8 Lights for Chanukah
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath – With Chanukah rapidly approaching, I thought about numerous ways to reflect on the holiday. There’s my gift guide, which hopefully satisfies the materialistic cravings...
View ArticleOpen Letter to Jewish Educators
by Assaf Luxemborg – When it comes to young professionals, our biggest failure as Jewish educators is that we are – “educators.” This post is an open letter to anyone who is engaging Millennials with...
View ArticleQuestions on Jewish Tradition
by Olya Elshansky – It is important to me that I state beforehand that, for myself at least, the questions voiced in the following article are rhetorical. I ask these questions and invite you to ponder...
View ArticleThe Future Of Our Textual Heritage: A Conversation With Daniel Septimus, CEO...
Faustine Goldberg-Sigal: How & why was Sefaria born? Daniel Septimus: Sefaria was founded in 2013 by best-selling author Joshua Foer and former Google product manager Brett Lockspeiser in response...
View ArticleEight Communities and Local Organizations Selected for Major Study on the...
CASJE-supported researchers will partner with local organizations to survey and interview educators Eight communities and local organizations have been selected to participate in the first strand of a...
View ArticleStop Jew-Shaming in the Age of Anti-Semitism
In an age of rising Anti-Semitism, where both the Left and the Right seem to have reclaimed the age-old hatred against the Jewish people and brought it into the twenty-first century with harshly...
View ArticleInterfaith Couples and Jewish Education: Valuing Grandparents
Written and translated from French by Faustine Goldberg-Sigal One of my best friends, whose mother wasn’t Jewish when she was born recently told me “What made me the Jew I am today isn’t my...
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At The Well
At the intersection of women’s wellness and Jewish wisdom, At The Well is engaging a new generation of women craving connection and wholeness. In just four years, At The Well’s worldwide network of...
View ArticleDaf Yomi Confessions
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath – It came to my attention just over a week ago how niche my social media circle is. In addition to numerous posts about the start of the new decade (happy 2020, everyone!)...
View ArticleReboot Ideas Festival
For 18 years, Reboot has gathered some of the best and brightest change-agents for conversations about Jewish identity and meaning. This combined power of imagination and dialogue helps to turn big...
View ArticleImproving Pedagogic Practice in South African Day Jewish Schools
The South African Jewish community, with a population of approximately 70,000, is uniquely characterized by its dedication to Jewish day schools. More than 95% of Jewish students attend Jewish days...
View ArticleMeet: Tina Schwarz, Executive Director, Jewish Community of Denmark
by Toby Axelrod – [Today in Europe, a wide range of creative and committed individuals are contributing to active and engaging Jewish life. Their stories are often untold and offer lessons for...
View ArticleThe Path To Jewish Identity: #WEREMEMBER
by Rabbi Irina Gritsevskaya – January 27th marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, and the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In Israel we observe Yom Hashoah, Holocaust...
View ArticleTop 6 Challenges of Working with Jewish Teens
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath – While I spend a great deal of time talking about my love of Jewish teens, which inspires the work that I do every day, like anyone who spends a lot of time with...
View ArticleDo We Need Online Programs for Offline Courses>
A few days ago, my daughter turned one. While celebrating her birthday with friends and family, the discussion turned to how nice it will be preparing for the moment when she begins to ask such fun...
View ArticleInterfaith Couples and Jewish Education: An Orthodox Response
by Tzuri Hasson – I recently read the excellent article “Interfaith Couples and Jewish Education: Valuing Grandparents by Faustine Goldberg-Sigal, one of my fellow writers here on Jeducation World. The...
View ArticleGabriel Abensour: Studying and Teaching
Illustration by Rachel Lwk for Ta Shma (c) Gabriel Abensour, together with Rabbi Bitya Rozen-Goldberg, is the creator of the independent Beit Hamidrash Ta Shma in Jerusalem. We asked about his...
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Jewish Engagement As We Know It: Are We Measuring What We Think We Are
by Valerie Feldman, PhD – Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the diverse ways in which people engage in Jewish life, and how this matters for Jewish community leaders who are concerned about...
View ArticleConnecting Millennial Jews through Jewish Doings: The Making of 248
The following is a conversation with Gideon Vennor, Director, 248 Community Action Network The 248 Community Action Network is a “Glocal” network of Jewish doers. Members use the worldwide network to...
View ArticleWhat does it mean to be Jewishly articulate?
by Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath When I started my doctoral research, I knew what questions I wanted to ask. I knew that I wanted to hear directly from Jewish teens about their identities, their positive...
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