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A student (left) meets with a social worker at the Hillel at Baruch College in New York. (UJA, via JTA)
UJA and campus Hillels at CUNY are working together to help Jewish college students navigate financial, academic and mental-health challenges.
Read MoreFor the past two years, Baltimore-born attorney Robin Pick has litigated cases involving antisemitism and discrimination.
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Oren Kaunfer, a spiritual educator at the Boston-area Jewish Community Day School, uses technology to get students to think creatively about their spiritual life and practices. (Adam Richins, via JTA)
To enhance the pipeline of Jewish teachers, a new initiative is launching a pilot program to spark interest in day school teaching from a young age.
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Dr. Shachar Cohen: "What is so beautiful about our language is that it started from the Tanakh and is always growing." (Provided photo)
Beth Tfiloh’s Dr. Shachar Cohen wants to help students understand why learning Hebrew is critical to Jewish identity.
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Attendees listen as names of Palestinian infants killed in the war in Gaza are read aloud during a vigil organized by the Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Maryland, College Park, campus in October of 2024 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images, via JTA)
Eighteen Jewish student groups at College Park vowed to boycott future meetings over the timing of the vote.
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In a Jewish community threatened by assimilation and disengagement from Jewish life, day school leaders provide the framework and inspiration for students to embrace their Jewish identity with pride, writes the director of JSLE. (Maskot/Getty Images via JTA)
Investing in and supporting visionary, resilient and compassionate leaders is an investment in the Jewish future, writes Jason Ablin of the Jewish School Leadership Enterprise.
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Bracha Rutner: "What I like best about BT is its diversity and focus on Jewish values." (Provided photo)
Jmore spoke with Beth Tfiloh’s new head of school Bracha Rutner about her experience as a Jewish educator, the future for BT, and more.
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A student's illustration of the concept of God's "beyondness," indicated by the Hebrew word l'eilah, from a class in North Carolina about the names of God. (Courtesy of Rebecca Ben-Gideon via JTA)
How Jewish educators around the country are getting their students to think about God.
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The “Free Speech is Not Antisemitism” gathering will be held Aug. 8 at noon on the sidewalk on the 3400 block of N. Charles Street in front of the “Hopkins Beach” gathering area at the Homewood campus. (File photo)
Signed by more than 100 Hopkins staff and faculty members, the letter condemns the Trump administration for using antisemitism as a “false pretense.”
Read MoreThe complaint alleges that city schools ignored Jewish students’ accounts of discrimination and polarization.
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Rabbi Jonathan Cannon: “Rabbi Sacks has long been a guiding voice in my life. It’s a true honor to help carry his legacy forward in this role.” (Photo courtesy of the Rabbi Sacks Legacy)
The Maryland-based Jewish educator will help spread the teachings and philosophy of the late author and spiritual guide to Jewish communities and beyond.
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