Jewish Experiences & Communities
Reut Institute Report – The Israeli Diaspora as a Catalyst for Jewish Peoplehood
Interesting report out of the Reut Institute, March 2012. The Israeli Diaspora as a Catalyst for Jewish Peoplehood Recommended read. English Version Key themes: North American Jewish Sabra – Israeliness is not enough, Israeli Goethe-Institute, tri-identity bundle, Israeli Social Space. The Tarbuton is sited as an example/model along with several other programs that are offered by Israelis for the community at large.
Texting Hebrew and the Bilingual Child
I confess, I text my 7 and 10 year olds in Hebrew at bedtime. It began as a game, but when I got texts in return in Hebrew, I realized I was onto something. My kids study Hebrew and Spanish, but mostly because I want them to; not because they’ve asked to. They take classes 2-4 hours each week, but I’m always looking for fun ways to reinforce Spanish and Hebrew in their daily lives so they want to keep learning too. As parents, we want our children to be competitive in… Read More
Why Does Hebrew Matter?
Learning Modern Hebrew – Great Things to Know! * Nationally and locally, Hebrew is a standard offering at colleges and universities. Over 140 U.S. colleges and universities offer Hebrew as a modern language, including 48 of the top 50 schools in the country, every Ivy League school, every Big Ten school except for one (Iowa), and locally at UCSD and San Diego State. * The national trend in Hebrew instruction in public schools is on the upswing – a development in which large city schools, like Chicago, have long been at the… Read More
the Lab – a network of support for your Jewish project
San Diego Israel and Jewish 