6 Möglichkeiten, jüdische Kinder Stolzer zu machen
Stolz darauf zu sein, wer wir sind, ist immer wichtig. In einer Welt mit zunehmenden Antisemitismus, sozialem Druck und einer Trennung der Generationen ist es immer wichtiger, dass jüdische Kinder...
View ArticleThe Power of Networks: Insights from a Leadership Development Convening
A rabbi, an activist, and a researcher walk into a bar. It’s not the beginning of a joke, but the makings of the late summer Jim Joseph Foundation convening, that brought together lead staff from...
View ArticleWork for Yesod: Director of Educational Programming Position
Yesod is excited to be hiring a full-time Director of Educational Programming, expanding from a part-time position. The Director of Educational Programming will lead on the design and implementation of...
View Article2018 Pomegranate Prize Awarded to Five Emerging Jewish Educators
Five emerging Jewish educators received the 2018 Covenant Foundation Pomegranate Prize today at the annual Pomegranate Prize ceremony. This year’s cohort includes educators working in myriad settings...
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Toward Inclusive Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Jewish Learners with...
RABBI RUTI REGAN In recent years, there has been a growing consensus within the Jewish community that our schools and youth programs must welcome learners with disabilities. At the same time, many...
View ArticleYeshiva Executive Directors Conference Grows by 50%
Jewish Day School Professionals Discuss Best Practices at 2nd Annual EDShare Conference 65 Executive Directors and finance professionals representing more than 50 Jewish day schools and over 30,000...
View ArticleHanukah, Pesach & Purim Walk into a Bar…!
Introducing PCJE’S new podcast series, Hanukah, Pesach & Purim Walk into a Bar…! In each episode Elmad podcast host Zvi Hirschfield will be joined by guest educators who will share texts that help...
View ArticleChanukah: Lighting Up the Youtube Screen
It’s that time of the year. Everywhere we go, at least within the United States, we hear Christmas music – sometimes written by a Jew- playing. Some of it is pretty catchy, but a lot of it isn’t the...
View ArticleChanukah + Re-dedication
Jewish educators operate in a time that’s slightly different from everyone else’s. We have the combination of the Jewish calendar, the academic calendar(s) of our students, and the Gregorian calendar...
View ArticleBreaking Out of Old Patterns
Three years ago, while hopscotching from one educational blog to another, I came across the tail end of an interview in which an innovative teacher was asked, “If there were one new resource you would...
View ArticleHiddur: Reinvigorating Jewish Learning and Living at Camp
Over the past three years, Perlman Camp in Pennsylvania has brought their previously seasonal Jewish educator, Candice Goldstein, onto the camp’s year-round team, working with staff to ensure Jewish...
View ArticleThe Jewish Education Project Announces David Bryfman As New CEO
December 11, 2018 (NEW YORK) — Following an extensive national search, The Jewish Education Project has named David Bryfman, Ph.D. as its next CEO. Founded in 1910, and later known as the Board of...
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Prizmah Working Towards a Vibrant Future for Jewish Day Schools
Jewish day schools fundamentally strengthen the trajectory of Jewish knowledge, identity, community, and leadership. This is a core principle guiding Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools as it begins...
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From Dreaming to Doing: creating an educational vision.
The power of educational visions is amply evident in the history of educational thought, both in the general and Jewish sphere (Fox, Scheffler, Marom, 2003 p.9) One of the annual highlights of the LSJS...
View ArticleThe Four Fasts – What’s the Message
We’re excited to share with you the newest podcast in the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators podcast series! You can find other podcasts from the series on Elmad, the online learning library of the...
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Rabbi Daniel R. Allen, Leader of Jewish Philanthropy and Member of the Pincus...
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Rabbi Daniel Allen. As a member of the General Assembly of the Pincus Fund for Jewish Education, Rabbi Allen was a cherished member of the...
View ArticleThe Yiddish Book Center’s Great Jewish Books Teacher Seminar
The Yiddish Book Center’s Great Jewish Books Teacher Summer Seminar offers teachers at Jewish middle and high schools the opportunity to enrich their curricula with materials that reflect the breadth...
View ArticleWhen A Jewish Educator Travels Part II
As I’ve written about in the past, while I love being an educator and consider it to be my most natural state of being, my ultimate dream is to be a lifelong student. I’m pretty good at finding...
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Retreatology with Moishe House – Coming Together to Become Better Educators
My name is Natalie Assa, I am 23 years old, and I would like tell my story. Coming from Sofia, Bulgaria, growing up in the local Jewish community shaped my character by showing me what “community”...
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PJ Library Expands to Include Older Children
PJ Library, the popular program that gives away free Jewish books for children, has been expanded to include older kids aged nine to 11. The aim of the new initiative, called PJ Our Way, is to allow...
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