Model Description: B’Yachad, Temple Adat Elohim
The following description focuses on a family learning model called B’Yachad at Temple Adat Elohim, in Thousand Oaks, California. The outline identifies and explains the following topics: The […]
Model Description: J-Life, Community Synagogue of Rye
This is a description of an early stage model from the Community Synagogue of Rye. The model, J-Life, is a Shabbat-based family education program which hopes to have […]
Model Description: Tikkun Olam, Community Synagogue of Rye
This description is a summary of a first- and second-grade model at the Community Synagogue of Rye, based on a Tikkun Olam theme. The summary includes an outline […]
A Systems Approach to School and Synagogue Change: The Case of Beth Am Israel, in Agenda: Jewish Education
Synagogues and their schools are seeking ways to operate as an integrated whole by focusing on systemic transformation rather than “additive change.” Congregation Beth Am Israel in Philadelphia […]
Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills, CA: Shabbaton Family Education Program
The following case study illustrates the evolution of Congregation Beth Am’s Shabbaton goals. Shabbaton is Beth Am’s family education model. The study provides Beth Am’s education vision and […]
Rav Hiyya vs. Rav Hannina: An Educational Initiative: How Do We Keep the Torah from Being Forgotten? (Baba Metzia 85b)
This document is a short play based on a story from the Talmud (Bava Metzia 85b) about the importance of passing on Torah learning to others and how […]