

Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education
The Jewish Education Project
'Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education' is a podcast hosted by The Jewish Education Project. Hear CEO David Bryfman and a different guest each episode explore the big questions, challenges, and successes that define Jewish education. Available on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!
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Feb 25, 2021 • 47min
Episode 17: Esther and Vashti - Heroines of the Purim Story with Dr. Erica Brown
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.

Feb 18, 2021 • 30min
Bonus Episode 7: Canadian Jewish Life and the importance of High Impact Jewish Experiences with Daniel Held
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.

Feb 17, 2021 • 32min
Bonus Episode 6: The Power of Camp, Jewish Life in Modern Poland, and more with Gabe Miner
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.

Feb 16, 2021 • 31min
Bonus Episode 5: Helping Teens Grow and Thrive in The World With Carly Orshan
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.

Feb 12, 2021 • 30min
Bonus Episode 4: We Don't Have To Accept The Way Things Were with Rabbi Elizabeth Zeller
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.

Feb 11, 2021 • 32min
Bonus Episode 3: Jewish Life in the United Kingdon, Zionism, and the importance of Hebrew with Robin Moss
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.

Feb 10, 2021 • 29min
Bonus Episode 2: Jewish Culture as Cholent and Thoughts on A Post COVID-19 World with Yoni Colman
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.

Feb 9, 2021 • 28min
Bonus Episode 1: Contact Before Content with Micol Zimmerman Burkeman
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.

Jan 20, 2021 • 1h
Episode 16: How Does Philanthropy Influence Jewish Education - Lisa Eisen and Yoni Kaiser-Blueth
What will Jewish education and communal life look like after COVID-19? What role could and should Jewish philanthropy play in influencing the future of Jewish education? Lisa Eisen, co-president of Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, and Yoni Kaiser-Blueth, Program Director of the Jewish Portfolio at The Marcus Foundation, join The Jewish Education Project's CEO David Bryfman for a conversation on Jewish education, engagement, and philanthropy.Access the shownotes for this episode and watch the LIVEcast recording here. This episode was recorded on January 13, 2021. Adapting is produced in partnership with jewishLIVE. Learn more about The Jewish Education Project.

Dec 21, 2020 • 58min
Episode 15: Lighting The Way Toward A Better Future - Chanukah Episode with Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove and Eliana Light
In these challenging times, what lessons can we learn from the light and miracles of Chanukah? Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhD, Rabbi at Park Avenue Synagogue in Manhattan and Eliana Light, Jewish educator and musician, speak with The Jewish Education Project's CEO David Bryfman about finding and spreading light, and the role Jewish education plays in restoring the spark to our communities.Access the shownotes for this episode and watch the LIVEcast recording here. This episode was recorded on December 16, 2020. Adapting is produced in partnership with jewishLIVE. Learn more about The Jewish Education Project.


