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Choosing and Using Primary Texts
06
Jan

One of the most fundamental elements of the DRJC (Deep Rich Jewish Content) Methodology is incorporating primary Jewish texts in our learning environments. Yet it is not always easy to know which texts to choose or how to integrate them into curricula and programming. This three-part series is

Beginning January 6, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Free
Online
AI Tree
13
Jan

AI is rapidly changing the world—and Jewish education must adapt.

January 13, 2026 at 4:00 am - 10:30 am EST
$25.00
In-Person: The Conference Center: 130 E 59th St, New York, NY 10022
The Knesset
15
Jan

Emerge with a working understanding of Israeli politics from this virtual Israel 101 mini-course.

Beginning January 15, 2026 at 12:30 pm
$36.00
Online
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Offers educators practical tools and transformative approaches to bring deeper, richer Jewish learning to their learners.

Free
Online
Teaching Israel to Young Children

This eCourse is designed to support educators in exploring Israel with young learners.

Free
Online
Flower thriving between cracks in stone

An online course to help educators develop a basic understanding of the why, what, and how of Jewish education that leads to thriving.

Free
Online

Adapting Podcast

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How to Best Support Educators Right Now
 

This week on Adapting, Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath speaks with Zev Eleff, president of Gratz College and professor of American Jewish history, to address a pressing challenge facing Jewish education today: educators are not feeling supported enough. 

In a conversation encompassing civic education, history, and text study, Zev urges educational institutions to help strengthen their Jewish literacy, with recommendations like leveraging technology to digitize archives, from Judeo-Aramaic texts to Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s documented work with Martin Luther King Jr. Another recommendation is using American Jewish history as a model for teaching inclusivity.