By Jordan Daniels My relationship to the Jewish community has always been a tightrope that I’ve struggled to balance on. I didn’t attend Hebrew school, camp or synagogue, and I didn’t have a bar mitzvah. My mom and I observed few Jewish rituals, particularly lighting candles for her parents’ yahrzeits and Chanukah. As a secular Black man, my dad wasn’t eager to convert and navigate a seemingl … [Read More...] about Creating Belonging for Jews of Color
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CASJE Invites Another Round of Proposals for Research That Will Contribute to the Practice of Jewish Education
CASJE (Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education) released a request for proposals (RFP) to promote research that can make a difference in how Jewish education is practiced. Up to two grants of up to $30,000 each will be awarded to stimulate time-concentrated research that is clearly connected to one of CASJE’s areas of focus, and that will apply to the practice of Jewish education. Areas … [Read More...] about CASJE Invites Another Round of Proposals for Research That Will Contribute to the Practice of Jewish Education
BBYO as a Case Study in Jewish Teen Engagement
“Just my ancestors planted for their children, so I must plant for my offspring”T.B., Taanit 23a By Steven Windmueller, Ph.D. It is no accident that the leaders of many of our religious, communal and policy-making bodies trace their commitment to their respective youth movements. But more particularly, the singular impact of BBYO on American Jewish […]
Cultural Institution (Not That One. The Other One)
By Natasha Dresner What comes to mind when you think of the word “culture”? Music? Dance? Art? Theater? We are blessed with so many varied world class nonprofit cultural institutions here in The Berkshires that it would be easy to miss something that these institutions – and all organizations, for that matter, have in common […]
Why the Jewish Community Needs to Rethink how It Reaches Young Jews
By Dina Rabhan Young Jews, like young people everywhere, are spending increasing amounts of time online. It may seem unfathomable to anyone from an older generation, but U.S. teens go online an average of six hours daily – not including schoolwork. That online focus includes social media, connecting with friends, following celebrities and influencers, and […]
Beyond Talk: Reckoning With What the Safety Respect Equity Report Demands of Us
By Seth Cohen Over the years, when speaking with leaders of community organizations, I am often asked to recommend reading resources that help make sense of our contemporary Jewish communal challenges. When I start rattling off a (probably too) lengthy list of books, blogs, and Twitter accounts, I usually get a more basic inquiry: “if […]
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