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 [...]
Israel Education Revitalizes Schools Across North America
New initiative provides staff and resources to boost Israel education in K-12 day schools By Dr. Tal Grinfas-David In a time when history is being rewritten by vocal interest-driven groups, [...]
15 Years of the Jewish New Teacher Project
Well-trained and supported teachers are integral to high quality and effective Jewish Day Schools. They deserve opportunities to continuously refine and improve their skills, and, equally as important, must have [...]
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 [...]
The New Crossroads: The Nexus of Israel Studies and Israel Experiential Education
By Anne Lanski The iCenter for Israel Education, in partnership with the George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development, is proud to launch a new Graduate Certificate [...]
Why Jewish Camp Is Different From All Other Camps
Photo courtesy J Camp; eJP archives y Natasha Dresner In the spirit of Passover and, in general, at least once a year, we all should be asking ourselves “How is [...]
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 [...]
Advancing Tolerance in Jerusalem: THE TEACHERS’ ROOM
Israeli Muslim, Christian, and Jewish educators participating in ‘The Teachers’ Room’ at HUC-JIR. (Photo HUC-JIR) “Teachers in Jerusalem are on the front lines,” explains Dr. Michal Muszkat-Barkan, Director of the [...]
Where Everyone is A Teacher
By Dr. Julie Lieber I remember the first time I taught a Kevah Group. I came home devastated. “It was awful,” I told my husband. “I probably only spoke for [...]