Investing in Equity for Orthodox Female Leaders
Equity and pay disparity are common and important themes in today’s public discourse, but their problematic presence in society is not new.
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Equity and pay disparity are common and important themes in today’s public discourse, but their problematic presence in society is not new.
Guest Blog
“Diversity” might not be the first word that comes to mind when we think about living a Jewish life—but it should be.
Guest Blog
A rabbi, an activist, and a researcher walk into a bar. It’s not the beginning of a joke, but the makings of the late summer Jim Joseph Foundation convening, that brought together lead staff from across the Foundation’s leadership development grantees.
Partners in the News
Today's Jewish grandparents are actively building relationships with their grandchildren. Yet, programming for this generation is lacking. Enter: Jewish Grandparents Network.
From the Jim Joseph Foundation
Below are a few resources from our various partners and colleagues that you may find helpful both professionally and personally.
Partners in the News
After the heartbreaking news of the eleven Jewish community members murdered in Pittsburg this past weekend, my work email and Facebook message boxes filled with two types of notes.
Featured Partner
Teens today are impacted by monumental sociological forces and challenges. With this understanding, and powered by research and data, the Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Funder Collaborative develops, nurtures, and scales innovative new approaches…
Partners in the News
CASJE (The Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education) today announced the launch of a major project supported by the William Davidson Foundation and the Jim Joseph Foundation for comprehensive research on the pipeline and “career arc” of…
Guest Blog
I’ve spent much of the last eight years planning and executing residential education programs as the Academic Director of the Yiddish Book Center.
Guest Blog
Pulling up to The Publishing House Bed and Breakfast in what appeared to be an old, deserted part of Chicago’s near West Side did not particularly allay my trepidation about the upcoming couple of days with my fellow grantees of the Jim Joseph Foundation’s…
Partners in the News
Examining graffiti art. Meeting with Druze and Bedouin families. Visiting an Arab neighborhood in Haifa. Assembling crutches for a nonprofit. Making challah in Tsfat.
Featured Partner
Jewish day schools participating in UJA-Federation of New York’s Day School Challenge Fund (DSCF) initiative are in the final months of raising funds for endowments that are eligible to be matched -- with the goal of helping to secure their long-term…
From the Professional Team
In the last year, the Foundation has conducted an experiment of sorts with professional directors of ten programs focused on training Jewish educators.