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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The Jewish Federation of San Diego County has announced the launch of the community-based Center for Volunteer Service Learning, an initiative designed to catalyze more immersive and ongoing service learning opportunities for San Diego teens. The initiative…
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Reshet Ramah, Camp Ramah’s alumni and community engagement network, is poised to expand the role that camp plays in building Jewish community. When Gabe Scott-Dicker, 30, lost his mother last year, he found him-self wondering where he was going to say…
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The Jim Joseph Foundation in San Francisco has announced grants totaling more than $13.6 million in support of Jewish education and enrichment programs. Grants ranging from $250,000 to $3.25 million were awarded to seven organizations, includingBBYO,…
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Families in Colorado raising Jewish children have more opportunities to participate in Jewish life due to the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. The foundation created PJ Library, which offers Jewish themed books, music and programing to families around the…
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This summer, the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago launches a new initiative to increase the depth and quality of programming for Chicagoland Jewish teens – including the creation of an immersive Spring Break program to pilot next year.…
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Five local day schools have collected more than 21 million ways to make Jewish education more affordable in Los Angeles. A multiyear program to raise cash endowments and focus on tuition assistance called the Los Angeles High School Affordability Initiative…
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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…