Reimagining Israel Education

Reimagining Israel Education is a major field-wide new initiative that offers a fresh approach and educational framework for Israel education.

To support and strengthen the broader Israel education field, the Jim Joseph Foundation, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, and The Jewish Education Project collaborated with many partners committed to Reimagining Israel Education. Over 18 months, the initiative surveyed more than 400 stakeholders and engaged thought leaders, researchers, Jewish educators and learners to produce a landscape analysis and develop a new educational framework to advance Israel education post-October 7, 2023. This framework emerged from the field-wide process and reflects broad collaboration. We share it with gratitude to many partners.

Reimagining Israel Education provides the field of Jewish education with data-driven conclusions about challenges and opportunities, recommendations for change and a strategic framework for growth and impact. New educational principles rooted in this framework will cultivate in learners a powerful, resilient and enduring connection to Israel.

Learn more how Reimagining aims to help the field work toward a new vision where Israel is integrated into Jewish learning across ages and settings—honestly, holistically, and authentically.

View the Reimagining Israel Education website with background information and the new educational principles.

Read a thought piece in eJewish Philanthropy by Dr. David Bryfman and Rabbi Dena Klein of The Jewish Education Project, and Dr. Beth Cousens, lead consultant for the initiative.