community. There are those who remain [...]
jGirls Magazine is Now Accepting Editorial Board Applications!
jGirls Magazine is accepting editorial board applications from Jewish teenage girls of all backgrounds who will be in the 10th-12th grades in the upcoming school year. Editors have the opportunity [...]
‘This party is lit’ How a Hillel rabbi shed her stereotypes of Millennials and found her calling on campus
By Rabbi Leah Fein The last place I expected to work after ordination was America’s top party school. But a few months before I started as the Hillel rabbi at [...]
Limmud Chavruta Project publishes Yom HaAtzma’ut Study Resource
The Limmud Chavruta Project is delighted to launch the second in a series of five e-resources over the course of 2018 to mark Israel at 70, in partnership with UJIA. [...]
Don’t Know Much? That’s the First Thing You Need to Know
By Ali Drumm [One of a series of articles about lifelong Jewish learning.] The most helpful piece of knowledge I gained when I began to oversee adult education in our [...]
Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies offers scholarship
In honor of Israel's 70th birthday, the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies is thrilled to offer $700 off 2018-19 Pardes Year Program tuition - for accepted candidates who apply by [...]
The Role of Emotion-Laden Experiences in Adult Learning
By Dr. John M. Dirkx One of a series of articles about lifelong Jewish learning [The full article is available at spertus.edu] Learning in adulthood often stimulates powerful emotions and [...]
Applications Open: Professional Certificate in Israel Education
The iCenter and the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development have launched an online / on-campus Graduate Certificate Program in Experiential Israel Education. This first-of-its-kind 12-month [...]