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Oct 18, 2011 | Category: Community News
VIDEOOct 18, 2011—We last caught up with Chagit during her Yom ha-Atzmaut visit to Israel. Now she’s back in Chicago celebrating the chagim and preparing for Simchat Torah with day school students. [More]
Jun 16, 2011 | Category: Community News
Jun 16, 2011—Planting Seeds: Jewish Early Childhood Garden Education Conference, July 24 to 26 at Kayam Farm at Pearlstone, will explore the experiential garden movement and equip educators with the tools, perspectives and know-how to create and use gardens in their communities. [More]
May 10, 2011 | Location: Somewhere in Israel | Category: Community News
VIDEOSomewhere in Israel, May 10, 2011—It’s getting hard to keep up with Chagit. She could be anywhere, really. But she’s been spotted in Israel for Yom ha-Atzmaut, celebrating with Israeli children, visiting the Independence War Memorial, participating in holiday parades, and sending her snapshots home to Jewish day school classrooms. [More]
Apr 1, 2011 | Location: New York | Category: Community News
New York, Apr 1, 2011—In time for Passover, a study guide to Projecting Freedom: Cinematic Interpretations of the Haggadah, is available online from The Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning. [More]
Jan 25, 2011 | Location: Boston, MA | Category: Community News
Boston, MA, Jan 25, 2011—Lorraine Posner Arcus, an acclaimed Israeli dance educator, an advocate for Israeli dance as a key part of Jewish culture and education, and a 2001 Covenant Awardee, will be honored at the Israel Folkdance Festival in Boston, March 13th. [More]
Dec 20, 2010 | Location: New York, NY | Category: Community News
New York, NY, Dec 20, 2010—Dr. Erica Brown, recipient of a 2009 Covenant Award, was profiled by New York Times columnist David Brooks in a Dec. 20th piece underscoring the power of adult education, and adult Jewish education in particular. [More]
Sep 6, 2010 | Location: Los Angeles | Category: Community News
Los Angeles, Sep 6, 2010—Rabbi Sharon Brous of IKAR, the spiritual Jewish community that has received national attention for its innovative approaches to community building and education and recipient of a 2009 Covenant Foundation Signature Grant, gave her unique perspective on the Days of Awe in a recent interview on Speaking of Faith, the popular public radio program produced by American Public Media. [More]
Aug 27, 2010 | Location: Miami | Category: Community News
Miami, Aug 27, 2010—Jewish day schools and parents of students must embrace 21st century realities, yet stay rooted in Jewish values and continuity, writes Valerie Lustgarten, a Covenant Fellow, in an essay, “A Study in Life,” in the Fall 2010 issue of Jewish Way, a lifestyles magazine in South Florida. [More]
Director's View
Nov 7, 2011
This fall, The Covenant Foundation launched The Pomegranate Prize, rewarding and recognizing excellent educators who have been in the field less than ten years, and offering them added support as well as new experiences. [more]
Rare Finds
Dec 5, 2011
Saying it All in Six Words
The challenge: describe your Jewish life. Six words exactly, and that’s all. Just like this – short, direct, pithy.[More]