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.
Resource Guide
A resourced guide curated by the Early Childhood and Family Engagement Team of the Jewish Education Project. Points you toward the resources that our expert team finds valuable.
Networks
We at The Jewish Education Project believe in bringing educators together regularly in order to create safe spaces that stimulate creative thinking and can lead to designing and implementing new models and strategies for Jewish Education.
Model Adaptation
Temple Judea, Tarzana, CA. Nisayon includes week-long camp experiences, family programming, and parallel adult education. Annual content themes are paired with activities like music, dance, drama, and krav maga.
Model Adaptation
Village Temple, New York, NY. All-day mini-camp on days when secular school is not in session and an afterschool Hebrew School. Post-b’nai mitzvah students serve as madrichim/counselors.
Model Adaptation
Temple Israel New Rochelle (TINR), NY. Chavaya uses camp language, feel and a hands-on approach. Students form eidot (communities) to experience chuggim (electives) such as art, drama and music.
Model Adaptation
University Synagogue, Irvine, CA. Adventures in Jewish Education is held in a camp setting and weaves Jewish learning and Hebrew into an all day, once a month, active outdoor experience.
Educational Technology
This year, we were inspired by Jewish texts about the natural world. For each text, we’ve taken out a particular topic you can focus on in your classroom and provided educational technology resources that can help your students reach their learning goals.