After Katrina, Creating Community All Over Again

The New Orleans Jewish Day School Reemerges From Disaster
by H. Glenn Rosenkrantz

Metairie, LA – Kindergarten classroom, destroyed. Administrative offices, gone. First and second grade facilities, upended. Materials and resources, washed away or damaged.

And that was just on»

Jewish Camp: Forget Color War; It’s Time to Build Robots

For campers at the JCC Maccabi Camp Kingswood in southern Maine, a very hot summer just got very cool. The camp invited a team of Israeli high school students and their teacher to bring their technical and scientific expertise in»

Israeli University Offers Web-based Degrees in Russian

For the first time, Israel’s Open University is offering degree studies over the Web in Russian aimed at those living outside Israel. Until now the language of instruction of Open University’s online offerings has been Hebrew. It is also the»

Reflections on the NewCAJE and Important Fundraising Questions

by Robert I. Evans

I spent several days last week at NewCAJE, a first-time conference for approximately 350 Jewish educators. Men and women committed to Jewish education gathered in suburban Boston at the Gann Academy, the New Jewish High»

Sa’ar, They Made You a Red-Riding Hood

Once again, a non-religiously observant Minister of Education “falls” into the trap of outdated images and decides that those who wear kippot are the experts for training the children of Israel in Judaism. Roni Yavin protests and proposes establishing a»

Heftziba: A Ray of Light Appears

There are small cracks in the wall, but they are growing.

Consider, the professional head of an influential American-based foundation speaks about the importance of reaching out to Russian-speaking Jews worldwide. Young adult programs, from multiple organizations, catering to the»

Hebrew Language Academy: The First Year

from The New York Times:

Success and Scrutiny at Hebrew Charter School

… But as the school’s first year draws to a close, its classrooms are filled with a broad range of students, all seeming confident enough to jabber away»

Three Ways to Get Involved in the Global Day

Participating in the Global Day is as easy as 1, 2, 3…

In Your Community

Community centers, federations, synagogues, and individuals will host events on November 7th. Search for an event in your community.

Don’t see an event»

Growing Jewish Education in Challenging Times: Seizing the Opportunities

by Jonathan Woocher

The 20th century Jewish sage Stan Lee taught us that with great power comes great responsibility. It is equally true, I believe, that with great challenge comes great opportunity.

This is a moment of enormous opportunity for»

Educational Choice is a Blessing

by Adena Raub

As Jews, we are living in an era of unprecedented freedom and choice. Jewish families now have the opportunity to choose how to educate their children in both secular and Jewish studies. Our children are no longer»

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