Israeli Innovation During a Pandemic: How the Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) Platform is Helping First Responders Around the World
This article can be used as a discussion-starter to talk about Israeli innovation and Israel as a Start-Up Nation, as well as a country that often jumps in first to help out others in times of emergency (see https://tomglobal.org for more information).
- Israel - Contemporary
- Jewish Holidays (Chagim)
- Social Justice
- After School and Beyond
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Congregational Learning
- Family Engagement
- Teen Engagement
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Congregation Emanu-El of NYC. 8th graders explore different ways of doing social justice including fundraising and philanthropy, community organizing and advocacy as well as the Jewish context for these approaches. They volunteer throughout the year.
Congregation Kol Ami White Plains, NY. Mesorah (tradition) is a choice-based model for 7th-12th graders that includes CORE learning and hands-on, experiential, project-based learning electives.
One of the successes of J-Life is that it continues to build community among parents. Most of the learners who started in kindergarten have stayed to continue going on to the upper grades. Parents express that they have a lot of fun participating in J-Life and that they enjoy coming to these experiences.