Resources & Research
The Jewish Education Project is actively tracking trends and opportunities related to educational innovation. We have also learned a great deal from our previous projects and gleaned significant insights and resources that we are sharing here. Through curated resources and original research, we help educators and Jewish communal leaders better understand – and more effectively address – how to adapt models, respond to new research, and hold onto the best of what we have already re-imagined. You can browse or sort through our resources below and you will find them spread throughout our site, labeled Related Resources.
Since taking the Oath of Allegiance, David Bryfman has been asked the same two questions by many people. “Why would you want to become an American citizen?” and “Of all times, why now?”
You never know who you might meet at our annual Jewish Futures Conference. Suri Jacknis, Director of Educator Networks for The Jewish Education Project, recounts how she learned about the ways funeral professionals explain death to children.
Resource Guide
How do you make your way through the many digital resources out there on Israel and on Israel’s 70th from a myriad of viewpoints, agendas, and political persuasions? We offer a place to start and a sample of some that we find thought-provoking and worth exploring.
What are the warning signs of a teen or tween in crisis? Youth Mental Health First Aid is a fundamental one-day course for teachers, Rabbis, Cantors, education directors, youth professionals - anyone who interacts with teens and has ever worried about how best to intervene. All participants who attend this 8-hour course will receive certification from the National Council of Behavioral Health.
“I know you’re really good at X, so we’re going to talk about that and put it into Hebrew.” Yeshiva Har Torah educator and Young Pioneers Award recipient Sara Duani shares tips for teaching Hebrew language so that it sticks.
It is an awesome power to be able to learn anything, anytime. But how we find, analyze, interpret, and evaluate this influx of information is of paramount importance to how each of our worldviews is shaped and our personal opinions defined.
"As adults, we must not let our knowledge of real-life violent adult events taint the innocence of childhood," writes a Jewish early childhood educator who survived a mass shooting.
Reflecting deeply on Israel—even with all its complexities—is essential for all Jews, writes Abby Pitkowsky, our Director of Israel Education.
"Real natural disasters are not the stuff of children’s literature," writes CEO Bob Sherman, as he struggles to find meaning from incomprehensible destruction.