Turning off the Bypass Road of Israel Education
The Jim Joseph Foundation is now following the lead of other philanthropists who have led the charge by investing in Israel education that includes the conflict.
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The Jim Joseph Foundation is now following the lead of other philanthropists who have led the charge by investing in Israel education that includes the conflict.
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It’s a precarious world for Jewish girls — in addition to the angst of adolescence, they are at risk for depression, eating disorders and risky behavior. And Jewish girls, post-bat mitzvah, also often drop out of Jewish life. But, for 3,500 Jewish…
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Last month, a group of 15 different organizations (15!) released a case study—Finding New Paths for Teen Engagement and Learning: A Funder Collaborative Leads the Way—detailing the two-years they’ve spent working together, learning about and investing…
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With new focus on ‘21st century skill-set,’ camp is fast becoming another data point on a teen’s resume. When Barbara Rose Welford was looking to enroll her teenage daughter in summer camp, color war and cookouts weren’t enough to catch her eye.…
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The Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati (JFC), is a member of the Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Funder Collaborative, a group, comprised of 15 national and local funders committed to investing in community–based Jewish teen education initiatives. Recently…
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In recognition of its success infusing Israel into a greater part of camp culture and overall experience, Camp Pembroke in Pembroke, was awarded the inaugural “Goodman Prize for Excellence in Israel Education at Camp” by the iCenter for Israel Education, Foundation…
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A funder collaborative set up to invest in community-based Jewish teen education initiatives has been “strikingly successful” in its first two years, with all participants reporting a high level of satisfaction, a case study commissioned by…
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Professional development program trains exceptional staff for Taglit-Birthright Israel trips Taglit-Birthright Israel opened registration earlier this week for Cohort 3 of Taglit Fellows, the professional development program launched in 2014 in…
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The Jim Joseph Foundation in San Francisco has announced two rounds of grants totaling nearly $24 million in support of Jewish education. Grant recipients include the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, which was awarded $3 million to expand…
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It hasn’t achieved Starbucks-level growth, with a franchise on every corner. Not yet. But Moishe House, which offers subsidized housing to young adults who agree to live and work together on promoting Jewish life to their peers, has expanded at a dizzying…
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ATLANTA (JTA) — Over 3,000 teenagers from multiple Jewish youth groups gathered in Atlanta for a series of events aimed at strengthening Jewish identity among teens and rallying philanthropic support for such programs. The main attractions were the…
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George Rohr’s op-ed provides us with a salient and powerful message: Day schools help ensure a vibrant Jewish future (“Tackling The Day School Affordability Crisis,” Education Supplement, Jan. 30). And in order for day schools to survive and…
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NEW YORK (JTA) — A new $9.2 million initiative will attempt to expand and improve Jewish summer programming for New York-area teens. The New York Teen Initiative for Immersive Summer Experiences for Jewish Teens, a project of New York’s Jewish Education…