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0 Literature Culture

The Lady Rancher and the Grad Student

Dorit Rabinyan in Tablet · 18 Sep

Dorit Rabinyan’s story follows Joe, a grad student who inherits a collection of stamps, coins, and other items from a distant uncle in Israel.

0 Education Philosophy

Putting God on the class list: How Jewish educators are getting their students to think about God

Debra Rubin in JTA · 13 Aug

Jewish educators, supported by the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge (JEIC), are exploring ways to integrate God-centered learning in Jewish day schools to enhance spiritual engagement and identity formation among students.

0 Politics Communities

The Jewish Federation isn't evolving on Israel. So it's losing young Jews like me

Lahav Zaken in Forward · 8 Aug

Lahav Zaken, a young Jewish Israeli American from North Carolina, criticizes Jewish Federations for not acknowledging the evolving perspectives of many American Jews regarding Israel.

0 Communities Leadership

‘Rabbi to watch’ Sandra Lawson turns DEI focus to North Carolina

Robin Washington in Forward · 11 Jun

Rabbi Sandra Lawson, known for her pioneering role as Reconstructing Judaism's first director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), has taken a new leadership position.

0 Leadership Culture

Picture This: Three Very Different Views of Jewish Social Justice Leadership

Sources · 4 Dec 2024

James Forman, known as McDew, was a distinguished civil rights activist and leader within the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), whose Jewish faith deeply influenced his approach to social justice.

0 Education Communities

In a first, Jew of color to lead major U.S. rabbinical school

Arno Rosenfeld in Forward · 16 Jun 2021

Amanda Mbuvi's appointment as vice president of academic affairs at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College marks a significant milestone as she becomes the first Jew of color to lead a major U.S. rabbinical school.