Recently, a rabbi from a large established synagogue sent us an email, and he asked, “Could you create something in our building? Our pews are empty of young people.” We wish this was the only email like this we’ve received recently... By Bradley Caro Cook, Ed.D. & Rabbi Adam Grossman Amazon, Netflix, and AirBnB have shifted the way we understand “brick-and-mortar” organizations and seek experiences. To be relevant in today’s … [Read more...] about Legacy Organizations and Brick and Mortar Institutions Could be More Relevant Today Than in the Past 40 Years
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EMBODIED: Séance – Kabbalah – Sukkah
By Daniel S. Horwitz and Marisa Meyerson The yearly field trip from the Sunday school classroom to the Sukkah in the courtyard of the synagogue was always a treat. We were able to have arts and crafts, snack time, and a fun lesson from the Rabbi all rolled into one, as we made paper chains and decorated the roof, sang hamotzi and noshed on challah, and learned how to shake the lulav and etrog. For most of us, the essence of Sukkot boiled down … [Read more...] about EMBODIED: Séance – Kabbalah – Sukkah
The Danger in Sears Judaism
By Dr Nir Tsuk and Rabbi Yehuda Sarna The year was 1886. Richard W. Sears decided to establish a company bearing his own name to sell watches by mail order, based in Minnesota. That very same year, rabbis joined together to found the Jewish Theological Seminary Association, establishing the Conservative movement in New York. This week, more than 132 years later, Sears announces that it is closing up shop for reasons that legacy Jewish … [Read more...] about The Danger in Sears Judaism
Growth Mindset:
Shifting Students’ Thinking to Teach Resilience
Written by Julie Levinson on behalf of Epstein Hillel School
If you are a parent, you more likely than not have been met with cries of, “I cannot do it” from your child. Most of the time, it is only because it is a “new-to-them” task and the only obstacle standing between success and failure is a can-do attitude. Among the many exciting initiatives for the 2018-2019 school year at Epstein Hillel School is one spearheaded by school psychologist … [Read more...] about Growth Mindset:
Shifting Students’ Thinking to Teach Resilience
The Multiple Dimensions
of Israel
By Rachel Raz
Dr. Amir Grinstein, Associate Professor of Marketing, Northeastern University/VU Amsterdam, introduced me to the concept of “multiple dimensions” in relationship to Israel. As a native Israeli, I took the multiple dimensions of Israel for granted, and just lived by it. I took for granted that Israel is a Jewish state where Jews are the majority, where the school year and vacations follow the Jewish calendar and where the Jewish … [Read more...] about The Multiple Dimensions
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