Category: Judaism

Whoever Listens to a Witness

By Rebecca Goodman, Director of Jewish Community Engagement at JCRC “Whoever listens to a witness becomes a witness” -Elie Wiesel Elie Wiesel believed that one who listens to a witness, becomes a witness. I am lucky. My Opa (grandfather) fled

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Growing Our Staff, Growing Our Spark

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

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Bringing in the Light

By Liora Brosbe, former Jewish LearningWorks Senior Educator. One of the things I love about engaging in Jewish rituals is that I often have to revisit the “why” and “how” in order to refresh my brain. Especially for rituals that

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Re-centering the Spiritual in Jewish Education

We are excited to share with you the latest Adapting podcast episode! Listen to Dana Sheanin, Jewish LearningWorks CEO in conversation with David Bryfman, Jewish Education Project CEO. They talked about the particular challenges of Jewish education in the Bay

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Purim: Happiness and… Horror

By Jenni Mangel, Jewish LearningWorks’ Senior Director of Impact and Evaluation Next week we will celebrate Purim. The rabbinic teachings and traditions about being joyful on Purim are clear, and draw from a line in the Book of Esther that

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