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Jewish Funders Network Conference – The Lesson of Why?
by dfuchs | 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 YossiPrager | 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 Susan Kardos | 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...
Jewish day schools and identity
by Michael Berger | Mar 25, 2011 |
In a recent Jewish Ideas Daily article, entitled "Identity = ?", Yehuda Mirsky reviews a recent issue of Sh’ma magazine devoted to the question of the nature of Jewish identity today. Not long ago, being Jewish was something inherent, innate, already there, something...
Can day camps create the kind of intensive Jewish experiences found in overnight camps?
by Joel Einleger | Mar 23, 2011 |
When AVI CHAI began to work in the field of overnight (“resident”) camping, we funded the Lekhu Lakhem program for the directors of JCCA–affiliated camps. Developed by the Mandel Center for Jewish Education at the JCCA through the talented leadership of Dr. Alvin...
Social Media Academy
by dfuchs | Mar 22, 2011 |
AVI CHAI recently sent a survey to approximately 300 day schools in the NY Metro Area to get a sense of whether and how social media plays a role in their various communications with varying constituents. More than 30 percent of the schools responded and painted a...
Alumni Outreach Programs
by Guest | Mar 16, 2011 |
We are really interested in learning about successful alumni outreach programs. Anyone have any examples to share?
Soar or Sink
by YossiPrager | Mar 16, 2011 |
At the recent PEJE Assembly, AVI CHAI's Executive Director, Yossi Prager, shared the foundation's articulation of why we are so invested in day schools and overnight camps, asking for their reaction to this formulation. What do you think? Does it resonate for you? Do...
Day School or Camp
by YossiPrager | Mar 16, 2011 |
There has been lots of press and discussion about the recent letters from Ma’ayanot and the Torah Academy of Bergen County informing parents that they will be jeopardizing financial aid if they send their 10th-12th graders to summer programs, including Israel trips....
A Letter on Charter Schools
by YossiPrager | Mar 16, 2011 |
Dr. Elliot Prager, Principal of the Moriah School in Englewood, NJ, recently sent out this letter to the school's parents about the Shalom Charter School. Dear Moriah Parents, During one of last week’s First Grade Chagigat Ha’Siddur celebrations, a parent leaned over...