Courtesy Limmud By Steven Windmueller, Ph.D. I recently had the opportunity to participate in my first “Limmud England” (this year’s theme: “Made by You,” December 24-28th, Birmingham). Thousands of participants, [...]
The Jewish Education Project is now accepting applications for the inaugural Generation Now Fellowship for senior professionals in the teen engagement field. Applications are due February 5, 2018 by 8:00 [...]
[This is the eighth article in our series on day school leadership from the Leadership Commons of the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education of JTS. In this series, [...]
By Julie Bressler My high school friends called it “the black hole of death.” This was the (loving) name for “the Jewish events Julie goes to all the time that [...]
Torah Tech is a unique gap-year program in Israel for young men that integrates intensive Torah study with professional development through business internships. Our multi-faceted program challenges students to strive [...]
Seven years ago, the Tikvah Fund created a new summer program at Yale University for high-school juniors and seniors from schools across North America. For two intensive weeks, The Tikvah [...]
By Perry Tirschwell This year’s Noble Prize in Economics was awarded to an American Jew, Richard Thaler, for his work on Behavioral Economics, which has huge implications for retirement savings. [...]
By Rachel Opatowsky - When I applied to be a part of the Youth Professional 101 Fellowship (YP101), I expected opportunities to strengthen congregational youth programming and gain valuable tools [...]
By Liat Cohen Raviv About 20 years ago, I was asked to develop a leadership program for Jewish youth that included elements of encounters between Americans and Israelis. Back in [...]
The Covenant Foundation announced $1.6 million in new grants today, investing in Jewish organizations and initiatives with sweeping potential for the field of Jewish Education. “We continue to be surprised [...]
By Beth Ellen Young Two years ago, Temple Judea in Coral Gables, FL made a dramatic shift in our K-6 religious education program. We were running a very good religious [...]
As Jewish professionals, we are expected to be able to teach the Torah we’ve learned – but rarely are we trained to do it well. At Kevah, we have years [...]
