Section archive - Conferences & Events

In the tradition of Edcamps worldwide, we are holding JEDcamp Los Angeles, an unconference for educators who work with Jewish students in all settings from preschool through college, formal to informal. Attendees come, choose the topics that they are passionate about, and collaborate and learn together. JEDcampLA is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 22nd 2015 at 12:30-5pm at Emek Hebrew Academy.

Over 100 Jewish student leaders from more than 25 countries joined together last week for the annual Congress of the World Union of Jewish Students. To help support the local economy, the Congress took place in the South of Israel where WUJS purchased all congress supplies from local companies, hired local services and provided opportunities for participants to volunteer with local charities. The goal of the Congress was to set the agenda for the coming year, coordinate international activities and receive vital training. The student leaders and activists who attended connected with their peers, strengthened ties between their different student unions and increased their knowledge about Israel and the Jewish people.

Thousands of Jews from 27 countries are converging at Limmud Conference 2014. Encompassing “Jew Year’s Eve,” the global movement’s flagship learning festival will take place at University of Warwick in Coventry, from December 28, 2014 through Thursday, January 1, 2015. Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt, best-selling author and Israeli political analyst Ari Shavit, and Hollywood comedian Avi Liberman will join former Prisoner of Zion Yosef Mendelevich, Jewish Agency Chair Natan Sharansky, and Palestinian human rights activists Aziz Abu Sarah and Bassem Eid.

Join 1000 of your colleagues from across North America for the 2015 North American Jewish Day School Conference! The conference will take place at the Marriott Downtown in Philadelphia, March 8-10, 2015. PARDES, PEJE, Schechter Network, RAVSAK and The YU School Partnership will host the Jewish day school field’s most anticipated and attended event of the year. This year's conference, Uncommon Connections, Schools, Systems and Success, will consider Systems Thinking and how this approach to organizational behavior can help your day school thrive.