Posted on August 5, 2017 by Tarbuton & Startup18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Jennie Starr Tarbuton & Startup18 858-201-6094 info@tarbuton.org http://www.tarbuton.org http://www.startup18.org Tarbuton Announces San Diego Jewish Educator Awards Tarbuton is pleased to announce that Craig Parks of Carlsbad was selected for the San Diego Harold Grinspoon Foundation Award for Excellence in Jewish Education for Multi-Institutional and Independent Jewish Educators. Tarbuton/Startup18 Jewish Educator Awards were also awarded to Lillian Elbaz of Sierra Mesa for her work as a multi-institution educator & entrepreneur and Arielle Gereboff of La Jolla for her work as an independent Bar/Bat Mitzvah experiential educator. Eligibility was based… Read More
Posted on June 29, 2017 by Tarbuton & Startup18
Tarbuton hosted through it’s program Startup18 the Jewish Community Hackathon on Sunday May 8. The program was made possible by a grant from the Covenant Foundation and facilitated by Upstart. It was an inspiring celebration of Jewish entrepreneurship in San Diego! We kicked off the day with 18 video pitches and an additional six live pitches, for a total of 24 project founders and ideas! You can see the video pitches here. https://animoto.com/play/jAF1xhdJ60lvpRiF8JBCpQ Participants formed teams around their chosen project leaders, and ultimately we had 13 teams collaborating and pitching in the… Read More
Posted on June 29, 2017 by Tarbuton & Startup18
Jewish collaboration requires a courtship to understand synergies and opportunities, overcome pitfalls, and create mutually beneficial collaboration. It’s about creating something new and great neither organization could do themselves. We reach new people, build different and better programming, or simply help nurture and support each other’s existence. This kind of authentic collaboration is the Holy Grail of greater engagement of the Jewish people. It’s what makes the difference in good to great, in rote vs. inspiring and it’s what feeds our Jewish soul and invigorates us. Jewish partners take risks, sharing their… Read More