New Rabbis Face Employment Challenges
July 2, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
Newly Ordained Find the 2010 Spiritual Job Market a Tough Place To Sell Their Wares
by Larry Yudelson
Last fall, Rabbi Lennard Thal gave an uncharacteristic warning to senior rabbinical students at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, the seminary»
The Limits of Cross-Denominational Partnership
June 6, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
from Tablet Magazine:
Last week, each of the three universities associated with the major American Jewish denominations received an $11 million grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation, a San Francisco-based Jewish philanthropy.
… But the relative ease with»
What Jewish Educators Should Teach
May 31, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, The Blog
from The Jerusalem Post:
Rosner’s Domain: Al Levitt on what Jewish educators should teach
You’ve probably heard about the “big news coming out of The Jim Joseph Foundation“: $33 million is being given to The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS),»
Jim Joseph Announces $33m. to Train Educators
May 25, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In Case You Missed, Jewish Philanthropy, Media Release / Official Publication, The American Jewish Scene, The Blog
As part of a continued concentrated effort to increase the number of credentialed future Jewish educators and to improve the quality of professional preparation and Jewish education they receive, the Jim Joseph Foundation (JJF) has announced that $33»
Madoff: One Year Later
December 3, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy, Opinion, The Blog
an editorial from The Jewish Daily Forward:
The Madoff Accounting
A year ago, Bernard Madoff’s name was known mainly on Wall Street, in the toniest neighborhoods of Manhattan and Palm Beach, and by the few ordinary folks who thought they»
Day Schools Could Gain $100 Million Through Better Management
July 9, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Best Practice, Education
A first-of-its-kind national study conducted by the Institute for University-School Partnership at Yeshiva University surveyed the presidents of Jewish day schools and found that a key to more affordable schools rests with improving board functioning in two critical areas: financial»
Alumni Support
July 31, 2008 by Dan Brown
Filed under American Philanthropy, Education
Despite the economic climate, two major Universities (Brandeis and YU) have announced record levels of contributions for the past year. It is interesting that both recognize the value of gifts from their alumni and cultivating their graduates. The value is»
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