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The Pedagogy of Jewish Community: Reflections on the Work of Jonathan Woocher
Authors: Cousens Beth
A leader in Jewish education policy for over 30 years, Jonathan Woocher influenced countless practitioners and policy makers. This article examines Woocher’s body of written work by investigating three of his pieces published over a span of 20 years.
Published: 2019
Updated: Jan. 30, 2019
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Adaptive Change and the Complementary Jewish Education Ecosystem
Authors: Isaacs Leora
Leora W. Isaacs shares her reflections on a series of face-to-face and online conversations convened by JESNA to examine and improve complementary education in North America. She proposes that we build an ecosystem of Jewish complementary education and a network of change activists to energetically work for transformation and change of complementary education.
Published: 2013
Updated: Jul. 17, 2013
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Jewish Education Institutions Reorganize in the Face of Ongoing Financial Crisis
Authors: Wiener Julie
July Wiener writes about how financial constraints and declining affiliation rates are bringing virtually every national Jewish institution, and many local ones, to restructure, redefine its mission, merge or even close. In the latest sign of the times, this week the board of the Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA) — which has downsized dramatically in the past four years — announced it is considering merging with the Jewish Education Project, a New York organization that is itself the product of a 2010 merger.
Published: 2013
Updated: Feb. 17, 2013