[This blog is the first in a series on the new report, The Future of Jewish Learning is Here: How Digital Media are Reshaping Jewish Education, by Stanford University’s Ari Y. Kelman. The report, commissioned by the Jim Joseph Foundation, will be featured in a session Monday morning at the upcoming Jewish Funders Network conference. Following the conference, additional blogs will run in eJP sharing multiple perspectives on the findings and … [Read more...] about Introducing the Future of Jewish Learning
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Creating an Escape for Teens After the SoCal Fires and Shooting
By Rabbi Paul Kipnes and Elana Nemitoff Teens today speak of being stressed and anxious, feeling tensions that seems to transcend levels reported by previous generations. School pressures and what might be called the “psychosis of the social media facade” now merge with a seemingly endless series of mass shootings, contentious mean-spirited national dialogue, an obstructionist political culture, and natural disasters like fires, floods, … [Read more...] about Creating an Escape for Teens After the SoCal Fires and Shooting
Investing in Equity for Orthodox Female Leaders
By Steven Green Equity and pay disparity are common and important themes in today’s public discourse, but their problematic presence in society is not new. These gaps exist and have historically existed along the spectrum of diversity including, but not limited to, ability/disability, gender, geography, race, religion, and sexual orientation. While each of these verticals is critical to explore on its own, there is a common theme among … [Read more...] about Investing in Equity for Orthodox Female Leaders
Key Funders Invest in the UC Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies
The Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley has received a $1 million matching grant from The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation of Los Angeles, with the goal of meeting a $10 million endowment by 2024. The Institute also received grants totaling nearly $2 million from the Koret Foundation and the Jim Joseph Foundation in partial support of the Institute’s operations as it raises this endowment. “We’re issuing a … [Read more...] about Key Funders Invest in the UC Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies
The Wexner Foundation Announces Class 3 of Field Fellows
The Wexner Foundation is pleased to announce Class 3 of the newly-expanded Wexner Field Fellowship. Built on the success of the pilot Wexner Field Fellowship and incubated within the Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars, the program was developed in partnership with the Jim Joseph Foundation. Fifteen outstanding professionals were selected through a highly competitive process for this three-year intensive program. Utilizing the … [Read more...] about The Wexner Foundation Announces Class 3 of Field Fellows
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