Section archive - Conferences & Events

The 15th Annual Teva Seminar, sponsored by the Jewish National Fund, will take place from June 1-4, 2009 in Cold Spring, NY. Torah scholars, farmers, educators, students and scientists will engage in environmental sustainability, camping, gardening and other topics of Jewish Environmentalism.

The third YIVO EPYC Educators Seminar on East European Jewish Heritage will be held June 22 to 25, 2009, at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. Eligible participants in the Educators Seminar include teachers from various settings, including Jewish high schools, colleges, public schools and private schools, museums and afternoon religious schools, as well as graduate students in education and Jewish studies.

For the third consecutive year, MOFET JTEC and Soul Train are conducting a special Leadership Seminar in Israel for leaders of small Jewish Communities from around the world. During the three week seminar, the participants will study, tour the country, and meet prominent Israeli individuals such as ministers, Members of the Knesset, Ministry of Education officials, leaders of social organizations, and much more. The group will learn and deliberate about issues and topics that are of interest and concern to small Jewish communities. These discussions between the participants and seminar leaders will be continued after the seminar using digital communications.

B'Lev Echad is a global initiative to unite Jews around theworld to commemorate the first yartzeit of the 8 students killed at Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav and celebrate the Torah to which they were so committed. The event will take place in Jerusalem on February 24th, 2009, while schools, yeshivot, college campuses, and institutions around the world participate in this event via a live internet broadcast. The event will also conclude a worldwide learning initiative and mitzva campaignproject.