Stop Jew-Shaming in the Age of Anti-Semitism
In an age of rising Anti-Semitism, where both the Left and the Right seem to have reclaimed the age-old hatred against the Jewish people and brought it into the twenty-first [...]
Open Letter to Jewish Educators
by Assaf Luxemborg - When it comes to young professionals, our biggest failure as Jewish educators is that we are – “educators.” This post is an open letter to anyone [...]
8 Lights for Chanukah
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath - With Chanukah rapidly approaching, I thought about numerous ways to reflect on the holiday. There’s my gift guide, which hopefully satisfies the materialistic cravings that many [...]
Is there Life … after Birthright? A different view of Leadership Development
by Lou Balcher - Twenty years ago Birthright came onto the American Jewish scene, radically changing how YP’s – young professionals become engaged with the community. The question remains, how [...]
Health and Education – One True Heart: An Interpretation of Maimonides
by Vale Levin - How many times have we, as educators, received first aid training? When we receive training in CPR, if we are not fully aware of the need [...]
Eight Communities and Local Organizations Selected for Major Study on the Recruitment, Retention, and Development of Educators in Jewish Settings in North America
CASJE-supported researchers will partner with local organizations to survey and interview educators Eight communities and local organizations have been selected to participate in the first strand of a three-part, comprehensive research [...]
The Israeli Teshuva
by Tzuri Hason - The following article is a translation of the original Hebrew article written for Jeducation World. Jeducation World publishes articles written in a variety of languages. You [...]
The key to life’s toughest questions: Ask better questions
by Daniel Magerman - How encounters with international communities can help Jewish youth tackle questions of identity in the upcoming decade As 2019 comes to a close, young people must [...]
Nominations Open for the Robert M. Sherman Young Pioneers Award
The Jewish Education Project has opened nominations for its Robert M. Sherman Young Pioneers Award. The Robert M. Sherman Young Pioneers Award celebrates forward thinking and innovative educators, age 40 [...]
To Lower Tuition Costs, Stop Donating to Schools and Start a Bank
by Hillel David Rapp - A popular narrative in the Jewish Day School community considers affordability to be the most critical problem facing Jewish education, perhaps even the Jewish future, [...]
The Sirens Heard All Over the World
by Aryeh Eisenberg - Imagine you are a high school student going about your daily routine. Suddenly, with no warning, sirens start ringing and everyone starts scrambling to find the [...]
Elevating Jewish Education in an Era of Hate
by David Bryfman - As the grandson of Holocaust survivors, I never thought I would have to write this article. As an optimistic Jewish educator, I never wanted to write [...]