Teaching as Friendship
By Joel Lurie Grishaver We all know that the Jewish tradition values teachers and teaching. What I intend to this year is look at Jewish sources that can inform our [...]
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 [...]
Inclusion in Jewish Day Schools
By Dan Finkel Rebbi says: Do not look at the jug but rather at what is in it. For there are new jugs full of old [wine], and old that [...]
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 Jewish Nature of Reggio Emilia Early Childhood Education
From JECEI Site by Dr. Gabe Goldman Many Jewish early childhood educators and schools have adopted a type of early childhood education called Reggio Emilia (named after the location in [...]
Interdisciplinary Project Based Learning
by Adam Levine Today, we have the ability to access information that previous generations could hardly fathom. Consequently, the relationship between student and teacher has changed. No longer should the [...]
Change that Lasts: Sharing the Continued Impact of the Jewish ECE JRS Initiative
by Dawne Bear Novicoff and Seth Linden Retaining and training early childhood educators is a serious and major challenge, and funders are beginning to be creative about their investment models to increase professional development and [...]
Retain Students by Retaining Parents: Proactive Parent Communication Tips for Educators
By Rebecca Weisman I’m no prophet. I don’t read palms or interpret tea leaves. When I was the middle school principal at a large, pluralistic Jewish day school, I regularly [...]
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 [...]
Stephen Colbert and the Goals of Jewish Education
By Dr. Ziva Hassenfeld and Dr. Jonah Hassenfeld It’s not every night Stephen Colbert talks Tanakh. Last week, in a somewhat unusual interview, Rose McGowan brought up the biblical story [...]
Operation Understanding – Effective Social Justice Education
Photo credit: Lloyd Wolf By Amanda Herring I have the pleasure and honor of working as an intern for Operation Understanding DC (OUDC), a 23-year old organization working to build [...]