By Neta Polizer [This article is the fourth in a series written by participants in the Senior Educators Cohort at M²: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education.] When I was a student, I don’t remember a teacher ever encouraging me to ask the question, “Who am I?” Many years later, however, I have come to realize that this is the single-most important question to ask in any educational program that aims to help students discover and … [Read more...] about Creating a Space for Questions about Identity in Jewish Education in Israel
Bronfman Youth Fellowships/BYFI
Applications Open: 2018 Bronfman Fellowship
Every year, twenty-six outstanding North American teenagers are selected as Bronfman Fellows. The highlight of the Fellowship is a five week, all-expenses-paid Summer Fellowship in Israel. Fellows engage in thought-provoking study and conversation and make lifelong friends. Our high-caliber educators focus on teaching a broad range of traditional and contemporary Jewish texts at a university level. Fellows encounter the land and people of Israel, … [Read more...] about Applications Open: 2018 Bronfman Fellowship
The Bronfman Fellowship Announces its 31st Cohort
The Bronfman Fellowship has selected its 31st cohort of eleventh grade high school students, among them a Page in the U.S. Senate, the founder of a charitable organization that has fed nearly 20,000 people, a speaker at UNICEF’s International Day of the Girl, and a specialist in close-up card magic who has won several national science awards. The 26 Fellows, chosen from two hundred and fifty-two applicants across North America, will … [Read more...] about The Bronfman Fellowship Announces its 31st Cohort
Applications Open: 2017 Bronfman Youth Fellowships
The Bronfman Fellowship is a fully-funded Fellowship available to outstanding Jewish students of all backgrounds who are in their junior year of high school. The program seeks intellectually curious and mature applicants with a strong character. The purpose of the Bronfman Fellowship is to invest in a cohort of bright young Jews who will be leaders of tomorrow in all areas of Jewish and public life. Included are an all-expense paid … [Read more...] about Applications Open: 2017 Bronfman Youth Fellowships
A Clarion Call to the Jewish People
Edgar M. Bronfman’s final book is both a testament to his legacy and a challenge for the future. By Steve Linde Illustrating the strong sense of family bonds among Jews around the world that can seem remarkable to non-Jews, Edgar M. Bronfman recounts a short anecdote that speaks volumes. During his tenure as president of the World Jewish Congress, he recalls, he was at the end of a trip to Bucharest for a series of meetings when he was … [Read more...] about A Clarion Call to the Jewish People
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