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Section archive - Informal Education

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Summer High School Encounters at Brandeis
Authors: Brandeis University High School Programs
Encounters at Brandeis give high school students the chance to explore and be challenged by new ideas, discover fresh forms of self-expression, and develop deep friendships - all within an inclusive Jewish community situated on the campus of Brandeis University. Brandeis is currently offering three residential summer programs for high school students, as well as year-round online learning courses.
Published: 2012
Updated: Dec. 07, 2011
272
The One Happy Camper Program Gives Campers a Gift Toward Their First Summer at Jewish Overnight Camp
Authors: FJC - The Foundation for Jewish Camp
The Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC), in partnership with organizations across North America, offers incentive grants—ranging from $700 to $1000—to first-time overnight Jewish campers. Grants are awarded to campers who will attend a nonprofit Jewish overnight camp. Last summer, this program helped more than 10,000 new campers enjoy Jewish overnight camps.
Published: 2011
Updated: Dec. 07, 2011
273
Engaging Jewish Teens: A Study of New York Teens, Parents and Practitioners
Authors: Sales Amy L.
The Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University was funded by UJA-Federation of New York to carry out research to inform planning for The Experiments in Teen Engagement Task Force of UJA-Federation of New York (ETE Task Force). Engaging Jewish Teens describes Jewish teens, their everyday reality, and the factors that contribute to or detract from their engagement in Jewish life.
Published: 2011
Updated: Nov. 29, 2011
274
Jim Joseph Invests 1.9m in BBYO for Jewish Education
Authors: BBYO - B'nai B'rith Youth Organization
Upon the launch of a new strategic plan for BBYO, Inc., the largest pluralistic Jewish teen movement, the Jim Joseph Foundation of San Francisco announced that it will grant $1.9 million over three years to fund three new Jewish enrichment positions for the organization that currently reaches more than 31,000 teens annually. This partnership will enable BBYO to deepen the Jewish experiential learning offered to its teen-led community and prepare Jewish teens for a lifetime of Jewish involvement.
Published: 2011
Updated: Nov. 13, 2011
275
How to Raise Children Jewishly While They are Away at College
Authors: Novack Hershey
Rabbi Hershey Novack, campus rabbi and director of Chabad on Campus in the St. Louis area, raises some ideas for parents to help university students – their children – maintain a connection to Judaism by setting an example of Jewish involvement and by partnering with the agencies that bring Jewish life directly to young people.
Published: 2011
Updated: Nov. 09, 2011
276
Mitzvah Project Bears Fruit
Authors: Hirsch Deborah
Deborah Hirsch writes in the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent about the Ramah Day Camp Communal Produce Garden Project. The project started out five years ago as a 400 square feet patch of land for day campers to use in their nature program. Today it has become 10,000-square-foot source of produce for low-income families and seniors struggling with food insecurity, yielding more than 1,300 pounds of produce for the Mitzvah Food Project and area meal- delivery programs.
Published: 2011
Updated: Nov. 08, 2011
277
Priority Number One: The Campaign for Youth Engagement – Reform Judaism
Authors: Pesner Jonah
Rabbi Jonah Pesner blogs about Rabbi Eric Yoffie's final act of leadership of the Union for Reform Judaism, the launching of the Campaign for Youth Engagement (CYE). The Campaign for Youth Engagement is a collaborative effort across the Reform Movement that is built upon the foundation laid by many groups dedicated to Jewish youth. This collective was established by a handful of rabbis and volunteer leaders,who called for a renewed commitment by the Reform Movement to NFTY, and, more broadly, to youth work as a whole.
Published: 2011
Updated: Oct. 05, 2011
278
Foundation for Jewish Camp Surveys the Future
Authors: Pickus Abigail
Abigail Pickus reports on the recently issued strategic plan of The Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) which surveys the last few years and focuses on the strategic direction for the next five years (2011-2016) with the goals of increasing affordability; fostering greater connections between camps and Jewish schools, communities and synagogues; increasing awareness and creating innovative programming.
Published: 2011
Updated: Oct. 05, 2011
279
Ultimate Frisbee and the Next Generation of Jewish Men
Authors: Brenner Daniel S.
As part of the inaugural national launch of Moving Traditions’ program for teen boys, Shevet Achim: The Brotherhood, 25 men gathered for a training seminar in New York. In the mix were professional Jewish educators (rabbis and rabbinical students, teachers, directors of teen programs and summer camps) and men that work in the wider world (two lawyers, a pediatrician, a sommelier, a yoga instructor, a film editor and a sportswriter) who are willing to serve as mentors for local Jewish teens.
Published: 2011
Updated: Oct. 05, 2011
280
The Ptil Tekhelet Marine Tour
Authors: Tekhelet Ptil
Don’t miss the amazing story of how…a Pharaoh, a Roman Soldier, three snails, a molecule, and the sun come together to make a simple blue thread called ….Tekhelet. The Ptil Tekhelet Organization offers marine snorkeling tours at the Dor/Nachsholim beach in search of the 'hillazon' (marine snail) used to produce the ancient tekhelet dye in its local habitat. The tekhelet was used in the manufacture of tzitzit (fringes) in ancient times.
Published: 2011
Updated: Oct. 04, 2011
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