An Excellent Blind Date
While prayer means something different to each person in that space, when you come to Romemu, you hear everyone singing, clapping, moving, reaching together. People emerge from the prayer…
Finding Serenity on the Job
Perhaps they use a secular childcare provider and resources that cost no extra money: attend Shabbat services, read a PJ Library book, share a holiday meal with another family or watch some…
Federations and Synagogues: An Opportunity for Leadership
Some may come from existing partners; or, you may have an opportunity to expand beyond those you have already identified. Experiment Refer to the various methods mentioned in the section…
What’s Trending in our Data?
Our teachers, especially in supplemental settings, are often chosen more for their love of Judaism than for their knowledge of texts. The use and exploration of data has not come over to…
Let’s Grab Coffee: The Success of Hillel’s Relationship-Based Engagement
Today, there are 89 Hillels participating, all collecting data in a customer relationship management database (CRM) regularly about every student who shows up at a program, has coffee with an…
Global Day of Jewish Learning in Your Community
Thankfully, this day of learning offers us the opportunity to leverage the internet to connect deeply – to Torah and to each other." --Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, Co-Founder and Executive Director,…
Edah – A New Approach to Jewish Learning After School
So they come four or even five days a week, and all of a sudden kids are spending as many as 20 hours a week, after school, in an immersive Jewish learning space. And at Edah more time means…
Jewish Changemakers: Engaging and Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders
“We knew young people wanted to make a difference.” A leadership development program with the scope Kessel and his team envisioned could take a year to come together in normal times — but…
General Assembly 2023
Because you’re curious about Israel. Because you love an Israeli. Because your family lives there. Because Israel is family. Because you haven’t been since before 2020. Because you…
Jewish Federations and the Crisis in Ukraine: September 8, 2022
Some 3,000 hours of medical and mental health care were provided for all who needed it – including refugees as well as Jewish Agency staff and volunteers. Three meals a day have been…
A Call for Investment in Teaching and Teachers
Come together to talk about them. To launch a culture of change and investigation, bring master lecturers about teaching and learning to your community. Not offering direct service? Issue a…
Adult Education Grows Up
Podcasts Through the wonderful world of technology, a ten-minute weekly Torah talk or juicy bits of Judaism can come to your inbox or phone weekly or even daily. The diversity in the…
What We Are Talking about When We Talk about Engagement
I know it can be annoying (or maybe just confusing): My co-conversationalists often genuinely don’t know what I’m referring to. To be honest, sometimes I’m just talking too fast. But more…
What Do We Want for Our Children?
Representatives from each agency, including someone who works closely with congregations and the executive director, come together monthly to learn and plan. Throughout the year…
Virtual Mission to Washington
is just gearing up. This February, make it your mission to come together in our nation’s capital with political leaders and policymakers.. TOGETHER WE WILL ENSURE government resources for…
JFNA Leadership
Our board members are consummate leaders committed to addressing pressing issues in the Jewish world today, and dedicated to cultivating and sustaining a strong global Jewish community—now…