Should It Be Fun?
Lately, I’ve been spending a good amount of time ruminating on the idea of experiential education as a whole, and how we as Jewish educators have largely drunk the proverbial [...]
Vaccination and Communal Policy
Jewish law regarding health and medicine has always mandated following what the medical establishment and majority of doctors believe. The ultimate measure of a leader is not where he or [...]
Jewish Learning Outcomes: A Text Study
by Wendy Grinberg - During the recent “Striving for Shlemut” convening, I had an opportunity to learn from educators who were part of the Fellowship in Educating for Applied Jewish Wisdom. [...]
Encouraging Questions Among Students
One of the most valuable things that your students may contribute to the classroom and to their own education, are questions. While education is often thought of as the pursuit [...]
A Holistic Approach to Israel Education: Day Schools and Summer Camps – Part 2
This is part two in a three-part blog series from The iCenter for Israel Education, sharing its approach to working closely with day schools and camps to create effective Israel education [...]
BEWARE OF TIME-WASTING LOW LEVEL TECHNOLOGY LEARNING
Many of us are excited when we learn about a new piece of technology that we can use in the classroom. The potential for new learning models is vast, and [...]
Why Leaders of Jewish Teen Initiatives All Went to See “Dear Evan Hansen”
by Jessica Green - As educators working to engage teens in meaningful Jewish experiences, all of us in the Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Funder Collaborative know the facts surrounding teen angst and concerns about young [...]
Getting Beyond the Survey
In November, I wrote a piece posted [on the Avi Chai Foundation Blog] about the wide chasm that often exists between research and practice. In that post I promised additional posts related [...]
The Educators’ Personal Report Card
***Earlier this month, I wrote an article discussing professional development and how it is important for Jewish educators to take charge of it. The article laid out the different steps [...]
That Awkward Jewish Moment
by Samanthan Vinokor-Meinrath - I am someone who embraces the awkward. I’m a Jewish educator - I’m up for singing off-key whenever the occasion calls for it, wearing ridiculous costumes [...]
The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies and Hebrew College Launch Program to Train Rabbi Educators
PROGRAM EXPANDS PARDES’S IMPACT AND COMMITMENT TO JEWISH EDUCATION FOR ALL (JERUSALEM, Israel & NEWTON CENTRE, MA– January 23, 2019) The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies (www.pardes.org.il) and Hebrew College [...]
Hidden Value: The Importance of Bible Study
Throughout our history, Jewish leaders of every stripe have underscored the importance of Bible study. More than an examination of our birthright or an analysis of our history, our most [...]