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Where the sparks still fly: The future of Jewish supplementary education

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Joshua Rabin explores the innovative model of the Jewish Kids Groups (JKG) and their Jewish Afterschool Accelerator (JASA) program in Atlanta, emphasizing a design-focused approach rather than solely visionary leadership. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationCommunity EngagementInnovationEducational ModelsJewish CommitmentScalabilitySupplementary EducationJewish Kids GroupsJasa ProgramBenderly Boys

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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"Following more than a decade in Atlanta, JKG launched the JASA program in 2023 to help synagogues launch their own Jewish after-school programs."
Queens, New York, United States
"Rabbi Joshua Rabin is the rabbi of the Astoria Center of Israel in Queens, N.Y., and the author of Moneyball Judaism."

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