The Lesson of Working Together

by | Mar 31, 2011

The highlight for me of the Jewish Funders Network conference came at a standing-room only dinner hosted by the Foundation for Jewish Camp. Presentations by Amy Sales on Limud by the Lake Revisited and by Jeremy Fingerman on Camp Works, demonstrated how far the field...

Jewish Funders Network Conference – Day School Focus

by | Mar 31, 2011

At the Jewish Funders Network Conference this week, I attended a session on Jewish day school education. The purpose was to reframe the affordability conversation into one that focuses on the value of a day school education, in other words “Why day school?” The...

Jewish Funders Network Conference – The Lesson of Why?

by | Mar 30, 2011

I have just returned from the Jewish Funders Network annual conference. This year’s theme was Storytelling. The various presentations and conversations around telling our stories reminded me of a TED Talk by Simon Sinek on Start With Why, his book that the AVI CHAI...

Affordability Counts

by | Mar 29, 2011

This blog entry was originally posted on the PEJE blog on March 28, 2011. In September 2011, a Hebrew language charter school, Shalom Academy, will open in Englewood, New Jersey.  This will not be the first Hebrew charter school in the nation (that distinction goes to...

The USCJ Vision Might be Shortsighted

by | Mar 28, 2011

The USCJ Vision Might be Shortsighted –Susan Kardos For those of us who care deeply about Schechter schools and about the strength of Conservative Judaism, the USCJ’s (United Synagogues of Conservative Judaism) recently publicized, new strategic plan is likely a...
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