Jewish Experiences & Communities
Hebrew Educator Training
The best formal training for Hebrew language education available in the United States is a MA program at Middlebury College. The program teaches the proficiency method based on ACTFL standards. There is a required summer visit/stay. Read more: http://www.middlebury.edu/ls/grad_programs/hebrew
Israeli Identity and the Future of American Jewry
Author: Jennie Starr This article does a great job of arguing “Israeliness” may be a solution to combat apathy towards organized Jewish life in the Diaspora and the challenges of assimilation. Though I’m not a fan of the term “Israeliness,” I do believe Israeli culture and Hebrew language can be key to raising Jewish Americans with an Israeli lens that bridges and connects us for years to come. Some of my favorite quotes from within: Oblivion knocks. The two obvious alternatives—aliya and Orthodoxy—require so radical a change in one’s lifestyle that they’re… Read More
Celebrating San Diego’s Independent Jewish Educators
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
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San Diego Israel and Jewish 