By Yael Krieger, Associate Head of School, Oakland Hebrew Day School Oakland Hebrew Day School has a long-standing commitment to investing in learning support and stretching our capacity to serve a diverse student body. We recognized, however, a critical need
By Jenni Mangel, Senior Director of Impact and Evaluation, Jewish LearningWorks From my first job out of college working at Jewish Vocational Service in San Francisco, two extraordinary mentors changed my life and career path: Judy Bloom z”l, when she
By Jodi Gladstone, Early Childhood Education Director at Beth El Nursery School (BENS) at Congregation Beth El, Berkeley, CA There is a moment, familiar to every early childhood educator, when you look around your classroom and feel as though you
By Karla Cianci, Preschool Site Director at Helen Diller Family Preschool and Lisa Monette, Senior Director of Early Childhood Education at the JCCSF When the JCCSF learned about Jewish LearningWorks’ microgrants, our preschool site directors immediately saw an opportunity to strengthen
By Kelly Dotson, Senior Site Director, JCCSF Rosenberg Early Childhood Education Center This year, Rosenberg was fortunate to receive a microgrant from Jewish LearningWorks for the 2025–26 school year. When I applied, I had a simple but hopeful vision: to give our
By Adam Lowy, Lifelong Learning Moreh Derech at Congregation Beth Sholom of San Francisco, and 2024 Ruby Award recipient Last fall I was thrilled to receive the announcement of Jewish LearningWorks’ new microgrant opportunity for staff development, and was ecstatic
By Yafit Shriki Megidish, JCC East Bay Chief Jewish Education Officer, and Marla Kolman Antebi, M.S.W., Educator of Jewish Meditation and Mysticism, and trained in Spiritual Direction When the JCC East Bay applied for Jewish LearningWorks’ 2025-26 microgrant program, we thought we were
By Devra C. Aarons, Executive Director at Contra Costa Midrasha, Walnut Creek, CA Contra Costa Midrasha is blessed with dedicated teens educators who learn and engage our Jewish teen community every Wednesday night and at three retreat weekends a year.
By Gittel R. Goodman, Director, Gan Outdoor Preschool in San Rafael, CA Some of the most important adults in our communities are also the least visible: early childhood educators. They hold children’s big feelings, guide families through uncertainty, and help
By Mary Frank, Education Director at Temple Or Rishon, Orangevale, CA When the opportunity to join the More Than Minds: Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Learning (SESL) cohort arrived in my email inbox from Jewish LearningWorks, I was intrigued. As a