Section archive - Conferences & Events

Co-sponsored by ELI Talks and the Schechter Day School Network, the Teen ELI Contest seeks to inspire and reward students and schools who embrace passion, curiosity, 21st century learning and Jewish seeking. ELI talks are ‘inspired Jewish ideas’ addressing Jewish engagement (E), literacy (L), and identity (I) with Israel and peoplehood at the core. Similar to mini-TED Talks, schools are encouraged to adopt and adapt the proven pedagogy for preparing and delivering an “ELI talk” for middle and high school students. Developing a Teen ELI talk, with all the skill-building that process entails, serves as a powerful method of instilling a sense of Jewish pride and confidence. Participants benefit from a meaningful experience. Schools benefit from sharing their students’ powerful stories.

On Monday, June 8, and Tuesday, June 9, 2015 (immediately preceding the annual NRJE conference at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, NYC), the Network for Research in Jewish Education, with support from the Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education and the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for the Studies in Jewish Education at Brandeis University, will hold a mentoring seminar and collaborative research workshop for emerging scholars (graduate students, recent PhD recipients, and junior faculty members).

The Hartman Rabbinic Torah Study Seminar is an annual 10-day study program that enriches rabbis of all denominations and nurtures their capacity to inspire their communities, excite them by the Jewish tradition, and motivate them in their quest for meaning. During the summer 2015 seminar, June 30-July 9, 2015, the faculty of the Shalom Hartman Institute will explore and teach Justice and Righteousness: Personal Ethics and National Aspirations.

The Shalom Hartman Institute’s 2015 Community Leadership Program Summer Retreat (CLP), which draws more than 100 Jewish community leaders from North America to the Institute's Jerusalem campus every summer, is scheduled to be held June 23-30, 2015. The theme for 2015 will be ' Justice and Righteousness: Personal Ethics and National Aspirations.' Join us for an unforgettable journey of study and discovery as we probe the Jewish tradition and question what it means to be a faith, a people, and a nation that aspires to bring justice and righteousness to the world.