by Michael Berger | Aug 6, 2015
By: Michael Berger In an earlier blogpost on AVI CHAI’s program to help leaders advance their schools’ Jewish missions, Deborah Fishman wonderfully captured the essence of the Harvard Summer Institutes which serve as a launching pad for school change. The elements...
by Michael Berger | Jun 3, 2015
In this video, AVI CHAI Program Officer Michael Berger addresses the graduating Cohort 14 of the Pardes Educators Program (PEP) of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. PEP is a highly selective two-year teacher training program combining intensive text...
by Michael Berger | Sep 17, 2013
By: Dr. Michael S. Berger For many Jewish day schools in the Northern Hemisphere, the concluding Torah portions always coincide with the beginning of the school year. Sadly, these Biblical chapters get short shrift in day schools, as educators are busy preparing...
by Michael Berger | Jun 19, 2013
We are pleased to share with you Rabbi Dr. Michael Berger’s remarks to the graduating class of the Pardes Educators Program, an AVI CHAI funded program since 2000. While directed to the graduates, his words of inspiration and appreciation are truly an expression of...
by Michael Berger | Oct 4, 2012
By: Dr. Michael S. Berger With Simchat Torah next week, the run of Tishrei holidays with their unique themes, tastes and rituals will come to an end, but not without giving us yet another opportunity – through Parshat Breishit (Genesis) – to reflect on our work and...
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