How Netflix’s New Teen Drama, The Society, Can Launch a Discussion About...
It’s different than 13 Reasons Why, the stomach-churning teen drama that launched countless counter-curricula, often entitled “13 Reasons Why Not.” That car wreck, however gut-wrenching and provocative...
View ArticleA Day for (Young) Religious Zionists
This article was initially published in Hebrew and translated for our English-speaking audience. Click here to view the article in Hebrew. It is rather strange that Religious Zionists, which are a...
View ArticleDay of Disaster and Heroism
This article was initially published in Russian and translated for our English-speaking audience. Click here to view the article in Russian. Minsk, April 2019 In tradition, we are not only looking for...
View ArticleOJSC: Creating a Community of Learners through Online Judaic Studies Courses
Four years ago, we were offered the opportunity and the challenge to create a program that would provide online Judaic studies courses to Jewish day schools across North America. The opportunity was...
View ArticleJewish Overnight Camps Prep for Summer with The iCenter’s New Camp Resources...
SpaceIL resources and staff webinars highlight 2019 offerings Chicago, IL — The immersive environment of Jewish summer camp—where the day is full of diverse activities; staff members are young,...
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Let My People Know: The Steinsaltz Approach to Jewish Education
It is often said that “knowledge is the key to success.” However, in Judaism, to “know” is not straightforward, leaving so many feeling despondent and disconnected. Prevalent attitudes among many...
View ArticleThe Jewish Journey
This article was initially published in Hebrew. Click here to view the original. המאמר הזה פורסם במקור בעברית. הקליקו כאן לראות את המאמר המקורי On the last night of Passover, we began a journey that is...
View ArticleWhat We Discover In Shavuot
This article was originally published in Russian. Click here to view the original. Оригинальная версия этой статьи была опубликована на русском языке. Нажмите здесь, чтобы прочитать оригинал. Shavuot...
View ArticleAsking Why On Shavuot
The Jewish People are an ancient one. For many of our students, living in the modern day, it can be challenging to connect their day to day lives with a culture that has existed for so many...
View ArticleWhat Does “Israel Engagement” Really Mean?
(By Zohar Rotem of Rosov Consulting) While every client-partner we work with is unique—with their own specific needs and requirements—when we look across the hundreds of projects and clients in our...
View ArticleBringing Kabbalah into Our Educational Syllabus
An educational consultant recently told me that teachers often teach what they feel most comfortable teaching, and not necessarily what their students need to learn. I know I was guilty of this for...
View ArticleHow We Learn
As educators, it should come as no surprise that, with the many different personalities that fill your classroom, each one comes with his or her own learning style. Since each student’s approach to...
View ArticlePSA: About Those Jewish Values…
Like most educators I know (and my mom), I tend to spend a disproportionate amount of my time talking about Jewish values. I teach my learners about concepts like derekh eretz and shem tov, remind them...
View ArticleSUMMER CAMP MEMORIES – PART ONE
Earlier this year, I took a look at how to choose the perfect summer camp for your children. Well, by now, the choice is made, you’re ironing on the labels and your kids are practically out the door....
View ArticleWhat We Really See
This article was initially published in Hebrew. Click here to view the original. המאמר הזה פורסם במקור בעברית. הקליקו כאן לראות את המאמר המקורי There is a famous parable that “those who return” like to...
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Bringing Students Inside of Jewish Ritual—So They Can Own It
Blessed are you, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who separates: –Challah and siddurs from toilet plungers and the internet –Sunlight and candlelight from dark rooms and dark holes –My bed and...
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Making Transitions, Jewishly
Making Transitions, Jewishly The canon of Jewish ritual tradition prepares us for what it means to make transitions. From the weekly Havdalah ceremony, marking the shift between Shabbat and the rest of...
View ArticleSharing Learnings From the Machar Fellowship to Help Other Jewish Educator...
This article was initially published by our friends at the Jim Joseph Foundation. Click here to view the original. More than two years ago, the Machar Fellowship launched as an opportunity for recent...
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LETTERS FROM CAMP: STRONGER TOGETHER
URJ Crane Lake Camp Before campers emerge joyously from buses to summer camps across North America, thousands of staff members have undergone intensive training and preparation designed to ensure that...
View ArticleWhy Graduation Matters
It’s graduation season and I have a confession to make: not only do I sometimes find graduation ceremonies long and boring (I expect I am not alone in this!), when it comes to university graduations, I...
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