An in-depth look at the classic Tisha B’Av story
This report indicates the value of alternative models of 21st century learning in Hebrew Schools.
I*Express is designed to propel congregations forward in engaging children and their families in meaningful Jewish learning.
Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York. Learners of different ages are integrated into four tribes and engage in immersive activities to learn about Jewish values. Tribes is facilitated by teens (tribal chiefs).
Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester, Rye, NY. Intergenerational teams consisting of two adults and one teen serve as learning facilitators for four or five 6th or 7th grade students.
Temple Judea, Tarzana, CA. Nisayon includes week-long camp experiences, family programming, and parallel adult education. Annual content themes are paired with activities like music, dance, drama, and krav maga.
Adventures in Jewish Education weaves Jewish learning and Hebrew into an all-day, once a month, active outdoor experience.
A New Publication: Where Jewish Education Helps Student Thrive
For more than thirty years, Jonathan Woocher was the preeminent specialist in Jewish education policy in North America. Part educator, part sociologist, part theologian, part anthropologist, and part pundit, he was unique in his role: He studied the work of our field and explained both what was and what could be.
Welcome to Chavurah, A Graphic Novel in three parts! Chavurah is an educational model and we hope our Graphic Novel will be an inviting and refreshing way to explore innovative models of Jewish education in action through new media.
Teachers work collaboratively as researchers, guiding and following the interests of the children and making their work visible through many forms of documentation at the Saul and Carole Zabar Nursery School at The JCC in Manhattan.