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The ROI of funding Jewish schools

The ROI of funding Jewish schools

What is the ROI of funding Jewish schools? A robust and bright future for the Jewish people.

"Inspired children will become the kind of adults who independently pick up a sefer (Jewish book) or seek out a study partner. This exchange of ideas ...is what builds community," explains Mayberg Foundation Director, Operating Programs Amian Frost Kelemer in this eJewish Philanthropy article.

Learn about how our partner organizations, like Hadar Institute's Pedagogy of Partnership program, Makor Chaim Institutions' Lifnai v'Lifnim program, Amatz and JEIC's own God Expansion initiative each offer creative techniques and pedagogies to achieve this goal.

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Individual and Communal Nature of the Jew

Individual and Communal Nature of the Jew

As we journey through the story of our personal and collective redemption this year on Passover, we can also reflect on the Jewish classrooms filled with students. How are we guiding them toward their personal bests? How are we ensuring that they feel part of our grand nation?

We have an obligation to take individual action and we have an equal calling to act on behalf of the community. Director of Operating Programs for the Mayberg Foundation, Amian Kelemer, explores the balance between personalizing learning for our students that stimulates their own intrinsic motivation and creating a unique and shared process that ensures the relevance of the lived Jewish experience. Each student needs to grow in order to fulfill their own particular purpose and each student needs to participate in a communal context.