The Shalom Hartman Institute’s Beit Midrash for New North American Rabbis (Rabbanut North America) is training visionary leaders in the Jewish texts, ideas, and skills they need to lead the North American Jewish community as cutting-edge rabbis.
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Good preschool teachers don’t hesitate to get their hands dirty. And that’s just what they did during a two-day conference on early childhood education and outdoor learning at the Osher Marin JCC in San Rafael on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Amid workshops…
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What do a religious start-up, a spiritual cooperative and 570-plus households in a high school have in common? They’re all part of the Jewish Emergent Network, comprised of seven communities that have been meeting together for two years to think about…
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The San Francisco-based Jim Joseph Foundation has approved nearly $6.4 million in new grants for Jewish educational projects. The grants announced this week benefit youth, teens and young adults in the United States. Grants include up to $3.2 million…
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Some 250 Jewish educators, educational leaders and funders spent three days in Las Vegas last month discussing and learning new strategies for teaching the subject of Israel to Jews in North America.And, in this case, the hope is that what happened in…
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Hot on the heels of a report showing major gaps in American-Jewish college students’ knowledge about the State of Israel, some 250 Jewish educators, funders and other stakeholders gathered in Las Vegas for a three-day conference on Israel education.…
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I recently got a call from a friend who graduated from a top business school and was considering three great job offers: one doing marketing with a professional sports team; one as an account manager with a tech start up; and, one doing development with…
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With the support of a more than $4 million matching grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation, along with financial assistance from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles is developing the Los Angeles Jewish…
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As an educator and a parent, I know my task is not only to provide answers. I know that allowing children the opportunity to discover, question, challenge, and struggle is just as valuable, if not much more. But in times of crisis, in times where the…
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Entwine’s unique combination of service, educational and leadership opportunities is becoming a model for re-charging the Jewish identities of hard-to-reach young adults. “We all have a responsibility for the other. Through JDC Entwine, we…
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Two grants totaling $300,000 from the Jim Joseph Foundation and The AVI CHAI Foundation have provided scholarships for Jewish day schools, early childhood programs, and overnight camps to Houston-area families affected by May’s flood in America’s…
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(JTA) — Hillel International: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life has received a $16 million grant from the Jim Joseph Foundation, the largest grant ever awarded by the foundation. The grant, which will be paid out over five years, will assist Hillel…
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Three local Jewish day schools have started the second year of an initiative that aims to improve Israel experiences and education in Jewish day schools. Last year, the iCenter, a national Israel education organization, launched “iNfuse: Israel…