By Zachary Lasker, Ed.D. Nothing is quite like Friday evening at Jewish summer camp. Routine activities wind down, cabins and campers are hosed off in an extra scrupulous round of clean up, and the community gathers for whatever combination of song, dance, storytelling, and … [Read more...] about Create the Conditions for Embodied Judaism
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Seeing Clearly to Effect Change
By Zachary Lasker, Ed.D. “Get out of your own way.” The day I sat down to write this article at my favorite L.A. coffee house I ran into my buddy Harold, an honest and hard working guy with a playful and blunt manner. Harold asked what I was working on and I told him an art … [Read more...] about Seeing Clearly to Effect Change
Tapas: A Vital Ingredient for Jewish Continuity
By Zachary Lasker, Ed.D. Close your eyes and take a deep breath in through your nose (yes, I’m serious). Let the breath out slowly through your mouth. Repeat this action twice and with each cycle of breath feel your mind start to quiet. Turn your gaze inward and take a moment t … [Read more...] about Tapas: A Vital Ingredient for Jewish Continuity
The Need for Rest-and-Digest Philanthropy: Strengthen Jewish Education by Tending to Jewish Educators
By Zachary Lasker, Ed.D Most of us can identify with the automatic response triggered when a child falls into potentially dangerous or stressful circumstances - he goes missing at the supermarket, she chases a ball into the middle of a busy street, he wakes up from a night … [Read more...] about The Need for Rest-and-Digest Philanthropy: Strengthen Jewish Education by Tending to Jewish Educators
The Educator: Multiple Settings to Multiply Impact
Imagine how we might increase the degree to which our learners are engaged in Jewish learning and living if institutions required their professionals to spend “x” amount of time contributing to an environment other than their own. by Zachary Lasker, Ed.D. I will always fon … [Read more...] about The Educator: Multiple Settings to Multiply Impact
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