Arts in Jewish Education

By Tiffany Shlain [This is the fourth article in a series about the importance of Arts in Jewish Education, written by grantees of The Covenant Foundation.] Throughout history people have asked themselves “Who am I? Who do I want to be? And how do I get there?” Five yea … [Read more...] about Engaging Through the Cloud: Making Mussar into Art

By Jody Hirsh [This is the third article in a series about the importance of Arts in Jewish Education, written by grantees of The Covenant Foundation.] Traditional Jewish wisdom tells us “There are seventy faces to the Torah.” (Numbers Rabba and many other sources.) In fac … [Read more...] about White Fire: The Power of Jewish Learning through the Arts

By Alicia Jo Rabins [This is the second article in a series about the importance of Arts in Jewish Education, written by grantees of The Covenant Foundation.] Sometimes I feel like the opposite of a comedian: when I do my job well, people cry. This sounds odd, but it’s t … [Read more...] about Art + Torah = Powerful Learning Experiences

By Jon Adam Ross [This is the first article in a series about the importance of Arts in Jewish Education, written by grantees of The Covenant Foundation.] I always dreamed the phone call that would change my life would come from Steven Spielberg. I had the whole … [Read more...] about Better Than An Oscar: Putting Art in Conversation with the Jewish Community