Better Together

By: Jill Goldenberg Celebrating my 50th (!) birthday recently gave me a great opportunity to do a lot of eating and celebrating – and reflecting. For each of the 50 days before my big day, I kept a journal (OK, it was an excel spreadsheet) where I noted at least...

The Top 5 Community Initiatives to Sustain Day Schools

Cross-posted in eJewishPhilanthropy By: Harry Bloom Much of my time is being spent “in the trenches” helping Jewish day schools develop active strategies to increase their sustainability. Our team is immersed in the intense but satisfying and productive work of...

Write On for Israel: Elie Wiesel Reframes "Us vs. Them"

By: Joshua Fattal On June 11th at the Park Avenue Synagogue, one generation taught and inspired the next as Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel spoke with a panel of seven students and graduates of Write On For Israel, an advocacy through journalism project of The Jewish Week....

Analyzing BASIS

By: Susan Folkman BASIS (the Bay Area Schools Israel Synergy Initiative), an initiative funded by the Jim Joseph Foundation since 2008, strives to bring Jewish students and their families closer to Israel and to strengthen the connection of our youth to Israel and the...

Introducing Program Officer Rabbi Steven M. Brown, Ed.D

Interview with Rabbi Steven M. Brown, Ed.D – you may ask him a question, below! The AVI CHAI Foundation is thrilled that Rabbi Steven M. Brown, Ed.D, has joined the team as Program Officer. Dr. Brown was last Head of School at the Jack M. Barrack Hebrew Academy...
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