First “Menschiness,” Then Holocaust
The Butterfly Project for Diary Of Anne Frank Believe in Holocaust lesson plans By Larisa Klebe When I was in second grade I learned about the Holocaust in religious school [...]
“Countdown to 70” to Celebrate Israel’s 70th Independence Day
The Lookstein Center for Jewish Education of Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with The AVI CHAI Foundation, is launching an exciting new educational project to celebrate Israel’s upcoming 70th anniversary. Educational [...]
JWA Seeking Nominations for Natalia Twersky Educator Award
The Jewish Women’s Archive is soliciting applications and nominations for the 2018 Natalia Twersky Educator Award. Presented annually, The Twersky Award honors educators who share JWA’s commitment to inspiring inclusivity [...]
What Makes it Jewish?
By Shuki Taylor A frequent question often surfaces in the organizational space I inhabit: “What makes this program / experience / initiative a Jewish one?” What makes this question complicated [...]
ELI Speaker Fellowships Request for Applications
What is ELI’s Speaker Fellowship? Through ELI’s Speaker Fellowship, a new generation of Jewish thought will gain skills in Jewish text and idea development, storytelling, and stage presence to refine [...]
JSE Maggid-Educator Program Accepting Applications
Screenshot from http://reclaimingjudaism.org Reclaiming Judaism is now accepting applicants for the second cohort of the Maggid-Educator Program, this Jewish Spiritual Education (JSE) training program reclaims the traditional role of Maggid [...]
Thinking [W]holistically about Inclusion: A View from Jerusalem
Shutaf staffer and campers, in action (photo credit: Debbi Cooper). By Beth Steinberg In 2016, Sight Line interviewed Beth Steinberg, Founder and Executive Director of Shutaf Inclusion Programs in Israel, [...]
Ramah Darom announces a new partnership with the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
The Kaplan Mitchell Retreat Center at Ramah Darom and the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies are joining forces to bring together the best of what both institutions have to offer: [...]
Limmud launches first “Limmud Madrichim Training Program”
In order to invest in the next generation of both Limmud leadership and leadership in the wider UK Jewish community, Limmud has launched a Madrichim Training Program. The kick-off took [...]
Inherited Wealth and the Cost of Living Jewish
By eJewishPhilanthropy.com A September blog post in The Times of Israel, written anonymously by “A Jewish Father” received a lot of attention in the day school world and on social [...]
The Future of Engaging – and Re-engaging Jewish Youth
Screen capture: ClickHowTo By Lenny Silberman “This is massive – what an opportunity to get in on the ground floor,” said David, as we watched thousands of enthusiastic young fans [...]
Center for Israel Education Teen Israel Leadership Institute
The CIE Teen Israel Leadership Institute program is offered by the Atlanta based Center for Israel Education in partnership with the North American Association of Community and Congregational Hebrew High [...]