Adapting Podcast: Get out of their way- The best way to engage Jewish teens today?
Michelle Shapiro Abraham, an award-winning Jewish educator with the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), reflects on major changes in the field of Jewish teen engagement and her personal and professional path as a Jewish educator.
Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
- Belonging
- After School and Beyond
- Congregational Learning
- Teen Engagement
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