Originally published by eJewish Philanthropy For the first two years of my job as director of youth engagement, I had an “if you build it, they will come” mentality. Having inherited a struggling youth program – which I was hired with the explicit expectation of resuscitating – I immediately poured my efforts into revamping all Continue Reading »
Originally published by the Mandel Teacher Educator Institute This article was written by TST Director of Education, Alison Weikel, and Jeff Stanzler, a faculty member of MTEI Introduction (Jeff) Using imaginative role-play combined with engaged research and mentorship, The Jewish Court of All Time (JCAT) is a web-based simulation that has served Jewish day schools Continue Reading »
Originally Published by eJewish Philanthropy Since becoming a leader within the Jewish community just over 20 years ago, I have observed a major focus on engaging young adults. We can see that there are services and programs set up with the explicit purpose of attracting young adults to connect with synagogues or to their Jewish Continue Reading »
I have always been an Americanophile; in case you’re unfamiliar with the term it means “a person who greatly admires of favors America or things from American culture.”1 Okay, full disclosure I didn’t actually know there was a word for this, but I googled in the hope that it would exist and there it was. Continue Reading »
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Congratulations to our 15 Adult B. Mitzvahs who were called up to the Torah for the first time today in the culmination of 18 months of learning. Your TST family is so proud of your accomplishment! Seth Battis שת בן דוד ופלורנס Carole Osterer Bellman חיה מינדעל בת משה גרשון ובאשא רייזעל Joan Blair חנה Continue Reading »
I wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself and give you my hopes for the next two years. Probably the first thing that you should know is that I am a Jew by Choice. I have been told that I am the first Jew by Choice that has had the honor to be Continue Reading »
Not ever-dying. Ever-evolving, ever-adapting, and ever-reforming In 1948, the Jewish thinker Simon Rawidowicz wrote a paper entitled: “Israel, the Ever-dying People”.[1] In the aftermath of the Holocaust, one might have thought that he was talking about the fact that we as a community have faced challenges from the outside who have sought to destroy kill Continue Reading »