Participants at 2014 BBYO International Convention (IC); photo courtesy. After completing its tenth year of grantmaking, the Jim Joseph Foundation has announced $6,355,000 in new grants awarded at its fall [...]
By Rikma 's Coordination team Throughout much of the Diaspora, Jewish life tends to concentrate in the major cities. The advantage of this phenomenon is that it allows for the [...]
By Adam Rossano - There is so much depth, diversity and beauty in Jewish tradition. The Jewish people are blessed with a vast and rich history, culture and canon of [...]
By Maayan Jaffe “I can put terms and a methodology to what I was already doing instinctively,” says Weinberg Tzedek Hillel Director Michelle Lackie. Lackie is referring to one of [...]
At a time when various crises roil Europe, the theme of this year’s Arachim Conference, “Challenges and Solutions,” was markedly resonant among the continent’s Jewish educators who gathered in Warsaw [...]
By Susie Wexler Parent orientation is an emotional time at any school, especially for parents whose children are entering school for the first time. At Jewish early childhood centers, though, [...]
By Liam Hoare No one does more for Jewish education in Serbia than Sonja Viličić. Born in Subotica in the northernmost part of the country, she has been engaged in [...]
Kohelet Yeshiva High School has received the largest gift in its school’s 15 year history. The gift from the Kohelet Foundation consists of $7.5 million of unrestricted funds will help [...]
By Julia Dandolova Over the past 10 years, Limmud Keshet here in Bulgaria has changed significantly. Every year, we see more and more sessions - but what’s more important is [...]
By Rabbi Shoshana Nyer There once was an elderly Chinese woman who had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. [...]
By Janet Harris, Lisa Farber Miller and Marcy Whitebook Educators of our community’s youngest children are more than just teachers. In both the secular and Jewish context, early childhood education [...]
By Rabbi Morey Schwartz The text being studied by the class describes a moment in history from long ago. A hand goes up, and a man in his mid-fifties is [...]
