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21st Century Torah
by SKass | Jul 12, 2011 |
By Sarah Kass In a few weeks time, when we read Parshat Eikev, we will once again be invited to contend with the warning in Devarim Chapter VIII against building big houses and amassing great physical assets, lest we “become haughty and forget God” and foolishly...
Half-Shabbos in Con“text”
by Michael Berger | Jul 7, 2011 |
By: Michael S. Berger The Jewish blogosphere and other media have been all abuzz these last two weeks since the New York Jewish Week ran a cover story on the phenomenon called “half Shabbos” – the reality that many Modern Orthodox teens continue to text privately on...
The Next Generation of Jewish Education –Part 2
by admin | Jul 5, 2011 |
The Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Generation of Jewish Education – Part 2 (Excerpted from Yossi Prager’s address to the 2011 graduates of the Azrieli School for Jewish Education) Children’s immersion in technology raises a host of challenges and...
The Next Generation of Jewish Education –Part 1
by admin | Jul 1, 2011 |
The Challenges & Opportunities for the Next Generation of Jewish Education Excerpted from Yossi Prager’s address to the 2011 graduates of the Azrieli School for Jewish Education. Graduation speakers are generally charged with inspiring graduates to ambitions...
Camp Massad: Reunited After 30 Years
by LeahMeir | Jun 22, 2011 |
I spent this past Monday night at summer camp. Together with hundreds of other former campers and staff members at Camp Massad, I spent an evening celebrating the continuing legacy of the Hebrew-immersive camp that existed from 1941-1981 – that’s right: it’s been...
Why We Continue to Support PEJE
by dfuchs | Jun 20, 2011 |
By: Deena Fuchs and Susan Kardos Debra Nussbaum Cohen in the Forward claims mixed results for PEJE’s efforts over the last 14 years. In developing her story, she interviewed a number of the original PEJE partners who are no longer funding the national organization....
Jewish Education: Heirloom or Gift?
by SKass | Jun 13, 2011 |
(My remarks to the 10th Graduating Class of the Pardes Educators Program)[i] Sarah Kass When I was asked a few days ago to step in for AVI CHAI’s chairman and say a few words to you on behalf of the foundation, I began to think about what I might say to young people...
Cross-post From Our Educational Technology Blog
by RachelAbrahams | Jun 3, 2011 |
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for contributing to and following the AVI CHAI educational technology blog over the last three years. Many of you have completed exciting projects that you took beyond the parameters of the original funding. As we wind down AVI CHAI’s...
A Future with PresenTense
by RachelAbrahams | May 24, 2011 |
Tomorrow night a few of us from AVI CHAI will be attending Launch Night for PresenTense’s New York City Fellowship. PresenTense is a largely volunteer-run community of entrepreneurs, thinkers and creators from around the world, who are investing their ideas and energy...
Transitions at PEJE Mirror the Day School Field
by YossiPrager | May 18, 2011 |
Rabbi Josh Elkin's announced departure after 14 years as executive director of PEJE provides an occasion to assess PEJE's accomplishments under Josh's leadership. PEJE's efforts have mirrored developments in the day school world as well as broader trends within the...