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Rediscovering Jewish Identity: Ilana’s Journey Through Service and Leadership

Source: Repair the World

If you’d told me in Hebrew school that I’d willingly pick it up again, I wouldn’t have believed you,” she jokes. “But now, it feels like a way to reclaim a piece of my identity.

Women study at the women's school of Torah studies, Midreshet Lindenbaum, in Jerusalem on June 3, 2009. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.Women study at the women's school of Torah studies, Midreshet Lindenbaum, in Jerusalem on June 3, 2009. Photo by Gershon Elinson/Flash90.

Jewish education is a lifelong endeavor

Source: Jewish News Syndicate

Jewish learning is not about being told what you’re “supposed” to do or how to “be more Jewish.” It’s about using the wisdom revealed in Jewish sources to enrich our lives in ways that matter to us.

The matchmaking service with a difference

Source: The Jewish Chronicle

The Jewish Learning Collaborative pairs up people to study – and now it is going international.

Reimagining supervision through chavruta

Source: E Jewish Philanthropy

Many Jewish educational settings employ it as a pedagogic tool and while some, like the Jewish Learning Collaborative, have brought chavruta into Jewish communal workplaces, it is not yet the norm to use it as a tool to enhance workplace success.

Expanding Jewish education: The gig economy for learning

Source: E Jewish Philanthropy

Now, the Jewish community needs more avenues for people to access the wisdom and expertise of talented educators. Effective platforms for teaching empower Jewish clergy and teachers to join...

More Jewish Young Adults Need Rabbis in Their Lives

Source: Jewish Journal

I want more Jewish young adults to experience the important and diverse role rabbis can play in their personal Jewish stories.

How Resilient Are Jewish Institutions?

Source: Sapir Journal

People want to talk to someone to feel less alone and to get grounded in Jewish history, wisdom, and thought. It also helps them feel less alone in their views of the world as a Jew, and to feel connected to what it has meant to be Jewish for thousands of years...

The Jewish Learning “Gig Economy”: Empowering Educators and Learners

Source: Roots of Reform Judaism

The Jewish learning gig economy empowers talented people who love to teach and were underutilized by our community and expands what it means to be part of the field of Jewish education...

We Are Ready For a Renaissance of Jewish Learning

Source: Times of Israel

There are successful models of the work to revive and amplify the beit midrash in contemporary Jewish life.

Super Bowl Antisemitism Ads Should Mark Kickoff to Jewish Cultural Revival

Source: The Jerusalem Post

Let us think of the 30-second Super Bowl commercial on antisemitism as the kickoff of sorts to a longer, sustained drive down the field.

The ROI of Funding Jewish Schools

Source: eJewish Philanthropy

While the shocking events of Oct. 7 through the present day feel all-consuming and devastating, reading...

The ROI of Funding Jewish Communal Infrastructure in a Post-Oct. 7 World

Source: eJewish Philanthropy

The Jewish communal infrastructure you support makes a difference — sometimes in ways or situations you can't anticipate.

My Non-Jewish Perspective Working at a Jewish Foundation

Source: jimjosephfoundation.org

We’re pleased to share reflections written before October 7th from the Foundation’s operations associate, Amanda Leal.

Torah to American Jewish Funders: Show Me That You Love Me

Source: eJewish Philanthropy

Engagement with our texts, our distinctive ideas and our literary tradition is the necessary starting place to fuel a Jewish cultural revival.

Enriching Jewish Leadership: Adaptive Chevruta as a Modern Language for Jewish Learning

Source: ccarpress.org

The pedagogy of Adaptive Chevruta is the fulfillment of our modern interpretation of Yehoshua ben Perachiah’s vision of making for oneself a teacher, acquiring for oneself a friend, and judging every person with the scales weighted in their favor...

What We’re Learning About Jewish Learning

Source: eJewish Philanthropy

Companies like Amazon and Instagram learn about their users’ preferences and habits by offering practically every product and piece of content under the sun.

JCRIF-Aligned Grant Fund Announces Reset Grant Recipients

Source: eJewish Philanthropy

The Jewish Community Response and Impact Fund Aligned Grant Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of JCRIF’s Reset grants.

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