Jonathan (Jon) Woocher, PhD, z”l
It is with sadness we share news of the untimely passing of Jonathan (Jon) Woocher, PhD, z”l. Jon, 70, was a long-time educator; a friend and colleague to many of [...]
Dear Ben Platt: If Evan Hansen Were a Jewish Teen
By Susan Holzman Wachsstock The moment Ben Platt stepped on stage, the audience was electrified. For 60 Jewish educators in the theater, the thrill was two-fold: seeing Dear Evan Hansen [...]
The Potential Impact of Educational Technology on Jewish Education
[This article is part 2 of the series Continuing Conversations on Leveraging Educational Technology to Advance Jewish Learning. The series is a project of Jewish Funders Network, the Jim Joseph [...]
Affording Inclusion – Part 2
By Lisa Friedman In my previous post, Affording Inclusion – Part 1, I began to explore the necessity of financially supporting inclusion in religious schools and synagogues. I shared that [...]
Life After Nativ: The College Years Progress, Trends, and Directions for the Future
This survey of college-aged Nativ alumni was designed to gather quantitative information regarding their implementation of the program’s goals during their college years. Overall, college-aged Bogrei Nativ (Nativ alumni) continue [...]
Hebrew Language Academy Awarded “Facing History and Ourselves” Grant.
Head of school, Peter Katcher and the team of teachers who applied for the grant: (l-r) Natalie Guiteau, Flor Placencia and Deb Gravina. by Keciah Bailey Hebrew Language Academy (HLA) [...]
How the Standards of Excellence Elevate a Mentor-Coach and an Entire Field
By Karen Stokes Over the last two years, I have had the unique opportunity to serve as a mentor-coach for three Jewish early childhood education (ECE) centers in the Denver [...]
Design Thinking Takes Center Stage
HaKaveret Design Team; courtesy JEIC by Rabbi Shmuel Feld Design Thinking Takes Center Stage as 100 Educators Reimagine Judaic Education in Jewish Day Schools Boston, MA (May 18, 2017) – [...]
The Whole Jew
By Barbara Albert In my 30+ years as an educator in one of the world’s leading Jewish day schools, I have always made an effort to use the “Whole Child” [...]
Kohanim: The Challenge of Educational Dissent
by Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo And the Lord said to Moshe: Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: Let none [of you] defile himself [...]
New Project Will Explore How Jewish Early Childhood Education Can be a Gateway for Ongoing Involvement in Jewish Life
CASJE commissions Child Trends and team from Brandeis University for major study on engaging Jewish families with young Jewish children Washington, DC - CASJE, the Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish [...]
Open Access offered for 3 articles on Jewish Education in Europe
The Journal of Jewish Education has recently made access available at no cost to 3 articles that address issues of Jewish Education as they play out in Europe. The Journal, [...]