By Dan Aviv I have one child in Jewish day school. I’ve been present (in the fullest sense of the world) while he e-learns. I asked him what his experience was like, one week in. He said: “It’s different, but mostly the same.” Teachers were asked to do the impossible - … [Read more...] about One Week In
Using Technology Wisely
Creating a Family/Community Seder in the Age of the Coronavirus
By Rabbi Yossie Goldman In times such as these when social distancing has become a reality in our everyday lives and with Pesach being around the corner, many Jews who would have otherwise participated in a family or a community Seder are at a loss. I was thinking how to … [Read more...] about Creating a Family/Community Seder in the Age of the Coronavirus
We Have to Build Trust in a Virtual World*
By Sam Joseph For me this virtual world of meetings, teaching, coaching-consulting and programming is not new. If by virtual we mean conference phone calls, I have been participating in these for decades. So too if we define email threads, forums and bulletin boards as … [Read more...] about We Have to Build Trust in a Virtual World*
The Zoom Virus
By Lawrence M. Katz Back in the fall of 2019, I recommended in an email that JAFI, JCCA, JCPA and JFNA would coordinate their Zoom calls so that Jewish communal professionals would have fewer conflicting webinars. The responses from some at JAFI, JCCA, and JFNA seemed … [Read more...] about The Zoom Virus
Everything I Ever Need To Know, I Learned in Zoom Nursery School
By Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal and Cindy Grebow We are in week two of our new normal, trying to balance supporting and engaging our community and adjusting to the realities of a synagogue taking place entirely online. One of the first questions we asked ourselves was, how would … [Read more...] about Everything I Ever Need To Know, I Learned in Zoom Nursery School
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