Sharon Freundel, JEIC Managing Drector, and Rabbi Shmuel Feld, JEIC Founding Director, were highlighted as featured presenters at The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute’s (JLI) 2019 National Jewish Retreat in Washington, D.C., August 13-18, 2019, at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park.
JEIC’s team played an essential role in a professional development collaboration with The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, Ayeka and Pedagogy of Partnership of Hadar to enhance methodologies for teaching Jewish text and discussing God. These providers learned from one another and explored new ways of engaging students in substantive, robust, and meaningful text study.
What is the secret of the "Eitz Chaim" prayer that is recited at the conclusion of each Torah reading? JEIC Managing Director Sharon Freundel facilitated “The Tree of Life” session at the 2019 National Jewish Retreat.
This collaboration was made possible due to the support of the Mayberg Foundation and their two funding partners for this initiative: The AVI CHAI Foundation and Kohelet Foundation.
We thank all our partners, and the National Jewish Retreat, for elevating this landmark collaboration improving Jewish education for day school students.