By Tzipora Reitman
Can Jewish day school education ever be tuition-free?
Leah Aizenman analyzed the question. And then she acted.
Under her leadership as Chabad representative in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, she and her community developed a model for free Jewish education. Now in its third year the program, called Jewish Education Myrtle Beach, is giving 75 percent of the city’s Jewish children a first-rate, tuition-free Jewish … [Read more...] about The Future Is Here:
Tuition-Free Jewish Day School in Myrtle Beach
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Moving beyond ‘Flags and Falafel’
By Abby Pitkowsky “Don’t do it!” “You’re crazy - it’s professional madness!” “Have you lost your mind?” These were the comments a friend of mine, a congregational rabbi, received from his colleagues when he shared his planned topic for his Kol Nidre sermon. It’s not hard to guess that this rabbi’s selected topic of focus was Israel. Whether you consider these reactions sad, logical or exaggerated, one fact is clear; speaking and teaching about … [Read more...] about Moving beyond ‘Flags and Falafel’
We Are All Responsible for Each Other… Especially During Middle School
By Jody Passanisi If you ask someone casually about middle school, you're not likely to get a response anywhere near ”yeah, my middle school experience was great.” Actually, on the whole, the experience can be great, but even with safety nets, even with support, even with everything we can give, it isn’t always easy ... for anyone. So it follows that educators in middle school can anticipate a certain amount of push-back, some … [Read more...] about We Are All Responsible for Each Other… Especially During Middle School
The Huppah Above the Marriage of Experiential and Content Based Jewish Learning : A Fresh Conceptualization
Exploring Adin Steinsaltz, Renate and Geoffrey Caine and the Amphibious Jew By Dr. Jeffrey Schein In this article I will be linking the understanding of the implications of the research in neuroscience for education explored by Caine and Caine with an insight I have amplified from Adin Steinsaltz, noted Jewish scholar of Talmud and Jewish mysticism (this insight was passed on to me by Rabbi Barbara Penzer). I call this concept the amphibious … [Read more...] about The Huppah Above the Marriage of Experiential and Content Based Jewish Learning : A Fresh Conceptualization
New CASJE Project to Study the Career Development of Educators in Jewish Institutions of Teaching and Learning
CASJE (The Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education) has launched a project supported by the William Davidson Foundation and the Jim Joseph Foundation for comprehensive research on the pipeline and “career arc” of educators working in Jewish education. The two-year project is supported by generous grants totaling $1.5 million from both foundations, and will yield findings to be shared broadly with the field of Jewish education and … [Read more...] about New CASJE Project to Study the Career Development of Educators in Jewish Institutions of Teaching and Learning
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