By Naftuli Moster For the last eight years, I have worked to bring attention to a crisis in plain sight. Tens of thousands of children in New York attend Hasidic and ultra-Orthodox yeshivas that provide little general education - that is, instruction in English, math, … [Read more...] about Secular Education in Hasidic Yeshivas is a Jewish Issue
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The Pandemic Isn’t Going Away. We Must Grow Jewish Communal Institutions Now
By Rabbi Rebecca W. Sirbu This pandemic is not going away. Yet many seem to be unable or unwilling to confront that reality. Across the Jewish communal world, I keep hearing people saying things like, “I can’t wait until we get back to normal” and “I have heard enough about COV … [Read more...] about The Pandemic Isn’t Going Away. We Must Grow Jewish Communal Institutions Now
Two Truths about the Future of Jewish Communal Life
By Beth Cousens Last winter, as the implications of the global pandemic began to be evident, The Jewish Federations of North America turned to other continental network organizations to face the uncertainty of what lay ahead together. Since then, the National Pandemic … [Read more...] about Two Truths about the Future of Jewish Communal Life
Celebrating Small Beats of this Month
By Rachel Gildiner Connection looks different these days, as do many things - how we teach and learn, how we celebrate, how we gather. I was reflecting recently with a colleague on how much we miss running into each other at the office and at events. We wished we could achieve … [Read more...] about Celebrating Small Beats of this Month
A Rabbi on High on the High Holy Days
By Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein Packing the drive-in-movie-theater with over two-hundred cars on Yom Kippur, the Cantor and I conducted services from, of all places, the rooftop of a snack shack. Far from ideal, we had to battle the elements, with winds of over thirty-miles an … [Read more...] about A Rabbi on High on the High Holy Days
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