By Daniela Greiber While English might have taken over from Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino as the international Jewish language, Jewish learners in Europe are generally not comfortable relying on English language sources, particularly, when they are studying complex Jewish … [Read more...] about How do you say Sefaria in French, German or Italian?
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The Promise of Day School Education:
Cultural Virtuosity
By Alex Pomson
I’ve been studying Jewish day schools for the last 25 years, a long time by most measures. Over two days recently, the potential of this enterprise to create Jewish cultural virtuosos - people with outstanding ability to contribute to Jewish culture - suddenly … [Read more...] about The Promise of Day School Education:
Cultural Virtuosity
Dr. Arielle Levites Named Managing Director of CASJE
CASJE (Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education) has named Dr. Arielle Levites its first Managing Director, effective June 24, 2019. CASJE is a community of researchers, practitioners, and philanthropic leaders committed to producing and sharing knowledge to improve … [Read more...] about Dr. Arielle Levites Named Managing Director of CASJE
A Funder Approach to the (Seemingly) Limitless World of Online Learning
By Seth Linden and Josh Miller [This post is the last in the series on the new report, The Future of Jewish Learning is Here: How Digital Media Are Reshaping Jewish Education, by Stanford University’s Ari Y. Kelman. The report, commissioned by the Jim Joseph Foundation, was … [Read more...] about A Funder Approach to the (Seemingly) Limitless World of Online Learning
Family Education:
Lessons from Sesame Street
By Rabba Rachel Kohl Finegold
The podcast that most often plays in my home is the children’s science podcast Wow in the World. Its success (in its first season in 2017, it reached five million downloads in five months), says producer Meredith Halpern-Ranzer, is largely due to … [Read more...] about Family Education:
Lessons from Sesame Street