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Holiness of Jewish Learning

JEIC partners featured in eJewish Philanthropy

JEIC partners Rabbi Mitch Malkus (head of school at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School) and Lianne Heller (executive director of Sulam) were recently published in eJewish Philanthropy.

Their co-authored article, “Designing exceptional learning for all students: A collaborative approach,” maintains, “Research has shown that when students have agency in their own learning they become independent, resourceful, and motivated lifelong learners and critical thinkers who ultimately become expert citizens.”

Manette Mayberg's Op-Ed Connecting Revelation at Sinai to the Charge of Jewish Education Featured in EJewish Philanthropy

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EJewish Philanthropy featured an op-ed authored by Manette Mayberg, Trustee of the Mayberg Foundation, on Thursday, May 28, 2020.

Her article entitled, "Na’aseh! Taking Action to Preserve the Holiness of Jewish Education,” connects the holiday of Shavuot and lessons learned from the Torah’s explanation of Revelation at Sinai to the essential charge to all Jewish educators. She emphasizes the importance of collective effort across the field to continue experimenting with personalized learning methodologies to ensure Jewish day schools achieve their mandate of optimizing student internalization of Jewish wisdom, identity and decision making.