By Rabbi Adam Grossman
I commend the attempt by Leonard Saxe, Michelle Shain, Graham Wright and Shahar Hecht to accurately isolate the number of Jewish students on U.S. college campuses in the article, How Many Jewish Undergraduates?.
Our team at the University of Florida (UF) Hillel believes that understanding this number is important to ensure accountability in our work and to maximize Jewish and Israel engagement for Jewish college … [Read more...] about How Many Jewish Undergraduates:
A Response from UF Hillel
How Many Jewish Undergraduates:
Eulogy of
Shoshana Shoubin Cardin
Delivered by Sanford (Sandy) Cardin
22 May 2018
Chizuk Amuno Congregation, Baltimore, Maryland
I cannot think of a more appropriate place than the main sanctuary of Chizuk Amuno to honor the life, and mourn the death, of Shoshana Shoubin Cardin, “Mom” to me, my brother and my sisters, and Savta to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. For it was here that we observed all the chaggim, celebrated our b’nai mitzvot, atoned for our sins and … [Read more...] about Eulogy of
Shoshana Shoubin Cardin
Code Blue:
A Call to Save Jewish ECE’s
By Diana Ganger
Imagine rushing an entire sector of our community into an ER under code blue. Jewish ECE, the patient, is choking.
If we believe in Judaism as an ethical guide, promoting decency and dignity, I would suggest that as a community we have to bridge the massive gap between the real and ideal. This is especially visible when we examine the grim reality of how we (under) compensate and (de) value Jewish early childhood … [Read more...] about Code Blue:
A Call to Save Jewish ECE’s
Reflections and Learnings on 10 Months of “Act Now”
By Laura Belinfante Act Now. It’s vague but attention-grabbing. It is a command to do something. The “what,” of course, is open to interpretation. For years, Repair the World has used the words, “Act Now,” in the context of MLK Day to call on and to empower young Jews to engage in local service opportunities and learn about racial justice (the campaign name itself derived from Martin Luther King, Jr.’s repeated call to act with “the fierce … [Read more...] about Reflections and Learnings on 10 Months of “Act Now”
Spertus Institute Announces New Executive Graduate Program Cohort
A new cohort of communal professionals has been admitted to the executive-level version of Spertus Institute's Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies (MAJPS) program. The yearlong program serves Jewish communal executives with a decade or more of experience in the field. The cohort includes senior-level professionals from organizations in California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Ontario, Canada, providing … [Read more...] about Spertus Institute Announces New Executive Graduate Program Cohort
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