The Ritual of Giving [Programs]
By Danielle Segal, JTFN Program Manager What is ritual? One definition says that ritual is “a series of actions or types of behavior regularly and invariably followed by someone”.[1] Wearing [...]
“I Can Do Jewish on $40,000 a Year”: A Head of School Responds
By Steve Freedman A recent blog post in The Times of Israel, written anonymously by “A Jewish Father” has received a lot of attention in the day school world and [...]
Tefilla Engagement – A Coaching Model
By Ariel Tal Tefilla is an ideal personal growth tool. Classically, Tefilla is depicted as a connection between Man and God. However, let’s examine the use of Tefilla as a [...]
Three Thoughts on the Youth Movement
By Joe Grabiner I’m coming to the end of ten years of unbroken involvement in RSY-Netzer. I’ve cut my hair, cleared my desk, and at the end of this week [...]
Innovation 101: Have 100 Coffees
By Cyd Weissman “Having coffees,” according to Rabbi Shelly Barnathan, “is absolutely necessary when launching a new initiative.” Rabbi Shelly, the winner of RRC’s 2017 Auerbach Innovation Launch Grant, had [...]
Why Ramah Works – and Why It’s Essential
Camp Ramah New England; courtesy Foundation for Jewish Camp By Arnold M. Eisen The great sociological theorist Peter Berger passed away earlier this summer, just as thousands of Jewish kids [...]
Nominate a Jewish Educator for a 2018 Covenant Award, today!
Each year, The Covenant Foundation honors three exceptional Jewish educators with a prestigious Covenant Award. Designed to honor and celebrate those who have made an impact on Jewish life through innovative educational [...]
Making Sense: Reflecting on Evaluations at the Jim Joseph Foundation
By Stacie Cherner A core part of the Jim Joseph Foundation’s relational approach to grantmaking is supporting grantees to evaluate their programs—either through engaging an external evaluator or by collecting [...]
Mekorot, Values in Action: two years impacting the Venezuelan Jewish Community
By Raquel Markus-Finckler and Anabella Jaroslavsky Currently Venezuela is witnessing one of the biggest economic and social crises in Latin America in the last century. The country is evidencing shortages [...]
Religious Schools are Not Immune – The Startling Low Rate of Vaccine Policies in Jewish Schools
By Jeremy and Sarah Gimbel In late December 2014, the “happiest place on earth” became ground-zero for an outbreak of measles, a highly contagious respiratory illness which was declared eliminated [...]
6th Grade Tefilah Bootcamp
By Micah Lapidus At the start of every school year we take our 6th graders aside for some special Tefilah learning that helps them get ready to participate in Middle [...]
Living in Two Civilizations
By Alex Rubin Camp is a microcosm of an ideal Jewish, American life. There, we celebrate both American and Jewish holidays, we are able to connect to each other socially [...]