The Covenant Foundation

Congregation Beth Am, Los Altos Hills, CA. Experiment in Congregational Education.
To reconceptualize Jewish education within the synagogue by examining core values of Jewish life and Jewish learning with an emphasis on non-traditional forms of education. This project includes a consortium of seven congregations. Project Director: Daryl Messinger; $250,000 (3 years).

Jewish Community Center of Denver, Denver, CO. Apples and Honey.
To develop a series of monthly newsletters for new parents and their children from birth to five years to help instill Jewish values. Project Director: Lisa Farber Miller; $130,000 (3 years).

Kesher, Cambridge, MA.
To develop training materials for teachers to combine more effectively after-school child care and Hebrew education. Project Director: Marlene Booth; $50,000 (1 year).

Orange County Bureau of Jewish Education, Costa Mesa, CA. Preparing Avocational Parent Teachers for a Supplementary School: A Model for Small Jewish Communities.
To recruit, develop curricula, and offer teaching workshops for the communties’ avocational teachers. Project Director: Joan Kaye; $195,885 (5 years).

Torah Umesorah, New York, NY. National Day School Recruitment Campaign.
The development and execution of a national promotion campaign to increase day school enrollment. Project Director: Rabbi Joshua Fishman; $150,000 (3-year challenge grant).

WTTW Public Television, Chicago, IL. Lamb Chop’s Special Chanukah.
To support the production of a one-hour special starring Shari Lewis about Chanukah for national broadcast. Project Director: Shari Lewis; $100,000 (1 year).