Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education

What is the true purpose of Jewish education? The Jewish Education Project's CEO Dr. David Bryfman and Dr. Bruce Powell, Dr. Erica Rothblum, and Dr. Ron Wolfson  explore how to create A+ human beings. They discuss why Jewish education is best suited for this audacious responsibility, and what parents and grandparents need to know to support their children in becoming the best versions of themselves.  Check out Dr. Powell and Dr. Wolfson's new book Raising A+ Human Beings.Access the shownotes for this episode and watch the LIVEcast recording here.This episode was recorded on  May 5, 2021. Adapting is produced in partnership with  jewishLIVE. Learn more about  The Jewish Education Project.

As we look toward the future, how are innovative Jewish educators shining a light beyond the pandemic? 2021 Robert M. Sherman Young Pioneers Awardees DiCo DiColandrea, Melissa Hume, Dammara Kovnats Hall, Pamela Schuller, and Avi Siegel, join The Jewish Education Project's CEO David Bryfman for a conversation on how they are helping their communities build for a brighter tomorrow.Watch the video recording of the episode here. This episode was recorded on  March 11, 2021. Learn more about the 2021 Robert M. Sherman Young Pioneers Awardees. Register for The Jewish Education Project's Virtual Benefit on March 22 and make a donation today. 

Dr. Erica Brown of The George Washington University discusses Esther and Vashti, dual heroines of the Purim story, and what we can learn about honoring the heroism of Jewish educators today with The Jewish Education Project's CEO David Bryfman and Chief Advancement Officer Nessa Liben.Access the shownotes for this episode and watch the LIVEcast recording here. This episode was recorded on  February 24, 2021. Adapting is produced in partnership with  jewishLIVE. Learn more about  The Jewish Education Project.

This is the final episode of our seven bonus episodes. These episodes were recorded in the spring of 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, The Jewish Education Project's CEO David Bryfman chats with Daniel Held, Executive Director of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto’s Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education, in a wide ranging conversation on Jewish life in Canada, the importance of multiple high impact Jewish experiences, day school affordability, and the future of Jewish education after Coronavirus.Access the shownotes for this episode and watch the LIVEcast recording here. This episode was recorded on  May 4, 2020. Adapting is produced in partnership with  jewishLIVE. Learn more about  The Jewish Education Project.

This is the sixth of our seven bonus episodes. These episodes were recorded in the spring of 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.In this episode, The Jewish Education Project's CEO David Bryfman chats with Gabe Miner, a veteran Jewish educator. They discuss the influence camp has had on Gabe's career, his experience living and working as a Jewish educator in Poland, his Virtual Seder Project, and the future of Yiddish.Access the shownotes for this episode and watch the LIVEcast recording here. This episode was recorded on  April 30, 2020. Adapting is produced in partnership with  jewishLIVE. Learn more about  The Jewish Education Project.

This is the fifth of our seven bonus episodes. These episodes were recorded in the spring of 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, The Jewish Education Project's CEO David Bryfman chats with Carly Orshan, Director of the Teen Department at the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education in Miami. Carly discusses how programming has shifted – and will continue to evolve – based on the needs of teens and our current climate.Access the shownotes for this episode and watch the LIVEcast recording here. This episode was recorded on  April 28, 2020. Adapting is produced in partnership with  jewishLIVE. Learn more about  The Jewish Education Project.

This is the fourth of our seven bonus episodes. These episodes were recorded in the spring of 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, The Jewish Education Project's CEO David Bryfman chats with Rabbi Elizabeth Zeller of Temple Chaverim in Plainview, N.Y. about self-identity and intellectual growth, and how her job as a congregational rabbi has changed because of coronavirus.Access the shownotes for this episode and watch the LIVEcast recording here. This episode was recorded on  April 24, 2020. Adapting is produced in partnership with  jewishLIVE. Learn more about  The Jewish Education Project.

This is the third of our seven bonus episodes. These episodes were recorded in the spring of 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, The Jewish Educaton Project's CEO David Bryfman (virtually) crosses the Atlantic Ocean to meet up with Robin Moss, Director of Strategy at UJIA in the United Kingdom, for a conversation about Jewish life outside the United States, Jewish life in the UK, and Israel diaspora relations. Access the shownotes for this episode and watch the LIVEcast recording here. This episode was recorded on  April 23, 2020. Adapting is produced in partnership with  jewishLIVE. Learn more about  The Jewish Education Project.

This is the second of our seven bonus episodes. These episodes were recorded in the spring of 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, The Jewish Education Project's CEO David Bryfman chats with Yoni Colman, Director of Leadership Development for NCSY, about his work with NCSY all over North America, and what we can learn as we begin to emerge from coronavirus.Access the shownotes for this episode and watch the LIVEcast recording here. This episode was recorded on  April 20, 2020. Adapting is produced in partnership with  jewishLIVE. Learn more about  The Jewish Education Project. 

This is the first of our seven bonus episodes. These episodes were recorded in the spring of 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, The Jewish Education Project's CEO David Bryfman chats with Micol Zimmerman Burkeman, Recruitment and Leadership Development Associate at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, about the importance of creating and sustaining relationships in Jewish education and Jewish education as a way to promote thriving.Access the shownotes for this episode and watch the LIVEcast recording here. This episode was recorded on  April 14, 2020. Adapting is produced in partnership with  jewishLIVE. Learn more about  The Jewish Education Project.