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Can Jewish Organizations Really Work Collaboratively? Early Lessons From Nadiv
by Guest | Feb 27, 2013 |
By Josh Miller, Steven Green, Leah Nadich Meir and Joel Einleger Collaboration and partnership have become the buzzwords of our time. The business world as well as the nonprofit sector heralds the advantages of collaboration: sharing resources, bringing multiple...
Charity on Purim: A Confrontation with Our Own Vulnerability
by YossiPrager | Feb 21, 2013 |
By: Yossi Prager Purim commemorates the day on which the Jews were saved from Haman’s evil plot and given the right to defend themselves against their enemies. According to the megillah, the ensuing rout not only preserved the continuity of the Jewish people but also...
Reflections on Jewish Leadership and an Expression of Hakarat Hatov
by MemBernstein | Feb 14, 2013 |
Ms. Mem Bernstein delivered this address to AVI CHAI trustees and staff to mark her first meeting of the Board of Trustees serving as Chairman of AVI CHAI. Ms. Bernstein has been a member of the AVI CHAI Board of Trustees and a member of the Foundation’s Executive...
Challenges in Jewish Identity Development: On Stimulating Discussions and Experimentation
by YossiPrager | Feb 11, 2013 |
Yossi Prager presented this dvar torah to the North American Jewish Day School Conference (NAJDS) on February 6, 2013 (see photo, left). By: Yossi Prager Thank you all very much. I wish you could see what I see here: a room full of people, all of whom are committed to...
First Look: The 2013 North American Day School Conference
by Deborah Fishman | Feb 6, 2013 |
This article was first published here on eJewishPhilanthropy. Left: Liz Pape, online education consultant, shares about online and blended learning in the digital classroom of the Online/Blended Learning Expo. By: Deborah Fishman The 2013 North American Day School...
Exciting NAJDS Happenings: Online/Blended Learning Expo
by Deborah Fishman | Feb 1, 2013 |
The 2013 North American Day School Conference (NAJDS) is taking DC by storm this Sunday through Tuesday, with over 1,000 registered day school leaders, lay leaders, educators, and field experts. With a theme of “Leading To Learn—Learning To Lead,” the conference will...
Some Reflections on the State of Online Learning in Jewish Schools
by Deborah Fishman | Jan 11, 2013 |
Following our release of the Online Learning State of the Field Report, Gary Hartstein, Project Director of the DigitalJLearning Network, reflects on the report's findings and the field from his perspective. By: Gary Hartstein In my work with online education in...
Launching HaReshet at AVI CHAI: Pilot Program in Jewish Network-Weaving
by Deborah Fishman | Jan 8, 2013 |
By: Deborah Fishman A year ago, I set out on a journey to understand how Jewish professionals are acting as network-weavers. I started by interviewing trailblazers who are activating their organizations’ constituencies towards common goals. I met community organizers...
The Day School Edge: Jewish Law, Jewish Values, and A Life Skill
by YossiPrager | Jan 2, 2013 |
By: Yossi Prager An article in the latest issue of RAVSAK’s HaYidion makes an interesting case for studying Jewish law, which can be framed more generally as a case for day school education. The article, co-authored by Michael Broyde and Ira Bedzow, expands on an ELI...
The Secrets of Winning an Academy Award: How One Day School Got Out the JDSA Vote
by Guest | Dec 21, 2012 |
The following guest post was written by Shira Garber Strosberg, Director of Communications, and Arnold Zar-Kessler, Head of School, at Solomon Schechter of Greater Boston. It is cross-posted from the PEJE Blog. This fall, Jewish day schools across North America were...