jewish education
When Life Hands Us A New Lesson Plan
As teachers, we put a great deal of planning into our lessons. We give a lot of thought to what ...
How to Make A Bike-Powered Menorah in Mississippi (and Everywhere)
Spending Hanukkah in the Deep South is far from my “most remote” holiday experience. In December of 2012, I was ...
Reform and Transgender & Non-Gender Conforming Jews
The history of transgender and non-gender conforming people in the Reform Movement goes back further than we might initially realize. ...
Finding Community, Finding a Role Model
Throughout the month, in partnership with RAVSAK, Keshet is celebrating 10 years of Hineini: Coming Out in a Jewish High School. ...
Mastering My (Online) Jewish Master’s Program
When it comes to technology … I’m not exactly a prodigy. I silently cheer when my computer turns on without any ...
The Catholic Mentsch Teaching Jewish Sunday School in the Mississippi Delta
News flash: In Greenwood, Mississippi, Jewish religious school has officially been deemed “cool.” And it’s thanks in large part to ...
Is The Jewish Community In America Actually In Crisis?
A month after its publication, the “Statement on Jewish Vitality,” signed by a number of leading Jewish communal figures, has ...
Hineini: 10 Years of Coming Out in Jewish Spaces
A dozen or so years ago, I was working as an educator at a large Conservative synagogue in the suburbs ...
Wanted: A Master & A Mensch
As part of my job as the Director of Education at the ISJL, I, along with my staff members, serve ...