Business Manager

Business Manager needed for Jewish school in Southwest, US. Please email resume and cover letter if interested to jewishschoolbusinessmanager@gmail.com Roles include (but not limited to) • Prepare and implement budgets • Bookeeping functions – payroll, reimbursement, etc • Primary parent contact for financial issues - tuition, financial aid, etc • Supervise office staff and nurse • Oversee building maintenance • Oversee food service vendor • Oversee IT services • Manage Government Title funding Credential Requirements Must have an MBA degree or SBA certificate to apply Compensation/Benefits include: $65,000 - $80,000 Health care plan available Voluntary 403(b) plan available Faculty tuition rate Great work environment

For more information, please contact: jewishschoolbusinessmanager@gmail.com

General Studies Director of Curriculum

A private school in Sandy Springs, GA seeks an experienced General Studies Director of Curriculum for the elementary school, grades K-5.  Candidates must have a minimum of a Masters Degree in Education and experience in teaching, curriculum development and supervision.  If you are interested in applying, please send your resume to headmaster2009@gmail.com.

For more information, please contact: headmaster2009@gmail.com

President and CEO/Gratz College

This is an exciting opportunity for a new President/CEO to rebuild and reenergize this well-established center for Jewish learning and teacher training. The CEO will be responsible for evaluating the College’s unique assets and opportunities and will lead efforts to create a new and shared vision for Gratz’ future. A key focus will be on developing new course, program and operational models as well as investigating new partnerships to position the College as a more vibrant, successful and sustainable institution of Adult learning, teacher training and Jewish education. The new CEO will have significant responsibility for planning and implementation with the goal of strengthening the College’s overall operations and stability and its position as an exciting center and destination for Jewish learning. S/he will lead efforts to build awareness, buy-in and visibility for the College’s new vision and will be expected to be a passionate and assertive advocate for institutional development and growth. The Board seeks an experienced professional with skills and achievement in executive leadership, management and organizational/business development to run a multifaceted institution as well as the Jewish background and commitment to lead a trained faculty and comfortably interact with all parts of the Jewish community and its leadership. Being an articulate and decisive executive with a strong public presence, who can further galvanize support and commitment from multiple and varied target audiences, constituent groups and stakeholders, is important. Gratz College, the first pluralistic institution of advanced Jewish studies in the United States, has been teaching Jewish studies and training Jewish professionals for more than a century. Today, Gratz is a dynamic educational institution with both on campus and online programs across a wide spectrum of disciplines. Gratz College promotes a vital and creative community of learning by providing professional training and high quality academic, continuing education and cultural programs to local, national and international constituencies. In addition to its broad and varied offerings in Jewish studies, Gratz College offers a thriving program in graduate studies and advanced professional development training for K-12 educators in public schools in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The College is located in suburban Philadelphia. For a complete position description please visit: www.drgnyc.com. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Daniel B. Ripps, Vice President or Iva Popovicova-Colter, Associate DRG - The Development Resource Group, 130 East 40th Street, Suite 800 New York, NY 10016; Email: icolter@drgnyc.com

For more information, please contact: icolter@drgnyc.com

Position Open

Judaic Studies Principal, Columbus Torah Academy

For more information, please contact: rabbikahn@torahacademy.org

Hebrew College & Northeastern University's Doctor of Education with a Specialization in Jewish Education Leadership Program

Doctor of Education with a specialization in Jewish Education Leadership "A 21st Century Vision for Jewish Education" Wednesday, March 10, 2010 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EST   Join us for an overview of Northeastern University's Doctor of Education, Jewish Education Leadership specialization: MEET: Program Director Rabbi Karen G. Reiss Medwed, PhD and Senior Fellow, EdD Program Leslie Hitch, EdD REVIEW: Our unique curriculum, designed for Jewish education leaders, administrators, and practitioners CONSIDER: "Who is the 'leader' of the Passover Seder?," a timely investigation of Passover reflecting the online learning style that will be applied in this doctoral program UNDERSTAND: The benefits this degree will have on your career as an educational leader Questions? Contact our Enrollment Coaches at cpsadmissions@neu.edu ______________________________ About the Doctor of Education, Jewish Leadership Specialization: The Doctor of Education with a specialization in Jewish Education Leadership, offered through Northeastern University's College of Professional Studies, in collaboration with Hebrew College, is designed for educators preparing to move into administrative and leadership roles or are already in those roles. Courses will cover philosophies, critical issues, curriculum development, and leadership in Jewish education. To learn more, visit www.northeastern.edu/cps/edd. e-mail: cpsadmissions@neu.edu

For more information, please contact: kmedwed@hebrewcollege.edu

HEAD OF JEWISH STUDIES, Centrol Ibn Gabirol in Madrid (Spain)

Centro Ibn Gabirol is the only Jewish school in Madrid with over 300
pupils from Kindergarten to Year 11.

The School is fully committed to Jewish tradition and Zionism.
Tuition is in Spanish with a high percentage of English curriculum.
The Secular and Jewish studies teams will work closely together to
ensure a consistent approach to learning, behaviour management and
Jewish values. To that end, the two curricular compliment each other
as much as possible and there are many instances of cross-curricular
teaching.
The successful candidate will help drive forward this exciting new
project by leading the Jewish studies department and developing its
curriculum.

Requirements of the candidate:
* Qualified teacher with excellent classroom practice and at least 15 years of experience as Head of Jewish studies.
* Able to support and be a role model for the school\'s ethos.
* Previous educational leadership or management experience, in regard to curriculum development.
* Understanding of the needs of the school community.
* Be able to further develop the school\'s vision of Jewish/secular integration.
* Trilingual, Spanish, Hebrew and English.

Remuneration levels will be discussed according to candidates\' experience.
Applications must be submitted by May 15.

For more information, please contact: oasis613@yahoo.com

Seeking General Studies Principal for Brauser Maimonides Academy, Hollywood, Florida

Seeking General Studies Principal for Brauser Maimonides Academy, Hollywood, FL

For more information, please contact: bmasearch@gmail.com

Head of School

HEBREW DAY SCHOOL

For more information, please contact: Search.Committee@hdsmc.org

Director of Early Childhood

Maimonides Academy-Los Angeles

For more information, please contact: rabbiwilk@yahoo.com

General Studies Middle School Assistant Principal, SAR Academy, Riverdale, NY

SAR Academy, an open classroom, modern orthodox, co-ed yeshiva in
Riverdale, NY, seeks a General Studies Middle School Assistant Principal
(approximately 260 middle school students and 20 staff).

Responsibilities:
1. Guiding all General Studies curricular issues in the middle
school (grades 6-8)
2. Hiring, supporting, and supervising faculty
3. Monitoring the academic and personal progress of students
4. Communicating with parents
5. Working collaboratively with the administrative team on special
programs, discipline, and new initiatives

Qualifications:
1. Demonstration of leadership abilities and collaborative skills
2. Excellent written and oral communication skills
3. Fluency in classroom technology
4. A positive approach to problem solving

Please send cover letter and resume to attn: Rabbi Binyamin Krauss to
resumes@saracademy.org.

For more information, please contact: resumes@saracademy.org

Principal

PRINCIPAL POSITION AVAILABLE

For more information, please contact: SearchCommittee@djds.ca

Director of Development

Orthodox Jewish organization in Chicago, is seeking a FT development professional to oversee new fund raising opportunities. Candidate should have extensive experience fundraising for not-for-profit programs in the Jewish community. Activities will include creation and implementation of a strategic development plan to attract new donors. The ability to act independently with impeccable judgment – as well as receive supervision - is essential. A stable job history and proven track record of fund raising success are essential. Ability to work within all denominations of Judaism a must. Salary and benefits. Email cover letter and resume to zevidavid@yahoo.com

For more information, please contact: zevidavid@yahoo.com

General Studies Curriculum Coordinator

For more information, please contact: rshemesh@ssdsbergen.org

Dean of Students, Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy in Rockville, MD

The Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy in Rockville, MD is looking for an
Upper School Dean of Students, beginning in July 2010. In addition to
teaching a couple of classes, the Dean of Students has primary
responsibility for student concerns and issues, including schedules,
student-faculty relations, student behavior and performance, and
overseeing student programming.  The Dean of Students reports directly
to the Upper School Principal and works closely with the principal on
a daily basis to promote a positive environment for students and
faculty.  The ideal candidate would have excellent teaching
credentials, a great rapport with students, a proven ability to be a
team player and a desire to help shape the learning and atmosphere in
a Modern Orthodox school.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter and a CV to Robyn
Lebowitz, assistant to the Headmaster, at lebowitzr@mjbha.org.

For more information, please contact: lebowitzr@mjbha.org

Director of Women's Outreach Project

New national women's kiruv initiative being launched in Cincinnati, OH. Seeking woman with a passion for kiruv (evidenced through kiruv-experience) who would serve as Full-Time Director - or - two women who would share responsibilities as Part-Time Co-Directors. The 3-tiered project: Mini (3-5 day) immersion retreats for college age girls designed to provide booster-shots of inspiration for young women who are already somewhat inspired but can’t take the time to go (back to) Israel. Mini-immersion learning retreats for baalos teshuvah who never had a chance to spend time in a Jewish high school or seminary and would like to “fill in the gaps.” Ongoing kiruv programming for local women. Responsibilities include: Curriculum design, coordination of local instructors, arranging scholars-in-residence Organizing technical aspects (food, transportation, ....) Marketing to potential participants, interviewing applicants Follow-up Compensation commensurate with experience Resumes, inquiries to Rabbi Yitzchok Preis ypreis@gmail.com / 513-884-6482

For more information, please contact: ypreis@gmail.com

Community HS Principal

Principal, Bergen County High School For Jewish Studies  (www.bchsjs.org )

For more information, please contact: bchsjsapplications@gmail.com

Educational Director

The Sephardic Educational Center in Jerusalem (SEC) seeks an inspirational and visionary Educational Director in Israel to lead the SEC in continuing its thirty year tradition of program excellence at its Jerusalem campus for Diaspora Jewry. The SEC’s mission is to teach the values and contributions of Sephardic Jewry to Sephardic communities and to the greater Jewish world. The SEC provides programs for all ages in both formal and informal Jewish studies at our campus in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The ideal candidate should possess a broad and thorough understanding of Jewish education, including philosophy, methodology, planning and execution as well as have administrative and organizational skills necessary to be the senior SEC professional in Israel. The Educational Director will need to be a creative and innovative thinker, a team player and be willing to embrace all levels of Jewish observance. The Educational Director should be familiar with the Sephardic and general Jewish worlds of the Diaspora, with particular knowledge of Sephardic history, its contributions to Judaism and the State of Israel, and embracing its unique philosophy and world view which form an integral part of the SEC’s mission. The Educational Director will be responsible for creating and translating the vision, developing, planning, budgeting and implementing new initiatives, and overseeing all of the SEC's programs in Israel, including supervising and evaluating all personnel and programs. Included in these responsibilities will be soliciting and seeking grants from benefactor agencies. Credentials: Successful educational, administrative and leadership experience, Rabbinic Ordination and advanced degree in a field related to education preferred. Excellent written and verbal communication skills including fluency in Hebrew, English and preferably Spanish. Experience in fund-raising and grant seeking is also a plus. To apply: Send resume and cover letter to Larry Azose at lla@secjerusalem.org.

For more information, please contact: lla@secjerusalem.org

Head of School

Epstein Hebrew Academy, located in St. Louis, Missouri is looking for a Head of School to lead its team in continuing its 60+ year tradition of academic excellence and student character development.  Epstein Hebrew Academy has a current enrollment of 162 students in grades K-8.  Epstein Hebrew Academy is dedicated to instilling in its students a love of Torah, Mitzvot, Medinat Yisrael and the Jewish People.  Epstein Hebrew Academy has as its primary focus teaching our students respect for themselves, their abilities and their potential to be active and contributing members of society according to the values and principles of Torah learning.

For more information, please contact: Andrew Koshner - ajk@juristemps.com

Lower School Principal

Lower School Principal

For more information, please contact: lleatherman@cesjds.org

Job Announcement

The Mandel Center at Brandeis is launching a search for a new faculty leader for the DeLeT teacher education program. Responsibilities include: - supervising faculty and other staff, - monitoring student progress and advising students, - developing and strengthening relationships with local partner day schools that place DeLeT interns, - developing reports to the Massachusetts Department of Education and to key funders, - contributing to ongoing development efforts and - providing strategic direction for the program. Review of applications will begin on January 4, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled. Target starting date is June 1, 2010. For a more detailed job posting, please visit http://www.brandeis.edu/mandel/about/jobopportunities.html

For more information, please contact: ghiggins@brandeis.edu

JUDAIC STUDIES TEACHER FOR ELEMENTARY GRADES

JCDS, Boston’s Jewish Community Day School is seeking a full time Judaic Studies teacher.  The teacher will have primary responsibility for the Humash, T’fillah, and Haggim curricula.  Prior teaching experience is required. All JCDS teachers contribute, as well, to our school’s rich tradition of holiday observances and celebrations.  Please send cover letter with resume to Aliza at alizav@jcdsboston.org.

For more information, please contact: alizav@jcdsboston.org

Ramaz School Openings

For more information, please contact: hr@ramaz.org

HEAD OF IVRIT, JFS SCHOOL, LONDON, ENGLAND

For more information, please contact: recruitment@jfs.brent.sch.uk

Social Studies Teacher

For more information, please contact: rschnur@ashar.org

Openings for 2010-2011 School Year

Openings for 2010-2011 school year:

For more information, please contact: rabbijacobson@ashar.org

HEAD OF IVRIT, TanenbaumCHAT, Toronto

TanenbaumCHAT, Toronto (1,450 students, G9-G12, two
parallel campuses)

Applications are invited for the post of Director of Ivrit, carrying
responsibility for supervising and developing the curricular Ivrit
programme at the school[ . TanenbaumCHAT has a very strong Ivrit
programme, and Ivrit is central to the ethos of the school. This is an
Administrative post reporting to the Director of Jewish Studies.

Candidates must have the following qualifications:

* Appropriate academic and teaching qualifications (minimum M.A.)
* Proven successful experience as a senior High School Ivrit teacher
or Head of Department
* Knowledge of second-language acquisition teaching methodology
(familiarity with * ACTFL standards an advantage)
* Excellent interpersonal skills

Applications, including the names of references, should be submitted
by February 17, 2010 to: Paul Shaviv, Director of Education -
pshaviv@tanenbaumchat.org

For more information, please contact: pshaviv@tanenbaumchat.org

Judaic Studies and Ivrit Teacher

 Akiva Community Day School is looking for Judaic Studies and Ivrit Teachers for the 2010-2011 School Year

For more information, please contact: mspark@akivanashville.net

Judaic Studies Faculty

The Emery/Weiner School (EWS) is seeking a full-time teacher for Judaic Studies. EWS is a private, college-preparatory middle and high school that currently enrolls over 480 students.  As a pluralistic community Jewish day school, EWS is committed to creating an atmosphere which fosters critical inquiry, imagination, creativity, and excellence, and instills a strong sense of Jewish and personal identity. Our culture is one that empowers students in order to create in them a sense of responsibility not only for the school community, but for the greater community at-large.

For more information, please contact: hr@emeryweiner.org

Science Coordinator – Full or Part Time

JCDS, Boston's Jewish Community Day School is looking for a K-8 Science Teacher/Department Chair full or part time. The position includes both teaching and chairing the Science Department, with the opportunity to shape the Science Department. Candidates need five years experience in both science teaching and curriculum design and a degree in science education.  Send cover letter and resume to Aliza at alizav@jcdsboston.org

For more information, please contact: alizav@jcdsboston.org

Positions Open

Columbus Torah Academy (CTA) is a Modern-Orthodox K-12 day school, located on a beautiful thirty-acre wooded campus. The school has served as the premier Torah institution in central Ohio for more than half a century.

For more information, please contact: rabbikahn@torahacademy.org

Fifth Grade Judaic Studies Teacher for Fall 2010

Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County, New Jersey seeks a full time fifth grade Judaic Studies teacher for Fall of 2010. Must have proven ability to serve as a role model and to inspire day school students to actively engage in Jewish learning. Expertise in Jewish texts required. Hebrew language proficiency desired.

For more information, please contact: rgoldberg@ssdsbergen.org

Open Teaching Positions

Ma\'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls, located in Teaneck, NJ, is looking for teachers for the 2010-2011 school year in the following subjects: English, Math, Science, Science Research, Hebrew, History, Jewish History, and AP Psychology.  Please forward your CV to Mrs. Rivka Kahan at kahanr@maayanot.org

For more information, please contact: kahanr@maayanot.org

Substitute Teacher

Manhattan High School For Girls seeks substitute teacher for teacher on maturity leave starting Feb 1st. AP European History AP Political Science AP US History Please forward resume to efriedman@manhattanhigh.org or fax 212-737-0766.

For more information, please contact: msteinberg@manhattanhigh.org

Judaic Studies Teachers and Hebrew Language, Carmel School, Hong Kong

Dynamic, Modern Orthodox Jewish Day School in Hong Kong seeks
high-energy, charismatic teaching couples to teach Jewish Studies and
Hebrew.  Carmel School, founded 19 years ago, has some 200 students
from a wide variety of national and religious backgrounds including a
parent body of 35% Israelis. Accredited by the Western Association of
Schools and Colleges, it is considered one of the top international
schools in Hong Kong, which is the Jewish center of East Asia.

Applicant must possess the following requirements:
* Mastery of Jewish Texts and methodologies for Religious Studies - Elementary and Middle School.
* 3 - 5 years experience in teaching Ivrit B\'Ivrit and in English (fluency in English a requirement.)
* Skills in individualizing and differentiating instruction with dynamic classroom activities and skills in either Music, Art, or Drama.
* Leadership in formal and informal classroom after school activities and outreach.
* Commitment to Zionism and Modern Orthodox perspective
* Teacher training and Bachelor\'s of Education or Jewish Studies and Teacher Certification.  (Master\'s preferred.)

Carmel School:
Carmel provides an international setting for children from a variety
of national backgrounds.  Most students come from the United States,
Israel and United Kingdom, South Africa, France and Canada, but other
countries are also represented, including Australia, Denmark, China
and India.

Hong Kong:
Hong Kong\'s Jewish community is one of the most unique and diverse in
the world.  Jews have gathered here from many nations since the 19th
century. Because of Hong Kong\'s historic position as an international
trading centre, almost every political and religious facet of Judaism
is represented.

Judaism flourishes in Hong Kong. There are more congregations (five
separate groups across the religious spectrum), more specialized
Jewish educational activities, more Jewish community events and more
Jewish cultural opportunities than in any other city in the region.

Please send resume and references to Edwin I. Epstein, Head of School,
 Phone: (852) 2964-1600, Fax: (852) 2813-4121, E-mail:
admin@carmel.edu.hk, Web Site: www.carmel.edu.hk

For more information, please contact: admin@carmel.edu.hk

Technology Integration Specialist, Donna Klein Jewish Academy

Must have strong teaching experience using instructional technology
skills; proven skills in integrating technology into the K-12
curriculum; familiar with current computer software/applications;
strong organizational skills; background in Judaic Studies desirable;
must be flexible. 

For more information, please contact: info@dkja.org.

Hebrew Teacher High School

The Weber School (www.weberschool.org), a private Jewish high school located in Atlanta, Georgia, is seeking a Hebrew teacher for the 2010 – 2011 school year. Native speaking Hebrew candidates who have a high proficiency in Hebrew, preferably with an education background and/or degree in Hebrew language or Hebrew related subjects, and have working papers in the US are invited to apply. Please send your resume and cover letter to Ilana Shapira, World Language Department Chair, at ishapira@weberschool.org. Any questions specific to this position should be directed to Mrs. Shapira at 404-917-2500 x 347.

For more information, please contact: ishapira@weberschool.org

Technology Integration Specialist

Technology Integration Specialist

For more information, please contact: info@dkja.org

A Few Remaining Spots for Hidden Sparks NY-area training for Internal Coaches - beginning March 8, 2010

A few remaining NY-area spots are available for training and participation in the third Hidden Sparks Internal Coach Program cycle.

For more information, please contact: Margaret@hiddensparks.org

Webinar: Teaching Mishnah - Problems and Creative Solutions with Avie Walfish

MOFET JTEC of The MOFET Institute is presenting an online webinar in
English without charge to the Jewish education community around the
world with Rabbi Dr. Avraham Walfish on Teaching Mishnah - Problems
and Creative Solutions on Wednesday February 17, 2010 - 7:00-8:30P.M.
- Israel time (GT + 2:00).

Although Mishnah study is a vital and increasingly popular mainstay of
Jewish education, this text presents serious problems and challenges
to teachers. In order to make the study of Mishnah accessible,
relevant, interesting, and challenging, educators have proposed a
broad variety of innovative teaching methods, some of which involve
supplementing Mishnah study with other materials and some of which
involve careful attention to textual subtleties and issues related to
how the Mishnah was put together. In this class we will survey the
problems and proposed solutions, focusing on how particular mishnaic
texts may be taught in creative and stimulating ways.  The Webinar is
being presented without charge to the Jewish education community
around the world.

What exactly is an online encounter?
The online encounter environment (WEBINAR) enables presentations,
sites, programs and video movies to be presented in parallel to an
interactive discussion with the audience by means of vocal and written
communication and the use of signs for expressing emotion. Each
participant has his own communication channel and can request and
receive permission to speak and voice his opinions. The big advantage
of online encounters lies in the fact that there is no need to go to
the place where the event is being held since it is possible to
participate in the activities at home. Most of the online encounters
take place at times that are convenient for the participants.

For further information and registration go to the MOFET JTEC site:

  http://mofetjtec.macam.ac.il/online/Pages/Webinar-Walfish.aspx

Reuven Werber
The JTEC Portal Team
The MOFET Institute
jtecportal@macam.ac.il
http://jtec.macam.ac.il/portal

For more information, please contact: jtecportal@macam.ac.il

PD Opportunity This Summer, JWA's Institute for Educators

July 25-29, 2010 in Newton, MA

Applications are now available online for the Jewish Women?s Archive?s
2010 Institute for Educators. Join us for four days of intensive
professional development designed to enrich your teaching with the
compelling stories of American Jewish lives, past and present. A
select group of 25 Jewish educators from across the U.S. will work
with leading scholars and master teachers to:
*         INVESTIGATE themes in Jewish women\'s history and the history
of social movements in the U.S.
*         EXAMINE primary source documents and oral histories
*         EXPLORE multimedia resources, including JWA\'s new Living the
Legacy social justice curriculum
*         DEVELOP strategies for using the material with students.

The 2010 Institute will focus on the role of Jews in the American
Civil Rights Movement, training educators to teach this complex
history through the stories of women and men, northerners and
southerners. The Institute is open to educators who work with students
in grades 8-12 in formal and/or informal settings. Participants\'
expenses, including travel and hotel accommodations, will be covered
by a generous grant from the Dorot Foundation. All food will be
kosher.

For more information and to complete an application, visit
jwa.org/institute. Submission Deadline is March 1, 2010. Please feel
free to contact me at (617) 383-6763 or education@jwa.org with any
questions.

Thanks,
Emily Scheinberg
Assistant Director for Educational Outreach
Jewish Women\'s Archive

For more information, please contact: education@jwa.org

Lectures on Holocaust education, Torah Umesorah, Brooklyn, NY

Torah Umesorah and Project Witness
ANNOUNCE THE COMMENCEMENT OF A LANDMARK SERIES OF LECTURES ON
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION
for educators, teachers, and the general public
to take place
Sunday, January 31, 2010 ? 16 Shevat 5770
Merkaz Hasimcha II, 1914 Bay Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
Doors open: 10:15am ~ Program begins: 10:30am

Torah Perspective
The Novominsker Rebbe, Harav Yaakov Perlow, shlita

The Lessons
Rabbi Shmuel Yaakov Klein,
Director of Publications and Communications, Torah Umesorah

Introductory Seminar
Mrs. Ruth Lichtenstein,
Director of Project Witness, Publisher, Hamodia/Binah (for women)

Rabbi Sholom Friedman,
Director of Zechor Yemos Olam Division of Torah Umesorah (for men)

This introductory seminar lays the groundwork for a Holocaust
education designed for our youth, based on both the groundbreaking
textbook, Witness to History, and an accompanying educational program,
currently in development. A discussion of sensitive issues in
Holocaust education will follow.

For information and registration, please call:

Torah Umesorah Project Witness
212-227-1000 ext. #4557 718-WITNESS

This event is made possible through the generous support of the
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

For more information, please contact: ttaub@projectwitness.org

Winter Semester at the MOFET JTEC Online Academy for Jewish Studies

Registration for the Winter Semester at the MOFET JTEC Online Academy
for Jewish Studies is now open!

Dear Lookjed Readers,
We are happy to announce that the Registration for the Winter Semester
(starting February, 2010) at the MOFET JTEC Online Academy for Jewish
Studies is now open!

The academy\'s main objective is to assist teachers, educators and
leaders as well as staff members and students in universities and
colleges, who are interested in the fields of didactics and the
pedagogy of teaching Jewish studies, to develop their professional
knowledge and abilities.

In the next semester the academy offer 12 courses in 4 different programs:
1.   Studies toward a Specialization Certificate in the Didactics of
Teaching Hebrew as a Foreign Language.
2.   Studies toward a Specialization Certificate in the Didactics of
Teaching the Holocaust.
3.   Studies toward a Specialization Certificate in the Didactics of
Teaching Talmudic Literature and Oral Law.
4.   Studies toward a Specialization Certificate in the Didactics of
Teaching the Jewish Year Cycle.

In order to encourage institutions involved in Jewish education
(including academic institutions, community centers,  schools, and so
on) to enhance and expand the pedagogical and content knowledge of
their teaching staff and students in fields that are relevant to their
teaching subject, the Online Academy is awarding a limited number of
scholarships. The possibility of receiving a scholarship is conditional on meeting
certain criteria, and depends on the number of applicants for the
scholarship in a particular year and on the number of scholarships
available to the Institute in that year. For information about the
scholarship you can email us at simone@macam.ac.il.

Come and join us!!!
Click here to visit our site -

http://mofetjtec.macam.ac.il/onlineacademy/Pages/default.aspx

Reuven Werber
The JTEC Portal Team
The MOFET  Institute
jtecportal@macam.ac.il
http://jtec.macam.ac.il/portal

For more information, please contact: simone@macam.ac.il

Hidden Sparks Without Walls, Spring 2010

Join Hidden Sparks for the Spring 2010 Semester of Hidden Sparks Without
Walls, an online and audio conference accessible from home or school.

Featuring Dr. Rona Novick presenting:
"Is This Typical? Understanding Variations in Child Development"

How often we wonder why some students can achieve milestones while
others struggle to keep up, and if these differences are part of
typical development or indicators of more significant challenges?
Understanding child development can be an extremely powerful and
helpful lens for teachers. In this session, we will present child
developmental along a continuum, from typically developing children to
those with developmental challenges in behavior or learning. Some
behavioral and learning issues that are outside the pattern of typical
development will be explored and we will discuss the developmental
tasks usually mastered at particular ages and phases.
This course will be offered two times: the first session will focus on
primary school students and the second will focus on secondary school
students.  Please register for each session separately.

Tuesday  February 16, 2010 - Primary School Students
Tuesday February 23, 2010 - Secondary School Students

Primary School Students
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Time: 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Eastern)
Instructor: Dr Rona Novick

Secondary School Students
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Time: 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Eastern)
Instructor: Dr. Rona Novick


Featuring Dr. Judah Weller presenting:
"Core Classroom Practices in Judaic and General Studies that Reflect
an Appreciation for All Kinds of Learners in the Classroom"

Good teaching utilizes a number of core instructional techniques to
manage individual student difference in the classroom. By identifying
and utilizing these core strategies, and understanding their
neurodevelopment underpinnings, both targeted individual students and
whole classes will benefit.

Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Time: 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Eastern)

To see our complete schedule of upcoming HiddenSparks Without Walls
webinars visit www.HiddenSparks.org

These webinars are being provided at no cost to educators from day
schools and yeshivas across North America as a gift from Hidden
Sparks.

Advance registration is required.

For more information and to register for the webinars visit us online
at www.HiddenSparks.org
Questions? Contact: margaret@HiddenSparks.org.


Hidden Sparks is a non-profit fund whose purpose is to help children
with learning differences reach their full potential in school and
life. Hidden Sparks develops and supports professional development
programs for Jewish Day Schools to help increase understanding and
support for teaching to diverse learners.

For more information, please contact: margaret@HiddenSparks.org

Day School/High School Workshop of the Assn. of Jewish Libraries

The annual Day School/High School Workshop of the New York
Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Assn. of Jewish Libraries will take
place on Wednesday morning, March 10th, at the Abraham Joshua Heschel
High School, 20 West End Ave (& 60th Street), New York City.  Details
to follow.  Please save the date!!

Rita Lifton

For more information, please contact: rilifton@jtsa.edu

The Pardes Educators Summer Curriculum Workshop in Jerusalem

The Pardes Educators Summer Curriculum Workshop in Jerusalem for Novice
Day School Teachers (1-5 years experience) has opened registration for
summer, 2010.

The program is designed for Judaic Studies teachers grades 4-high school
(tracks for upper elementary, middle, and high school) in Community,
Reform, Conservative, or Orthodox day schools. Scheduled for July 7th-July
22nd, the program includes individualized Beit Midrash time to prepare a
curricular unit/s with a mentor for your teaching next year, Torah lishma,
pedagogy workshops, collegial sharing sessions, field trips and other
special programs. The subsidized program includes the workshop tuition,
housing/living stipend, lunch or dinner most days, and all educational
materials. A travel subsidy may be available as well.

For more information, contact Debra Weiner-Solomont

For more information, please contact: debra@pardes.org.il

Yom Iyun on Talmud and Torah She-Ba'al Peh, SAR High School, Riverdale, NY

Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School and SAR High School invite the
entire community to the second annual Yom Iyun on Talmud and Torah
She-Ba\'al Peh:

Topics in Masekhtot Kiddushin and Sanhedrin

There will be two special tracks devoted to pedagogical issues and
methodologies in teaching Talmud in the classroom. Registration for
educators and students is only $10 (which includes lunch)

Date/Time:
Sunday, January 24, 2010/9 Shevat 5770
9:30 AM-4:00 PM

Location:
SAR High School
5900 Netherlands Avenue
Riverdale, NY

Pre-Registration is required by January 19, 2010. For more information and
to register on line please go to www.yctorah.org

 Nathaniel Helfgot, YCT Rabbinical School
 Lisa Schlaff, SAR High School

For more information, please contact: ravnatih@gmail.com

Fall 2009 Semester of Hidden Sparks Without Walls

Join Hidden Sparks for the Fall 2009 Semester of Hidden Sparks Without
Walls, an online and audio conference accessible from home or school.

Featuring Dr. Rona Novick presenting:
"Is This Typical? Understanding Variations in Child Development"

How often we wonder why some students can achieve milestones while
others struggle to keep up, and if these differences are part of
typical development or indicators of more significant challenges?
Understanding child development can be an extremely powerful and
helpful lens for teachers. In this session, we will present child
developmental along a continuum, from typically developing children to
those with developmental challenges in behavior or learning. Some
behavioral and learning issues that are outside the pattern of typical
development will be explored and we will discuss the developmental
tasks usually mastered at particular ages and phases.

This course will be offered two times: the first session will focus on
primary school students and the second will focus on secondary school
students.

Tuesday  February 16, 2010 - Primary School Students
Tuesday February 23, 2010 - Secondary School Students
Time:8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Eastern)

Dr. Rona Novick is Director of the Fanya Gottesfeld Heller doctoral
program at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and
Administration at Yeshiva University and an Associate Professor of
Psychology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She served for
many years as the Coordinator of Child Psychology in the Division of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Schneider Children\'s Hospital and
as the Clinical Director of the Alliance for School Mental Health,
providing outreach services, treatment and training to schools,
families and communities. Dr. Novick is also one of two Educational
Directors for Hidden Sparks, providing training, supervision and
ongoing mentoring to the Hidden Sparks teams of coaches, principals
and Internal Coaches in twenty-one yeshivot.

To see our complete schedule of upcoming HiddenSparks Without Walls
webinars visit www.HiddenSparks.org

These webinars are being provided at no cost to educators from day
schools and yeshivas across North America as a gift from Hidden
Sparks.

Advance registration is required.

For more information and to register for the webinars visit us online
at www.HiddenSparks.org
Questions? Contact: margaret@HiddenSparks.org.

Hidden Sparks is a non-profit fund whose purpose is to help children
with learning differences reach their full potential in school and
life. Hidden Sparks develops and supports professional development
programs for Jewish Day Schools to help increase understanding and
support for teaching to diverse learners.

For more information, please contact: margaret@HiddenSparks.org

STAJE seminar - The Pursuit of Justice: Prosecuting the Perpetrators of the Holocaust

The Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
invites Jewish school educators of all grades and subjects to our
second STAJE (Shoah Teaching Alternatives in Jewish Education) Seminar
of the academic year, The Pursuit of Justice: Prosecuting the
Perpetrators of the Holocaust. How did the Allies, the State of
Israel, and later the United States attempt to seek justice in what
was arguably the greatest crime in human history?

The seminar will feature presentations by Frank Tuerkheimer,
University of Wisconsin and New York University Law Schools, Devin
Pendas, Boston College and David Marwell, Director of the Museum.
Participants will also have an opportunity to discuss the seminar and
consider how to apply what they have learned to their classrooms. The
seminar will take place at the Museum on Sunday, February 7, 2010,
from 1:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

The seminar is free of charge, however space is limited and
pre-registration is required. To pre-register or for more information,
please e-mail or call Dr. Paul Radensky at pradensky@mjhnyc.org or
call (646) 437-4310.

Public transportation or parking will be reimbursed up to $17 per
person or vehicle upon presentation of original receipt.  A light
lunch will be made available at 12:30 p.m. (dietary laws observed).

The Museum is located at the Edmond J. Safra Plaza, 36 Battery Place
in Lower Manhattan and is a convenient walk from the 1, 4/5, and W/R
trains. Parking is available within a few blocks of the Museum. For
more detailed directions please visit our website: www.mjhnyc.org

This seminar is made possible by The Conference on Jewish Material
Claims Against Germany: The Rabbi Israel Miller Fund for Shoah
Research, Documentation and Education.

Please Note: Our STAJE Seminar, The Morgenthaus\' Jewish Identity and
the War Refugee Board, which had been scheduled for December 20, 2009,
will be postponed until June 2010.

For more information, please contact: pradensky@mjhnyc.org

Lectures on Jewish Prayer, Beurei HaTefilla Institute

THE BEUREI HATEFILA INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES
THREE LECTURES ON JEWISH PRAYER

Answers to Fundamental Questions About Jewish Prayer-1
Saturday Night,  January 9, 2010, at 8:30 PM

Jewish Prayer In Eretz Yisroel and in Babylonia During the Gaonic Period
Sunday morning,  January 17, 2010, at 10:00 AM
Commemorating The Third Yahrzeit of Rabbi Isaiah Wohlgemuth, ztג€�l,
Designer of the Beurei Hatefila Method Of Study

Answers to Fundamental Questions About Jewish Prayer-2
Saturday Night,  January 23, 2010, at 8:30 PM

Lectures to be held at
Congregation Ohr Moshe
170-16 73rd Avenue
Hillcrest, New York

All Lectures To Be Delivered By Abe Katz
Author Of The Weekly Newsletter L\'Havin Es Ha\'Tefila
Executive Director, The Beurei Hatefila Institute

To learn more about the Beurei Hatefila Institute and to read the newsletters,
visit the Institute\'s website at: www.beureihatefila.com
No admission charge-No solicitation of funds

Some Of The Questions To Be Discussed:
Why is it important to pray with a minyan?
Why do we repeat the same text day after day?
Is there a place for spontaneous prayer within Jewish Prayer?
Can Jewish prayer be defined?
Does the Siddur of today contain the same prayers that were recited two thousand years ago?
What is the origin of Kaddish?
Why do mourners recite Kaddish Yasom?
What is the origin of Kedushah?
Is there a priority among the prayers?
What is the purpose of Kriyas Ha\'Torah-The Torah Reading?

Teachers and school administrators are encouraged to attend so as to learn what a course in Beurei Hatefila might offer their students.

If there is a charge for the posting, please let me know.

Abe Katz
Executive Director,
The Beurei Hatefila Institute

For more information, please contact: http://www.beureihatefila.com

Reference Workshop, Association of Jewish Libraries, NYC

The New York Metropolitan Area Chapter of the Association of Jewish
Libraries (AJL-NYMA) will hold its 2010 Reference Workshop on Tuesday
afternoon, January 5th, 1:30-4:30 pm, at the Library of the Jewish
Theological Seminary (Broadway & 122nd Street) in the Mendelson
Convocation Center (first floor). The presenters will be Rabbi Nesanel
Kasnett (Senior Editor, Schottenstein Talmud, ArtScroll/Mesorah
Publications) who will speak on "Opening the Gates of Scholarship: The
Schottenstein Talmud Project"; and Alexa Pearce (Acting Librarian for
Journalism, Culture and Communication, New York University Libraries)
whose topic will be "Mobile Reference Services: The Next Step for Library
Technology."

To register, RSVP Ina Rubin Cohen (incohen@jtsa.edu) or Rachail Kurtz
(rkurtz@flatbush.org) by December 31. Payment is at the door. Members
of the NYMA Chapter of AJL, $10; non-members, $18; students, $8. For
further information, contact Ina Cohen, (212) 678-8836, or Rachail
Kurtz, (718) 377-1100 x186. *Please bring photo ID to enter the
building.*

Directions: By subway, 1 Train to 116th Street & Broadway. By bus, M4,
M104 to 122nd Street & Broadway or M5 to 122nd Street & Riverside
Drive.

For more information, please contact: incohen@jtsa.edu)

MOFET JTEC Portal resource listing

For more information, please contact: http://jtec.macam.ac.il/portal/MailViewer.aspx?id=20

"Making Seder of the Seder" - A new Haggadah by Nachum Amsel

Rabbi Dr. Nachum Amsel has put out a new Haggadah called "Making Seder
of the Seder." The commentary contains deeper answers to simple
question you\'ve always asked about the Hagaddah. You can order from
the author by sending a $30 check (which will include Postage and
Handling) with your address and send it to 613 Neirot Shabbat St.,
Ramot, Jerusalem, ISRAEL.

You can contact the author by email (namsel@netvision.net.il) or by
phone (to Jerusalem from USA 212-444-1656 before 5 PM ET, or in Israel
02-586-9708).

For a sense of the questions and issues that are dealt with in the
Haggadah, see www.lookstein.org/resources/pesach_project.pdf

For more information, please contact: namsel@netvision.net.il

Quality Bnai Mitzvah Tallitot- Simcha Tallitot

We sell decorative TALLITOT for adults and bnai mitzvah students-- you tie the tzitzit!!! specifically serving educational sites that teach students to tie tzitzit.... http://simchatallitot.design.officelive.com/default.aspx SIMCHA TALLITOT PROGRAM #1: Lovely white tallitot with matching bags suitable for decorating with fabric markers PROGRAM #2: Decorative fabrics (soft denims, plaids, stripes or pastel embroideries) all with white atarot Both programs include Israeli tzitzit, Marvy fabric markers and alphabet stencils to inscribe a berakhah on the atarah. We provide you with fabric samples and information. SIMCHA TALLITOT A division of Sew & Sew Custom Home Furnishings, Inc. sewnsewnj@hotmail.com http://simchatallitot.design.officelive.com/default.aspx

For more information, please contact: sewnsewnj@hotmail.com

Vital Signs in American Jewish Life: A New Series from Jewish Ideas Daily

I’m writing to introduce Jewish Ideas Daily, an exciting new website that features the very best of Jewish thought, analysis, argument, and opinion. We’re currently featuring the first in an exclusive series of articles by Jack Wertheimer, professor of American Jewish history at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York and renowned expert in Jewish education. In “Vital Signs,” Professor Wertheimer is zeroing in on American persons, programs, and places conspicuous for fostering a strong commitment to Judaism and the Jewish people. “Vital Signs” begins with a close look at Jewish experiential education as practiced by Camp Stone and other summer camps. Here’s the direct link: http://www.jewishideasdaily.com/content/detail/vital-signs-torah-and-service. We hope you enjoy what you read and that you\'ll feel free to share "Vital Signs: Torah and Service" with others.

For more information, please contact: jsiev@jewishideasdaily.com

Principal's breakfast introducing the Arrowsmith Program, Brooklyn, NY

Don\'t compensate
Correct the underlying learning problem with the Arrowsmith Program

New York City parents reimbursed by Board of Education

You are Invited to a Principals’ Breakfast

Sunday, March 7, 9:30 AM

Lev Bais Yaakov
3574 Nostrand Ave. Brooklyn
Between Ave V and W

RSVP by Feb 8: Annette Goodman 917-584-0137 or agoodman@arrowsmithprogram.ca

You will hear from principals, teachers, parents and students from
some of the following Yeshivas that offer the Arrowsmith Program:
Bais Yaakov of Boro Park
Jewish Educational Center, Elizabeth, NJ
Maimonides Academy, Los Angeles
Toras Emes Academy of Miami
Yeshiva Tiferes Yisroel, Chofetz Chaim, Brooklyn
Yeshiva Degel Hatorah, Monsey

The Arrowsmith Program comprises a suite of 19 cognitive exercises for
students with learning difficulties that were developed from research
in neuroscience.

After completion of the program, up to four years depending on
severity, students can function without further special education
assistance or program accommodations.

The Arrowsmith Program addresses the following

Non-verbal learning
Auditory processing
Fine motor
Mathematics
Social skills
Comprehension
Logical reasoning
Executive function
Visual memory
Auditory memory
Dyslexia
Attention

Read about the Arrowsmith Program in Chapter 2 of the New York Times
best selling book The Brain That Changes Itself by Dr. Norman Doidge
www.arrowsmithschool.org

For more information, please contact: agoodman@arrowsmithprogram.ca

Torah Flora Web site updates and Upcoming Events

Web site updates:
The essay Botany, Prophecy, and Theology, first posted in August 2009,
has been heavily revised and expanded to include the comments of
several classic rabbinic commentators on a puzzling botanical metaphor
in Jeremiah.
http://www.torahflora.org/2009/08/botany-prophecy-and-theology/#more-219

Tu b\'Shvat is coming!
Tu b\'Shvat, the holiday that celebrates the land of Israel and its
fruit trees, falls on January 31 this year. Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak
Kook (1865-1935) was an important figure in the process of
reacquainting Judaism and the Jewish people with their land during the
late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His experience and
understanding of the sacred importance of the trees of Israel are
described on torahflora.org in the following article:

Rav Kook Plants a Tree
http://www.torahflora.org/2008/08/rav-kook-plants-a-tree/#more-62

This is a great time to read this article as we prepare for Tu
b\'Shvat. Additional information about Tu b\'Shvat is available at the
following Web pages.

http://www.torah.org/learning/yomtov/tubshvat/
http://www.aish.com/h/15sh/
http://www.myjewishlearning.com/holidays/Jewish_Holidays/Tu_Bishvat.shtml

Resources:
Many books and Web sites have been added to the Resources page of
torahflora.org,
http:/www.torahflora.org/resources/

Upcoming Torah Flora programs for summer 2010:
http://www.torahflora.org/events/

Several Torah Flora programs for summer 2010 are now in the planning
stages. Please contact me if you would like to arrange a Torah tour of
a botanical garden, a school or camp program, an illustrated oral
presentation, or another type of program.

My tentative itineraries include:

1) A West coast speaking tour (California, Oregon, Washington state, Nevada)

2) A New England speaking tour.

3) Torah Flora programs on a kosher cruise.

Best wishes,
Jon Greenberg, Ph.D.

For more information, please contact: jon@torahflora.org

Purim Slide Show

For such an exciting holiday as Purim, the kids can get quite board during the Megillah reading, well not anymore. 
     In recent years, we did this very cute idea for a quiet entertainment for the children during the Megillah reading.  A slide show with the children in your school or community enacting out the Purim story with captions beneath it.  Your part is so EASY, all you would have to do is take passport type photos, and send them in and it would photoshop’ed and incorporated into an animated PowerPoint slideshow. There is also the option of a matching bingo game that runs with the slideshow, keeping the children even further engrossed.  It has been a big hit for more than 150 synagogues for the kids and their parents.  This is very reasonably priced. See link for more info: www.purimslideshow.blogspot.com

For more information, please contact: msg12@optonline.net

New website: Jewish Ideas Daily http://jewishideasdaily.com/

I\'m writing to tell you about an exciting new website, Jewish Ideas
Daily http://jewishideasdaily.com/ On this site, every day, you\'ll
discover an expertly prepared selection of the best the world has to
offer in Jewish opinion, argument, thought, and analysis, pulled from
hundreds of sources from around the globe. Whether your particular
interest is Jewish philosophy or Israeli politics, rabbinic thought or
new forms of Jewish literature, music, and art, the latest
breakthrough in historical scholarship or permanently relevant essays
on the landmarks of the Jewish year, biblical archaeology or profiles
of significant Jewish figures of today, yesterday, and tomorrow--all
this, plus original columns, interviews, commissioned debates, is
spread out before you.

Won\'t you visit www.jewishideasdaily.com? I strongly suspect you\'ll
enjoy having the best thinking, old and new, at your fingertips. By
registering (for free) on the homepage, you\'ll ensure that each day\'s
contents arrive promptly in your inbox and that you can save the most
interesting items into your own personal account for later reading.
Please also feel free to pass word of the site along to friends and
colleagues who might like to take advantage of this one-stop source of
Jewish ideas. Last but by no means least, we\'d be delighted to hear
back from you with your impressions, reactions, and suggestions.

With thanks for your interest.

Rabbi Yehuda Seif
The Tikvah Fund
Senior Program Officer
New York, New York 10151

For more information, please contact: seif@tikvahfund.org

New edition of the MOFET JTEC Jewish Education Newsletter

A new edition of the MOFET JTEC Jewish Education Newsletter has been launched .

The current bulletin contains research findings, educational
resources, conference information, online discussions, etc. selected
from journals, websites, blogs and other Jewish education
publications.

It also contains a number of listings which discuss or demonstrate the
usage of technology in different aspects of Jewish education.

Wishing you interesting and enjoyable reading and a happy and bright
Chanukah! http://jtec.macam.ac.il/portal/MailViewer.aspx?id=18

Reuven Werber
The JTEC Portal Team
The MOFET  Institute
jtecportal@macam.ac.il
http://jtec.macam.ac.il/portal

For more information, please contact: jtecportal@macam.ac.il

New ATID Jewish Educator's Book Club podcast

ATID\'s Jewish Educator\'s Book Club has a new podcast episode reviewing
Rabbi Yitzchak Blau\'s "Fresh Fruit & Vintage Wine: The Ethics and
Wisdom of the Aggada" (Ktav with OU Press & Yeshivat Har Etzion).

Available as an MP3 from the iTunes Store or through this link:
http://atid.s467.sureserver.com/books/blau.mp3

Rabbi Jeffrey Saks
Director, ATID - Academy for Torah Initiatives and Directions
9 HaNassi St., Jerusalem 92188 ISRAEL
Tel. 02.567.1719 | Cell 052.321.4884 | Fax 02.567.1723
E-mail: atid@atid.org | www.atid.org | www.WebYeshiva.org
GoogleTalk/Skype: jeffreysaks

For more information, please contact: atid@atid.org

Fourth International Conference on the Philosophy of Halakhah, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute

HALAKHAH AS AN EVENT

To be held at The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
Tuesday-Wednesday, 28-29 December 2010

The conference will focus on philosophical analyses of the event of
the Halakhic entity.

*  Can the knowledge concealed in action and the body of the
actor be revealed?
*  What is the gap between the knowledge gathered from theoretical
writings and the knowledge gleaned from the Halakhic act and
the Halakhic event?
*  Does Halakhah change because of the dynamics connected to
action rather than due to halakhic theory?
*  What new insights about Halakhah have arisen given the Halakhic
actor\'s awareness about body issues, his senses, and his movements?

These studies are likely to be enriched by researchers active in
various fields whose sensitivity to the event of the Halakhic entity
is grounded not only in texts but also incorporates sociological,
anthropological, phenomenological, psychological, theatrical, and
educational aspects. These studies must demonstrate a strong linkage
to the dialogue of philosophy and the philosophy of Halakha.

Researchers wishing to present a paper to be delivered at the
conference are invited to submit a proposal containing the title of
the study, an abstract (up to 500 words) and an explanation of its
connection to the topic of the conference, as well as a short
biography and bibliography to:
Dr. Avinoam Rosenak: avinoamr@vanleer.org.il, tel: 02-5605251, fax: 02-5619293.
Submissions must be received by Friday, 15 January 2010

Academic committee: Prof. Gabriel Motzkin, Dr. Avinoam Rosenak
(Chair), Prof. Zeev Harvey, Prof. Jonathan Cohen, Prof. Tamar Ross,
Prof. Menahem Lorberbaum, Rabbi Prof. Naftali Rothenberg, Dr. Eli
Hadad, Dafna Schreiber.

Researchers whose papers are selected will be expected to submit a
draft of their paper prior to the conference.

The Proceedings of the Conference will be published after the
customary academic review.

For more information, please contact: avinoamr@vanleer.org.il

The JOFA Conference & Film Festival

JOIN THE CONVERSATION AT THE JOFA CONFERENCE AND FILM FESTIVAL Saturday evening and Sunday, March 13 and 14 at Lerner Hall, Columbia University. World renowned activists, scholars and Rabbis will explore social values such as women's leadership, spirituality, social justice and ritual inclusion of women. Speakers include Richard Joel of Yeshiva University, Tamar Ross, Daniel Sperber, Sara Hurwitz, Blu Greenberg, and 2009 Jewish Book Award winner, Judy Klitsner. Saturday night's film festival presents 13 films, including a US premiere and Q&A with 3 filmmakers. Empowering middle school programming focused on social justice, tzniut (its not just a girl thing) and the influences in our lives. Special rates for educators. Childcare available. For full program details, to register and to blog, go to www.jofa.org

For more information, please contact: karen.sponder@jofa.org

Conference on Teaching Hebrew to Diverse Learners

Registration is now underway for the Second Annual GISHA Conference "Teaching Hebrew to Diverse Learners:  From Concept to Classroom," Sunday, April 25 to Monday, April 26, hosted by the Center for Jewish Special Education at Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA.

For more information, please contact: ablaszkowsky@hebrewcollege.edu

Ninth Professional Development Teacher Workshop on the History, Culture and Politics of Modern Israel, Atlanta, GA, June 20-25, 2010

The Center for Israel Education and the Emory Institute for the Study of Modern Israel would like to interest you and other teachers from your area [grades 5-12] to participate in our Ninth Professional Development Teacher Workshop on the History, Culture and Politics of Modern Israel, which will be held in Atlanta, GA, from June 20-25, 2010. Our week-long workshops have been unanimously praised as “the best educational experience” enjoyed during a career! We link world renowned scholars with curriculum specialists from the United States and Israel to fashion a wonderful learning environment. 

For more information, please contact: diane.rieger@israeled.org

"Living the Lunar Calendar" - Jerusalem's Bible Lands Museum

"Living the Lunar Calendar" conference at Jerusalem\'s Bible Lands Museum
from January 30-February 1, 2010

The "Living the Lunar Calendar" Conference -- held under the full moon of
the Jewish festival of the New Year for Trees -- will investigate the
place of calendar reckoning in human society and culture. Focusing on the
Moon as a marker of the passage of time, the conference will address a
wide variety of issues regarding the application of astronomical and
calendrical rules to everyday life, and beyond to the shaping of cultural
identity.

The lunar calendar with its irregular pattern of 29/30 day months,
requiring an uneven number of months to match the passage of an annual
solar/stellar cycle brings with it a measure of uncertainty. It can be
observed that the Moon is at one and the same time both constant and
unpredictable, leading civilizations to adopt divergent modes of
reflection on the stable and unstable components of their existence in
time. With the Moon, time does not only exist in nature, but needs to be
regulated by man. Human measures of day, month, and year, must live with
these uncertainties. In cultures that use the lunar calendar, one must
find answers to such mundane questions as: "When does the month, the year,
begin? How are salaries and interest to be calculated over months of
uneven length and years of unequal months? Is the date in one city the
same in all cities?"

More generally, cultures had to account for the apparent anomaly in
nature, defining just how much human involvement is required in fixing the
central concepts of time. This ideological dilemma joined forces with the
political and societal conflicts in antiquity, both within the great
empires as well as smaller ethnic and cultural entities. The calendar thus
participated significantly in the formation of civilization and identity.

For more information, please contact: http://www.archeoastronomy.org/living-the-lunar-calendar-time-text-and-traditio.html

The JOFA Conference, Columbia University, NYC.

Join the Conversation!

Saturday evening, March 13 (Film Festival)- Sunday, March 14 (Full-day
Conference).
Columbia University, NYC.
Women & Men welcome!

The Conference will address four core issues: the evolving role of women
in Orthodox leadership, increasing participation of women in ritual and
life cycle events, incorporating a social justice perspective into
Orthodoxy, and ensuring that modern life is more spiritual.

Babysitting available.
Full-day middle school track (grades 6-8).
Student, educator and under-30 discounts available.

Visit www.jofa.org to register, learn more, and join the conversation on
our blog.

For more information, please contact: http://www.jofa.org

Conference: Aggadah and Aggadic Interpretation Throughout the Generations

Bar Ilan University
Faculty of Jewish Studies Department of Talmud

Lander Institute Jerusalem Academic Center
Graduate School of Jewish Studies

Touro College New York
Graduate School of Jewish Studies

Announce a two day international academic conference on
Aggadah and Aggadic Interpretation Throughout the Generations
January 18-19, 2010
The conference sessions will deal with attitudes towards the authority
of Aggadot, the methods used to interpret them, the use of Aggadah in
biblical commentary, Aggadah in philosophic and in non-philosophic
contexts over the ages, Aggadah and Halakhah, as well as Aggadah in
poetry and in polemics. Participating in the lectures will be
professors from the sponsoring academic institutions, prominent
professors from most of Israel\'s major universities, as well as
lecturers from the U.S.A. and Canada.

The sessions will take place on Monday and Tuesday, January 18-19
2010. On Monday the sessions will be held at the Mintz auditorium on
the Bar Ilan University campus and on Tuesday at the campus of Lander
Institute at 3 Am Ve\'olamo St. in Jerusalem.

For more information, please contact: carmi@lander.ac.il

2010 Center for Jewish History Fellowship Program

2010 CJH Fellowship Program: Guidelines for Application
The application deadline for the 2010 CJH Fellowship Program is
February 17, 2010.

Guidelines:

The Center for Jewish History (CJH) composed of its five partners
(American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo
Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, YIVO Institute for Jewish
Research), ), offers fellowships, that are intended for Ph.D.
candidates. The awards support original research at the Center for
Jewish History in the field of Jewish Studies. Preference will be
given to those candidates who draw on the library and archival
resources of more than one partner.
Full fellowships carry a stipend of up to $12,500 for a period of one
academic year. It is expected that applicants will have completed all
requirements for the doctoral degree except for the dissertation
(a.b.d.).

It is required that each fellow chosen for the award:
* Conduct research for the duration of the award at a minimum of 2
days/week in the Lillian Goldman Reading Room using the archival and
library resources. Please note that the Center reserves the right to
withhold stipends from fellows who do not fulfill the attendance
commitment.
* Participate in a Center for Jewish History Seminar and deliver a
minimum of one lecture (during or beyond the grant period) based on
research at the Center and the collections used; or participate in
exhibition planning (for curatorial fellows only).
Eligibility
* Open to qualified doctoral candidates in accredited institutions.
* For non-USA citizens, it is the responsibility of the applicant to
have the appropriate visa for acceptance of the stipend (award) and
for the required duration of the award.
Requirements for Application
* Cover letter stating area of interest and knowledge of relevant
languages, and how the project relates to the mission of the Center
for Jewish History.
* Curriculum Vitae, including contact information, education,
publications, scholarly and/or museum activities, teaching experience,
and any other relevant work experience
* Specific research proposal of no more than three pages, including
specific reference to the collections (<http://catalog.cjh.org>) and
aims for research during the period of the fellowship
* Official graduate school transcript
* Three letters of recommendation, including from the students> \'>
academic advisors, which address the significance of the candidate> \'>
s work for the field as well as the candidate> \'> s ability to fulfill
the proposed work

The schedule for application is as follows:
* Receipt of application is due by February 17, 2010
* Committee to review applications by March 15, 2010
* Announcement of grant recipients by April 2010
* Commencement of grant period, August 15 - September 15, 2010
* Conclusion of grant period, June 30, 2011

Applications are to be mailed to:
Diane Spielmann, Ph.D.
Director of Public Services
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011

For more information, please contact: dspielmann@cjh.org

Yeshivat Hadar: Transformative Summer and Full-Year Experiences

Yeshivat Hadar, North America\'s first full-time egalitarian yeshiva, is
now accepting applications for its Summer 2010 and Full-Year 2010-2011
programs in New York City.  Men and women looking for intense traditional
text study, egalitarian prayer, and social action, with a special focus on
personal religious growth, are invited to apply.  Download an application
at (http://www.mechonhadar.org/apply).  Fellows receive full tuition
remission and a stipend intended to help cover the cost of living
expenses.

Application Deadline is Feb. 1, 2010.  Please visit
http://www.mechonhadar.org/yeshivat-hadar1 for more specific information
including a tentative schedule with course descriptions.

Rabbi Elie Kaunfer
Executive Director, Mechon Hadar

For more information, please contact: http://www.mechonhadar.org

Summer Institute for Israel Studies 2010, The Schusterman Center, Brandeis University

The Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University presents:
SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR ISRAEL STUDIES 2010
June 15-June 28 at Brandeis and June 30-July8 in Israel

The Summer Institute for Israel Studies assists faculty in designing new
courses in Israel Studies or incorporating a segment on Israel into
existing courses. Candidates from the social sciences and humanities are
invited to apply.

Fellowships include:

-Seminars taught by world-class faculty from Israel and the United States
-Travel, meals, and accommodations at Brandeis and in Israel
-$2500 stipend for full course; $1500 for Brandeis seminar only
-Access to vast Israel Studies online resource center and Brandeis
University\'s online library resources

Applications due February 1, 2010 . Notification by March 5, 2010.

To apply or to learn more, visit us online at
www.brandeis.edu/israelcenter/SIIS

For more information, please contact: scis@brandeis.edu

Kollel program - Shvilei Hatorah, Jerusalem

For more information, please contact: nyz@netvision,net.il

Summer Beit Midrash Fellows, The Center for Modern Torah Leadership

The Center for Modern Torah Leadership, led by Rabbi Aryeh Klapper, is recruiting outstanding men and women for this year\'s group of Summer Beit Midrash Fellows, July 6 through August 11, 2010 (tentative dates). The Summer Beit Midrash is an intense and exhilarating learning program that allows advanced students to pursue compelling questions with intellectual rigor and ethical integrity in the framework of a warm and challenging Orthodox community, and to experience themselves as active contributors to the halakhic conversation.  This year\'s seminar is expected to center on the theme "Informed Consent in Halakhah".

The Summer Beit Midrash will be held in picturesque Sharon, Massachusetts and will provide food and housing for all fellows. Stipends and transportation subsidies are available for qualified participants on a rolling admissions basis.

For further information, please see http://www.torahleadership.org/ or contact moderntorahleadership@gmail.com.

For more information, please contact: moderntorahleadership@gmail.com

UW-Madison fellowship opportunity in Education and Jewish Studies

The Laurence A. Weinstein Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in
Education and Jewish Studies is designed to support the work of
exceptional graduate students working in the area of "Education and
Jewish Studies," broadly conceived.  This Fellowship, awarded at
regular intervals through the generous gift of Frances L. Weinstein,
affords the successful candidate a package that includes an academic
stipend and tuition worth a total of approximately $35,000 for the
academic year.  The stipend is typically granted for one year but
sometimes two.  The Fellowship is aimed at students whose work is
concerned with the role that education has played in Jewish
civilization and/or with questions pertaining to education in Jewish
Studies.  Ideally, this interest will be reflected in some combination
of prior work-experience, courses taken, dissertation work, and/or
professional plans.

The holder of this Fellowship will pursue full-time graduate study in a
recognized UW masters or doctoral program, and will participate in the
events through which the Center for Jewish Studies contributes to the
intellectual life of the University of Wisconsin community.  Students work
with professors in both Jewish Studies and Education, and take courses in
both areas, including one designed to integrate their work in these
domains.  In the event that an appropriate candidate in the area of
Education and Jewish Studies cannot be found, the Fellowship may be given,
but for no more than one year at a time, to a graduate student whose work
is seriously concerned with the more general area of Jewish Studies.
Candidates for admission as well as continuing students are invited to
apply for the fellowship.

Application Procedure:
Interested students should submit three copies of the following:
- Academic transcripts of your prior academic work at both
undergraduate, and if applicable, graduate levels;
- Three letters of recommendation that speak to your academic abilities
and qualifications.  Ideally, one or more of these letters will speak
to your background and interests in, as well as your aptitude for,
work in the area of "Education and Jewish Studies," or Jewish Studies,
or Education;
- A personal statement of 2-3 pages that addresses your interests, your
academic background, and your future plans, academic and/or
professional, in the area of Education.

Please direct any questions or your application materials to:
Anita Lightfoot, Administrator
Center for Jewish Studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison
308 Ingraham Hall
(608) 265-4763
fax: (608) 265-8110
allightf@facstaff.wisc.edu
http://jewishstudies.wisc.edu/scholarships/

For more information, please contact: allightf@facstaff.wisc.edu

Doodle 4 Google competition

Welcome to Doodle 4 Google, a competition where we invite K-12
students to work their artistic will upon our homepage logo. At Google
we believe in thinking big and dreaming big, so this year we\'re
inviting U.S. kids to exercise their creative imaginations around the
theme, "If I Could Do Anything, I Would…"

We\'re looking forward to the kids\' answers too. Gather those art
supplies and some 8.5" x 11"paper and encourage your students to
enrich us all with their creative visions for what they would do in
the world, if they could do anything.

This year, a group of "Expert Jurors", well-known illustrators,
cartoonists and animators from organizations like The Sesame Street
Workshop, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, The Charles Shultz/Peanuts Museum and
Pixar Animation Studios, will be helping us select the 40 finalist
doodles as well as attending our awards ceremony to personally meet
our winners.

Registration closes at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) on March 17,
2010, and entries are due by March 31, 2010 no later than 11:59:59
P.M. Pacific Time (PT). The winning doodle will be featured on our
Google.com homepage on May 27, 2010.

For more information, please contact: http://www.google.com/doodle4google/

OU educational videos available

DVD  KOSHER KIDZ -- Learn about kosher in a whole new way !
This video reveals -- in a kid friendly way -- the ins and outs of
kosher certification. What is kosher food? How does the OU certify a
factory? What does the OU tell a factory about ingredients? How does
the OU approve equipment?  Join this look at the OU offices and an ice
cream factory, and you will find out!

"The best tool I have had to introduce kashrut to my students."
"Students of all ages loved it, and learned so much."

AVAILABLE NOW to all schools, yeshivas, synagogues, youth groups,
class room teachers FOR FREE > order up to 10 copies  [just pay for
shipping/postage]
ORDER from safrane@ou.org  Email name, address…

Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
Senior Rabbinic Coordinator
Vice President - Communications and Marketing
Phone 212 613 8115
www.oukosher.org

For more information, please contact: safrane@ou.org

Connections Israel - Bringing the Jewish People Together

Connections Israel was started 10 years ago to help Jewish Schools and
Communities throughout the Diaspora establish meaningful ties with
Israel. Currently over 100 schools participate yearly in our projects.

Our current project is our annual PURIM DRIVE FOR IDF SOLDIERS. We
send Mishloach Manot baskets from your Students and Congregants to
Israeli Soldiers. Together with the Mishloach Manot baskets, we will
deliver your personal letters and pictures offering thanks and support
to the IDF soldiers.

After Purim we will send you a special commendation from the Israeli
Army, as well as a picture of the unit to which your gifts were sent -
which you can proudly display in your school and synagogue.

Please contact us for more details about how to get involved.

Adi Friedman - Director, Connections Israel
Tel: 011-972-2-6235266
www.connectionsisrael.com

adi@connectionsisrael.com

Here\'s how your school can get involved:

(1) Contact us
Tell us that you\'re interested!
Order posters and fliers.
Ask questions - we\'re happy to help you.

(2) Dedicate an hour to our Educational program
We have developed an educational lesson titled "The IDF and you -
Symbol and Values" - it can be used for all grades from 1st to 12th

(3) Write letters to the Soldiers
It\'s a way for your Students or Congregants to feel personally
involved with the Soldiers ? they so much appreciate the support and
gratitude from people outside of Israel.

(4) Fundraising
This can be done in either of the following ways:
(a) Putting up posters and giving out fliers to encourage people to
sponsor a basket. A basket for a soldier costs $10. Perhaps your
school or synagogue would adopt a Machlaka (30 Soldiers), a Pluga (100
Soldiers) - or even a whole Gdud (500 Soldiers)!!
(b) Organizing student fundraisers. For example: baking and selling
cookies, doing a movie night or a car wash to raise money for the
project.

(5) On Purim
We bring the baskets with your letters to Soldiers and families.

(5) In appreciation,
We will send you a special commendation from the Israeli Army, as well
as a picture of the unit with your gifts - which you can proudly
display in your school or synagogue. Your students and congregants
will feel fulfilled with their connection to Israel!

For more information, please contact: adi@connectionsisrael.com

Matan Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzvah Program

Jewish Women through the Ages

Don\'t miss the opportunity to have your facilitators participate in
the upcoming training sessions for the Matan Mother-Daughter Bat
Mitzvah Program! Rabbanit Oshra Koren, the program creator, will be
coming to North America in February 2010 to conduct training sessions
in participating communities. Please contact us to purchase the
program and join in the trainings.

The program consists of ten sessions during which mothers and
daughters together study sources about Jewish women throughout
history. The women studied in the program were selected because they
embody positive attributes and values from which the girls can learn.

At each meeting the learning session is accompanied by an experiential
activity related to the relevant figure or subject. Each activity
creates a different atmosphere and invites different modes of
self-expression such as movement, music, art, drama and guided
imagery. The lesson includes a discussion of the sources learned.

The aim of the Matan Bat Mitzvah Program is to see how we, as Jewish
women, are part of a chain across the generations, and how the Bat
Mitzvah can serve as a bridge connecting the young girl to Jewish
continuity.

Join the many synagogues, organizations and schools in the United
States, Canada, Australia, South Africa and Israel who have already
brought our program to their communities!

For more information on how to purchase the Matan Bat Mitzvah Program
for your community, please contact Rebecca Linzer at
batmitzvah@matan.org.il

Rebecca Linzer
Overseas Coordinator
Matan Bat Mitzvah Program
www.matan.org.il

For more information, please contact: batmitzvah@matan.org.il

JTS Library Open House on February 23

JTS Library Open House on February 23

Please join JTS Library staff on Tuesday, February 23rd from 4:30-6:00pm
on the 5th floor of the Library, for our Library Open House. You will
have an opportunity to view a broad selection of rare and unique
materials from the Library\'s magnificent Special Collections relating to
the holiday of Purim.

Curators will present items spanning the 10th-21st centuries  --
manuscripts, rare books, broadsides and archival material, as well as
our digital collections. The Open House will showcase our extensive
collection of megillot (scrolls), many of them elaborately decorated.
David Wander. a well-known Judaica artist, will be on hand to discuss
the megillah he created, influenced by his engagement with traditional
Jewish texts and commentaries.

For educators, there will be a panel discussion and question and answer
session from 6:00-7:00pm, led by a Shira Epstein, a prominent educator
from the Davidson School of Education, a practicing artist and Dr. David
Kraemer, Seminary Librarian, on how the primary materials of Jewish
study can transform both the teaching and the learning experiences of
students.

We look forward to seeing you on February 23rd.  If you would like to
attend this event, please RSVP to Hector Guzman at heguzman@jtsa.edu.
We are located at 3080 Broadway, at the corner of 122nd Street,
accessible by the 1 train and the M4 and M104 buses.

For more information, please contact: heguzman@jtsa.edu

Webcast: Impact or Bias? Measuring Cause and Effect in Jewish Education

Prof. Adam Gamoran, University of Wisconsin
Mon, February 1st, 5pm-7pm
Webcast or 295 Lafayette St. 2nd Floor, New York City
Berman Jewish Policy Archive @ NYU Wagner

Education researchers have become increasingly aware of the challenges
of measuring the impact of educational practices, programs, and
policies. Too often what appears to be cause and effect may actually
reflect pre-existing differences between program participants and
non-participants.  A variety of strategies are available to surmount
this challenge, but the strategies are often costly and difficult to
implement. Examples from general and Jewish education including the
recent study of Taglit/Birthright will highlight the challenges,
identify strategies that respond to the challenges, and suggest how
the difficulties posed by these strategies may be addressed.

RSVP: For the webcast or the NY Event at
http://wagner.nyu.edu/events/wagner-02-01-2010

Professor Adam Gamoran is a professor of Sociology and Educational
Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the director
of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. He obtained his Ph.D.
in Sociology of Education from the University of Chicago in 1984. He
does extensive research in educational reform and outcomes at all
levels of education. His work includes, “Standards-Based Reform and
the Poverty Gap: Lessons for No Child Left Behind,” and “The effects
of stratification in secondary schools: Synthesis of survey and
ethnographic research.”

For more information, please contact: http://wagner.nyu.edu/events/wagner-02-01-2010

Case and Commentary Series: The Choice

For many schools the hiring process for the upcoming 2010-2011
academic year, or at least the search component, is already underway.
The Institute for University-School Partnership has developed a case
study “The Choice” as part of their Case and Commentary Series which
addresses the choice a head of school in a small community grapples
with when offered a higher paying position in New Jersey. Should he
relocate?

Click on http://www.yu.edu/azrieli/schoolpartnership/blog.aspx?id=43562&blogid=2634
to download and read The Choice including commentary from three noted
experts in the field. Share your reactions and insights on the blog
which directly follows.

For more information on the Case and Commentary series, contact Lori
Perelmuter at larfe@yu.edu.

For more information, please contact: larfe@yu.edu

Invitation to participate in a research study on Assistant Principals

Dear fellow Assistant/Associate Principal,

Your role as Assistant/Associate Principal is a pivotal one in nurturing
the growth of the young people in our care.  I know this only too well
because of my own role as Assistant principal of the Stella K. Abraham
High School for Girls (H.A.L.B.).

Yet my experience in the field has led me to believe that, as important as
the role of the AP is, it often remains undefined or unclearly defined.
Hence my fascination with the doctoral research study upon which I have
chosen to embark.  My dissertation aims to answer this research question:
"Are APs actually doing in their "real life" professional roles what is
considered by them to be most important?

You have an opportunity to help answer this research question with
objective clarity so that APs may better thrive in their roles as
significant educational leaders, rather than languish submerged in an
inundation of essential but also essentially meaningless "administrivia".

Your response to the enclosed questionnaire will contribute to the
professional literature and lore in the field and so it is most
respectfully solicited.

Please note that participation in this study is of a voluntary nature.
Any individual has the right to decline involvement in the study.
Furthermore, individuals that consent to take part in the study and
subsequently opt to withdraw are welcome to do so at any time throughout
the research with no negative consequences whatsoever.  The
confidentiality of the individual and all data pertaining to them will be
held in the strictest confidence, and preserved as per relevant legal
regulations and expectations.  No perceived risks are connected with
either the research or participation in the study.

If you are interested in completing the survey, please email at
jrothman@skahalb.org and I will email you the link to the survey. It will
only take 15 minutes of your time, but it will help make a big impact in
the literature of Jewish education.

I thank you for your time and look forward to working with you in this
important area of Jewish education.

Sincerely,

Jeff Rothman
Assistant Principal
Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, Hewlett Bay Park NY

For more information, please contact: jrothman@skahalb.org

Community Education program at Pardes, Jerusalem

The Herman P. and Sophia Taubman Community Education program at Pardes

SPRING SEMESTER 2010
January 11 - March 16 2010 / 25 Tevet - 1 Nisan 5770

Courses:

Monday 9:00-10:45. Reuven Grodner
PASSION AND PRAYER - Prayer, crisis, and the Human condition in the
thought of Rav Soloveitchik.

Monday 11:00-12:45 Reuven Grodner
JEWISH SPIRITUALITY - Exploration of Kabbalah and Chassidic sources.

Tuesday 9:00-10:45 David Levin Kruss
WAR & PEACE, LOVE & HATE, MONEY AND GOD - Topical Issues in "Ki Tetze"

Tuesday 11:00-12:45 Alex Israel
KING DAVID: FIGHTER, FUGITIVE, POET, KING - The David narratives
stories from the book of I Samuel

Thursday 9:00-10:45 Shmuel Klitzner
PSYCHOLOGY MEETS TANAKH - Close readings of Tanakh through a
psychological-literary lens.

Thursday 11:00-12:45
Explore Tanakh. Discover the Land
TOUR WITH TEXT - THE PROPHETS

AMOS - Classes with ZVI GRUMET (Jan 14, 21, 28)
Tour - to Herodion and Tekoa - February 4th

Jeremiah - with NEIMA NOVETSKY (Feb 11, 18 and March 11)
Tour - Mt. Of Olives and Nahal Perat - March 4th

TUITION:
Spring Semester - 420 NIS/course. 10% for each additional course
Single Class - 60 NIS/class
Tour with Text - 180 NIS for each tour. Each unit (classes and tour) - 280 NIS.

See our website: http://www.pardes.org.il/programs/continuing/

Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
29 Pierre Koenig. Jerusalem.
02-673-5210 ext 225
Bringing Pardes To The Community!

For more information, please contact: alex@pardes.org.il

Global Day of Jewish Learning to Celebrate Completion of Steinsaltz Talmud

After 45 years - and 45 volumes - Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz will hold a
siyyum haShas (a completion ceremony) on his monumental Talmud
translation and commentary on Sunday November 7, 2010.

That same day, we anticipate that over 200 communities world-wide will
celebrate this historic achievement with a Global Day of Jewish Learning.

Locations from Paris to New York, from Moscow to Sao Paolo and Tel
Aviv will participate.
Local events will feature classes - at all levels - in Jewish thought.
Event highlights will include Rabbi Steinsaltz\'s Hadran Kaddish-the
special prayer recited at the conclusion of study-as it is broadcast
live from Jerusalem.

Organizing partners for the Global Day include the Jewish Federations
of North America, the Joint Distribution Committee and the Jewish
Community Centers Association.

To register your community with the Global Day of Jewish Learning,
make a donation, or to find out more - please visit
www.1people1day.org or call Project Director Rachel Weiss-Berger at
(614) 559-3225.

"Torah is the shared inheritance of all the Jewish people. It does not
belong to a special sect or an elite group...We each get an equal
share." Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz

For more information, please contact: http://www.1people1day.org

Synagogue Grants for 2010-11, Legacy Heritage

The deadline is approaching for two grant opportunities for 2010-11
for synagogues seeking to (1) infuse music throughout congregational
life or (2) strengthen congregants\' connection to Israel by
integrating Israel awareness throughout synagogue life.

*   Legacy Heritage Innovation Project: Music supports synagogues in
North America nurturing Jewish identity by weaving music throughout
diverse demographics and multiple aspects of congregational
programming.

*   Legacy Heritage Innovation Project: Israel Engagement supports
synagogues in North America using a comprehensive, integrated approach
to deepening adults\' and children\'s connection to the history, culture
and people of Israel.

Deadlines:  The deadline for both the LHIP: Music and Israel
Engagement grants is Tuesday, January 19, 2010.  See
www.legacyheritage.org for criteria, information about current
grantees, and application materials.

Grants:  The LHIP: Music and LHIP: Israel Engagement awards one-year
grants of up to $25,000; grantees may apply for a second year of
funding.

Note:  In a given year, congregations may apply for funding only from
one Legacy Heritage Innovation Project track

The project is sponsored by Legacy Heritage Programming LLC, an
affiliate of the Legacy Heritage Fund Limited of New York.

Rabbi Marc Margolius
Director, Legacy Heritage Innovation Project
212-578-8190 (ext. 106)

For more information, please contact: marcm@lhfl.net

Sign Up to Receive "Jerusalem Letters"

Yoram Hazony, founder and provost of Jerusalem\'s Shalem Center, will
be launching Jerusalem Letters, a series of email dispatches on
philosophy, Judaism, Israel, and higher education, on January 15.
Hazony earned a reputation as an innovative and provocative thinker
for his books, The Jewish State: The Struggle for Israel\'s Soul and
The Dawn: Political Teachings of the Book of Esther; as well as for
his essays and articles in The New York Times, The New Republic,
Commentary, and Azure. His next book is The Philosophy of Hebrew
Scripture: An Introduction.

Jerusalem Letters, Hazony\'s first regular appearance on the web, will
comment on new books and old ones, important trends in academic
research and public life, and an occasional film too. "These
dispatches are a response to the growing demand for serious engagement
between things Jewish and the world of ideas, especially among
scholars, students, and educated lay people," says Hazony. "But I\'ll
try to keep the scope broad. This isn\'t for specialists. It isn\'t just
for Jews, either. It\'s for people looking to take part in a broader
conversation."

Click here - http://jerusalemletters.com/ - to subscribe to Jerusalem
Letters.

Suzanne Balaban
VP Communications, The Shalem Center
Yehoshua Bin-Nun Street 13, Jerusalem

For more information, please contact: suzanneb@shalem.org.il