To prepare for welcoming the Jewish new year (5776) on the evening of Sunday, September 13th, we've hand-picked the sweetest resources
to help you
have a very sweet year full of learning and growth.
We know Instagram is great for keeping up with our teens - but now you can use it to get inspired by ideas in Jewish ed!
Educators Reflect
How to mindfully prepare for Rosh Hashanah
Educators responded: While preparing yourself for both the new school year and High Holidays, how do you ready yourself spiritually, emotionally and aspirationally?
Request a promise card in the mail so that, starting on the eve of Rosh Hashanah - you can make and trade them with friends to make sure you keep your promises!
High holiday games for kids + PDFs for the blessings, dictionary of holiday words and word puzzles for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah.
Do you work with Jewish teens in NY? Apply for a micrograntby Thursday, October 15th to secure up to $1,000 to implement your great ideas for teen engagement!
Prepare your high school seniors for Israel conversations on campus with the "Leading on Campus" program from the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. Leading on Campus exposes students to the myriad of Jewish engagement opportunities on campus and the Israel-related challenges they may encounter. Learn more about Leading on Campus.
There are 8-10 spots available for congregations to request Leading on Campus for their high school seniors. The program runs for 90 minutes and is ideally suited for 20 students per session. All program costs are convered by a special grant from the Maimonides Fund.
Congregational educators, please take advantage of a free opportunity for high-quality professional learning and connecting to other innovators. You can sign up for Coalition Peer Groups until Friday, September 11th. Check out the full appendix of Coalition Peer Groups for 2015-2016.
Coalition Peer Groups are an important part of our strategy designed to expand and deepen The Coalition of Innovating Congregations. Enrolling in a Peer Group identifies you as a member of the Coalition and signals that you are actively engaged in re-imagining part-time Jewish education.
Project LEAD
A new initiative designed for early childhood programs that have recently begun implementing Reggio-inspired or nature-inspired approaches
Are you ready to LEAD the way to innovation? Join a cohort of leading New York institutions committed to advancing Jewish early childhood education!
Project LEAD supports directors and their teams in deepening and spreading the practice of these innovative, nature-inspired approaches throughout their classrooms. Participating schools will receive all the benefits of a small cohort of similarly committed and experienced peers in a series of leadership seminars throughout the year. Click here to learn more.
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