Combating Compassion Fatigue - the Jewish Answer to “What’s Next?”
Closely following the holiday of Tisha B'Av, we observe Tu B’Av – the day we traditionally celebrate love, marriage and the continuation of life. This pairing of suffering with recovery and resilience is crucial to the survival of the Jewish people, and this cycle can teach us much about how we can cope and persevere in our own lives today. This resource is an opportunity to reflect on your own compassion fatigue as an educator and think through strategies to support yourself.
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- Jewish Text and Thought
- Jewish Peoplehood
- Jewish Holidays (Chagim)
- Not Grade Specific
- Educator Training
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Closely following the holiday of Tisha B'Av, we observe Tu B’Av – the day we traditionally celebrate love, marriage and the continuation of life.
The Jewish Education Project has partnered with Eastern Suffolk BOCES (BOCES) to assist the Jewish (and other non-public) day schools in all processes related to Regents answer sheets which are no longer provided by New York State Education Department (NYSED) in the test booklets.
How can we turn collective responsibility and shared values into meaningful action for the future of the Jewish people? Josh Schalk, Executive Director of Jewish Future Promise, believes the answer begins with how, and why, we give. The Jewish Future Promise invites individuals to commit 50% of