Building Jewish Values and Identity in the Age of the iPod
12.05.2013
How do we help Jewish youth grow into adults who demonstrate menschlekheit, are confident and caring, and are connected to a Jewish community? We’ll look at common challenges, some of which are long-standing and some of which are related to the increasingly “plugged-in” world of today’s youth, and discuss the changing nature of Jewish identity. We’ll explore the ways in which Jewish educators are responding to emerging needs and focus on the implications for parents and for synagogues.
Maurice Elias is professor of Clinical Psychology and Interdisciplinary Health at Rutgers University. He is the Director of the Rutgers Social-Emotional Learning Lab, dedicated to building children’s skills for facing the tests of life. Dr. Elias is Contributing Faculty to the Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life. In that capacity, he lectures widely to synagogues, religious schools, Jewish education and research groups. He also teaches a seminar, “Growing up Jewish in America.”
Jeffrey S. Kress is associate professor and area coordinator for Jewish Education at The Jewish Theological Seminary. He coordinates informal and communal education at the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education. He recently served as the chair of the Network for Research in Jewish Education. His latest book Development, Learning, and Community: Educating for Identity in Pluralistic Jewish High Schools won a Jewish Book Council National Book Award and he is working on a book on spiritual, social and emotional elements of Jewish education.
The Global Jewish Community & Israel Panel
13.06.2013
Four leading Israeli thinkers + today’s most crucial issues + virtual contributions from ROI’s global Community = a model of civil dialogue addressing pressing challenges facing today’s Jewish world.
Waqf Employee Talking to a Jew on Temple Mount
Marla Schuchman Shares the Israel Startup Community with Phoenix
16.04.2013
Marla Schuchman flew in to Arizona to chat with us about the Israeli startup community and the why & how of their prowess.
She shared her experiences and observations of almost 5 years living in Tel Aviv.
She gives an authentic view inside of one of the world’s most entrepreneurial regions in the world.
On View: The Story of Esther’s Children
Jewish life flourishes in Baltimore
South Florida’s Jewish Community Grows Beyond Its Retirees
| South Florida’s Jewish Community Grows Beyond Its Retirees Jewish Daily Forward More than half a million Jews live in three counties there – Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach – making the region America’s third-largest Jewish metro area behind only New York and Los Angeles. Add in the smaller Jewish communities elsewhere in … See all stories on this topic » |
| Florida: It’s not just for old Jews anymore Jewish Telegraphic Agency More than half a million Jews live in three counties there — Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach — making the region America’s third-largest Jewish metro area behind only New York and Los Angeles. Add in the smaller Jewish communities elsewhere in … See all stories on this topic » |
| Jewish life flourishes in Baltimore Canadian Jewish News When we think about major Jewish communities in North America, several come to mind right away. New York, Los Angeles and even Toronto have large communities nestled within major urban centres. You might be surprised, however, to learn that … See all stories on this topic » |
| Athletes In Sochi Honor Memory Of Munich 11 The Jewish Week Photo By Chabad.org. Since the murder of 11 Israeli Olympians by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, the Jewish communities in most Olympic host cities have hosted a memorial ceremony in the victims’ memory. On Sunday, it was … See all stories on this topic » |
| US Jewish groups defending John Kerry against Israeli attacks UPI.com Robert Wexler, D-Fla., who now heads the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace in Washington, has been making the rounds of Jewish communities, JTA said Monday. J Street, a Washington Jewish organization supporting a two-state solution, … See all stories on this topic » |
| Jewish group’s boycott reflects short-term thinking, says minister Politics.hu Human Resources Minister Zoltan Balog has expressed regret over the Sunday decision of the Federation of Hungarian Jewish Communities (Mazsihisz) not to participate in the government’s Holocaust 2014 programmes until further notice. “I regret that they … See all stories on this topic » |
You say women ‘don’t need’ tefillin? Here’s why I do
