When A Jewish Educator Travels Part II
As I’ve written about in the past, while I love being an educator and consider it to be my most natural state of being, my ultimate dream is to be [...]
The Yiddish Book Center’s Great Jewish Books Teacher Seminar
The Yiddish Book Center’s Great Jewish Books Teacher Summer Seminar offers teachers at Jewish middle and high schools the opportunity to enrich their curricula with materials that reflect the breadth [...]
Rabbi Daniel R. Allen, Leader of Jewish Philanthropy and Member of the Pincus Fund General Assembly Passes Away
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Daniel Allen. As a member of the General Assembly of the Pincus Fund for Jewish Education, [...]
The Four Fasts – What’s the Message
We're excited to share with you the newest podcast in the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series! You can find other podcasts from the series on Elmad, the online [...]
From Dreaming to Doing: creating an educational vision.
The power of educational visions is amply evident in the history of educational thought, both in the general and Jewish sphere (Fox, Scheffler, Marom, 2003 p.9) One of the annual [...]
Prizmah Working Towards a Vibrant Future for Jewish Day Schools
Jewish day schools fundamentally strengthen the trajectory of Jewish knowledge, identity, community, and leadership. This is a core principle guiding Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools as it begins to [...]
The Jewish Education Project Announces David Bryfman As New CEO
December 11, 2018 (NEW YORK) -- Following an extensive national search, The Jewish Education Project has named David Bryfman, Ph.D. as its next CEO. Founded in 1910, and later known [...]
Hiddur: Reinvigorating Jewish Learning and Living at Camp
by Deborah Fishman - Over the past three years, Perlman Camp in Pennsylvania has brought their previously seasonal Jewish educator, Candice Goldstein, onto the camp’s year-round team, working with staff to ensure [...]
Breaking Out of Old Patterns
Three years ago, while hopscotching from one educational blog to another, I came across the tail end of an interview in which an innovative teacher was asked, “If there were [...]
Chanukah + Re-dedication
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath Jewish educators operate in a time that’s slightly different from everyone else’s. We have the combination of the Jewish calendar, the academic calendar(s) of our students, and [...]
Chanukah: Lighting Up the Youtube Screen
It's that time of the year. Everywhere we go, at least within the United States, we hear Christmas music - sometimes written by a Jew- playing. Some of it is [...]
Hanukah, Pesach & Purim Walk into a Bar…!
Introducing PCJE'S new podcast series, Hanukah, Pesach & Purim Walk into a Bar...! In each episode Elmad podcast host Zvi Hirschfield will be joined by guest educators who will share [...]