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Looking for Answers at Preschool 

Phil Liff-Grieff

I have been sitting at many tables lately, in my role at BJE, at which the discussion is focused on part-time Jewish education. Whatever you choose to call it- Hebrew School, Religious School, Complementary Education or Supplementary Education, this type of Jewish education remains the form of Jewish learning experienced by the majority of children enrolled in programs of Jewish education around the country.

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How Do You Build an Ecosystem of Jewish Education? 

Jeffrey Lasday 

Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Parshischo said that every person should have two slips of paper in his pocket. On one should be written: “The world was created for me.” On the other should be written: “I am but dust and ashes.” The trick is to have the wisdom to know which slip of paper to read at the right time.[1] 

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air, water and mineral soil), interacting as a system. These components are regarded as linked together.

 

 

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  • Mazel Tov to New Community Jewish High School for Raising $4 Million in Endowment Funds!

    Under the direction of Head of School, Bruce Powell and Director of Advancement, Betsy Berger, and with the visionary leadership of Current and Past-Presidents: Scott Zimmerman, Mike Greenfield, Harold Masor, Elana Zimmerman, and Howard Farber, NCJHS has reached their 6-Year endowment fundraising benchmark in Year 3 of the Jim Joseph Foundation High School Affordability Initiative!  Click here to view video!

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    Adat Ari El’s Johannah Sohn to Explore New Dimensions of Virtual Worlds


    Johanna Sohn of Adat Ari El
    Johannah Sohn, Director of the Marilyn and Kenneth Friedman Jewish Learning Community at Adat Ari El was honored for her innovative work in partnership with BJE on the development of Virtual Israel. This program is a 3D immersive computer-based environment for use by students to learn about Israel’s history by using an avatar to become a new immigrant in pre-state Palestine through a computer gaming environment. Johannah has focused her doctoral studies at Northeastern University and Hebrew College on the use of gaming and simulation in education.

    Sohn has been engaged by BJE (thanks to a grant from the Jewish Federation) to develop a new use of such immersive virtual environments within the Bar/bat Mitzvah experience. Drawing upon the interest and needs of students and their families, this exciting new project will use a digital gaming environment as a novel way to help deepen the meaning of this important milestone in the life of the child and their family

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