Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education with Miriam Heller Stern
Mentioned During the Interview
- Jewish Creative Sensibilities: Framing a New Aspiration for Jewish Education by Miriam Heller Stern
- The Limitless Mind By Jo Boaler
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Dr. Miriam Heller Stern is National Director of the School of Education and Associate Professor at HUC-JIR, based at the Rhea Hirsch School of Education at HUC-JIR's Skirball Campus in Los Angeles. She is passionate about empowering Jewish educational leaders and teachers to engage in their work intentionally, skillfully and creatively.
How is the ecology of Jewish education changing to prepare students to respond to challenging times? David Bryfman talks to Miriam Heller Stern, National Director of the School of Education and Associate Professor at HUC-JIR, about the role of education, the value of Hebrew schools, and more.
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