A Mindfulness Mindset in Parashat Sh’mot: Reflections for Camp
by Wendy Grinberg, RJE This weekend I was supposed to be up at Eisner Camp with a cohort of folks working on bringing mindfulness to camp. (I’ve written about this [...]
Program Announcement Scientists in Synagogues
What is “Scientists in Synagogues?” Scientists in Synagogues is a grass-roots program to offer Jews opportunities to explore the most interesting and pressing questions surrounding Judaism and science. Its aim [...]
Maimonides Scholars Program: Scholarship Essay Contest
This summer, the Maimonides Scholars Program is hosting 60 high school students from diverse Jewish backgrounds at Yale University for a two-week summer program in which we will undertake the [...]
Camp on the Hill
Rabbi Avi Orlow posted this on his blog saidtomyself.com. It is reprinted with his permission. Our family has been doing a lot of driving over the last few days as [...]
JTSA Ivriyon: Hebrew Immersion Institute for Day School Educators
The Ivriyon summer institute prepares day school educators to teach Judaic subjects engagingly and effectively in Hebrew. The program combines intensive language immersion with powerful learning experiences to strengthen participating [...]
Hebrew’s Unique Shape of Letters, Roots of Words, and Other Defining Characteristics Examined in New Literature Review from CASJE
Findings Shed Light on Future Areas to Research to Help Hebrew Language Educators and Learners CASJE (the Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education) released the final piece in its [...]
USY Announces Winners of 2017 Annual Awards for Excellence, Naming Chicago’s Congregation Beth Judea as Chapter of the Year
USY, USCJ’s youth group, announced the winners of its annual awards recognizing local chapters that demonstrate excellence across the organization’s major areas of focus: social action/tikun olam, religious education, Israel [...]
2017 Pomegranate Prize Awarded to 5 Rising Jewish Educators from Across the Country
Five emerging Jewish educators received the 2017 Covenant Foundation Pomegranate Prize on November 13, 2017 at the annual Pomegranate Prize breakfast event. The year’s cohort includes practitioners working in a [...]
Meet the new Director of JTFN, Wayne Green
A few months ago, the Jewish Teen Funders Network began a search for a new Director. After meeting many exceptional candidates, it is with great pleasure we introduce Wayne Green [...]
URJ Camp Newman Announces Summer 2018 Plans
Olympic size pool at California State University Maritime Academy; courtesy Just three weeks after deadly wildfires caused widespread destruction throughout Northern California, resulting in significant damage at the camp’s physical [...]
Helping Early Childhood Educators Become Teachers of Rabbinics
By Elliot Goldberg Are we doing all that we can to support the development of early childhood educators as teachers of the Jewish tradition? Previously, I’ve argued that the learning [...]
ISJL Leadership Transition Planned for 2018: Michele Schipper To Become CEO
The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) is excited to announce that a new Chief Executive Officer has been selected for when founding leader Macy B. Hart steps aside [...]