October 14 | Jewish Portal of Teacher Education

Oct. 14, 2012

Dear subscriber,

MOFET JTEC Portal Newsletter

Dear Subscriber,

We are delighted to send you the latest issue of The MOFET JTEC Portal resource listing.

The current bulletin contains research findings, educational resources, conference information, etc. selected from journals and other Jewish education publications.

This issue contains a collection of listings dealing with Jewish communities around the world, including revival, educational programming and teacher training.

We would like to remind to sign up for courses at the MOFET Online Academy for Jewish Studies as registration for the fall semester draws to a close. Join with the many teachers who are working to upgrade their teaching skills from the comfort of their homes at the times convenient for them, with world class Judaic studies teacher educators. Schools and education bureaus can enjoy significant stipends by registering their teachers for multiple courses.

We hope you will take the opportunity to hear the recording of the recent MOFET Webinar on Using Technology to Transform Teaching and Learning with Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky of the MOFET Online Academy. Join the dozens of educators from around the world that enjoyed this webinar. Access the recording here.

May we all enjoy a year of rewarding Jewish learning for us, our students and our colleagues.

Reuven Werber

The MOFET JTEC Portal Team

October 14, 2012

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Please note: a complete list of recent additions to the portal follows the Featured Items.

October 2012

Featured Items

In Latin America, Jewish Communities are Booming

Diego Melamed tells of the marked growth of Latin America's Jewish communities. Nearly wherever one looks, Jewish life is growing in Latin America, which is now home to an estimated 500,000 Jews. The growth comes as the region continues to transform economically as part of a social evolution following the end of military dictatorships that ruled many countries into the 1980s.

Jewish Identity Runs Strong as Russian Speaking Teens Gather in Israel

Close to 300 Russian speaking teens from around the world gathered in Israel for a two-week summer camp organized by the Jewish Agency and the Genesis Fund. The camp, part of an ongoing effort called Project Rimon, is focused on a commitment to instill Jewish identity within the campers and use Israel as the common denominator that unites Jews of Russian origin from diverse locales around the globe.

Rothscild Foundation Education and Training Program for European Jewish Youth Leaders

The Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe is sponsoring up to 20 places for youth and student leaders to attend the next Limmud Conference in the UK and to participate in a specialized professional development program. Led by Steve Israel and Sonja Vilicic, Matara: Education and Training Program for European Jewish Youth Leaders will enhance participant’s Jewish knowledge, discuss contemporary issues in Jewish society and offer an introduction to project management, fundraising and leadership skills.

Poland’s Reviving Jewish Communities Come (Way, Way) Out

Cnaan Lipshiz writes about Poland’s first Torah Trek, an adult summer camp that marries Jewish learning with hiking. The 14 Torah Trekkers stayed for five days at the remote southern Polish Kalatowki lodge, a mountain resort so isolated that it can be reached only by four-wheel drive. They held daily shofar sessions on the trail - a tradition in Elul, the Hebrew month that precedes Rosh Hashanah.

Four Orthodox Rabbis Ordained in Cologne

Toby Axelrod writes about ceremonies held recently at the Roonstrasse Synagogue in Cologne where four Orthodox Rabbinical students, graduates of the traditional Orthodox Rabbinerseminar zu Berlin – were ordained, with Rabbi Chanoch Ehrentreu of England officiating. In all, eight graduates of the 3-year-old seminary -- the successor to Berlin's original Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary -- have now received their ordination, or smicha, including two in 2009 in Munich and two in 2010 in Leipzig.

October 2012

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