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Learning a language involves much more than acquiring vocabulary.It involves building confidence.Curiosity.Interest.Mean...
15/09/2026

Learning a language involves much more than acquiring vocabulary.

It involves building confidence.

Curiosity.

Interest.

Meaning.

The connection to Hebrew does not happen automatically.

It is built through meaningful educational experiences and committed educators.

That is one of the great challenges—and also one of the greatest opportunities—in teaching Hebrew today.

What strategies help you build that connection with your students?
Let us know in the comments.

Rosh Hashanah MessageThe Jewish people are broad, pluralistic, and diverse. In every community, secular and religious Je...
10/09/2026

Rosh Hashanah Message

The Jewish people are broad, pluralistic, and diverse. In every community, secular and religious Jews, in all their different expressions, live side by side. And yet, there are certain moments in our calendar that have the power to bring us all together. The festivals of Tishrei, and Rosh Hashanah among them, are undoubtedly such moments.

From an early age, we learn to associate Rosh Hashanah with renewal and the hope of a new beginning. We dip apples in honey, eat pomegranates, share family traditions, and wish our friends and loved ones a good and sweet year.

But Rosh Hashanah has a unique characteristic. Unlike other Jewish holidays, it is not directly associated with a historical event, as are Hanukkah or Tisha B’Av, nor with the agricultural cycles that characterize Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot.

The Mishnah teaches:
“The first of Tishrei is the New Year for years, for Sabbatical Years, for Jubilee Years, for planting, and for vegetables.”
(Mishnah, Rosh Hashanah 1:1)

We might say, then, that Rosh Hashanah is also a celebration of time.

It invites us to reflect on what we do with it. To consider different spans of time: the year that is beginning, the seven years of the Shemitah cycle, the fifty years of the Jubilee. And to ask ourselves what we are planting today so that it may grow and bear fruit tomorrow.

Rosh Hashanah invites us to look ahead strategically. How do we organize our time? What do we think about the short, medium, and long term? What do we want to plant today? And what do we hope will have grown when we eventually look back?

Time can be a blessing when we know how to make the most of it—when we enjoy the company of those we love, when we learn, grow, and build something meaningful. But time can also pass us by without our giving it the meaning it deserves.

Our Master’s program represents precisely this challenge for those who choose to invest their time in learning, growing professionally, and creating an impact that can bear fruit in the short, medium, and long term.

An old proverb tells us that “time is gold.” Perhaps Rosh Hashanah invites us to go one step further: time is what we make of it.

From the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, we wish you a year filled with meaningful moments: a year of blessings, of growth and purpose, of projects that bear fruit, of opportunities to look ahead, and above all, of time shared with those you love.

Shanah Tovah!
Dr. Marcelo Dorfsman
Director, International M.A Program in Jewish Education

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Mensagem de Rosh Hashaná

O povo judeu é amplo, plural e diverso. Em cada comunidade convivem judeus seculares e religiosos, em suas diferentes expressões. Ainda assim, existem momentos do nosso calendário que conseguem reunir a todos. As festividades de Tishrei, e entre elas Rosh Hashaná, são, sem dúvida, alguns desses momentos.

Desde pequenos, aprendemos a relacionar Rosh Hashaná à renovação e à esperança de um novo começo. Mergulhamos a maçã no mel, comemos romã, compartilhamos tradições familiares e desejamos aos nossos amigos e às pessoas que amamos um ano bom e doce.

Mas Rosh Hashaná tem uma particularidade. Diferentemente de outras festividades, não está diretamente associado a um acontecimento histórico, como Chanucá ou Tishá BeAv, nem a um dos ciclos agrícolas que caracterizam Pessach, Shavuot e Sucot.

A Mishná nos ensina:
“O primeiro dia de Tishrei é o início do ano para os anos, os anos sabáticos, os jubileus, o plantio e os vegetais.”
(Mishná, Rosh Hashaná 1:1)

Podemos dizer, então, que Rosh Hashaná é também uma celebração do tempo.
Ele nos convida a refletir sobre o que fazemos com esse tempo. A considerar diferentes períodos: o ano que começa, os sete anos da Shemitá, os cinquenta anos do Yovel. E também a nos perguntar o que plantamos hoje para que possa crescer e dar frutos amanhã.

Rosh Hashaná nos convida a olhar para o futuro de maneira estratégica. Como organizamos nosso tempo? Como pensamos no curto, médio e longo prazo? O que queremos plantar hoje? E o que esperamos que tenha crescido quando, no futuro, olharmos para trás?

O tempo pode ser uma bênção quando sabemos aproveitá-lo, quando desfrutamos da companhia de quem amamos, aprendemos, crescemos e construímos algo significativo. Mas o tempo também pode passar diante de nós sem que consigamos dar a ele o sentido que merece.

Nosso Mestrado representa justamente esse desafio para aqueles que decidem investir seu tempo em aprender, crescer profissionalmente e gerar um impacto capaz de dar frutos no curto, médio e longo prazo.

Um antigo provérbio diz que “tempo é ouro”. Talvez Rosh Hashaná nos convide a pensar um pouco além: o tempo é aquilo que fazemos com ele.

Da Universidade Hebraica de Jerusalém, desejamos a todos um ano de bons momentos: repleto de bênçãos, de crescimento e propósito, de projetos que deem frutos, de oportunidades para olhar para o futuro e, acima de tudo, de tempo compartilhado com as pessoas que amamos.

Shanah Tovah!
Dr. Marcelo Dorfsman
Director, International M.A Program in Jewish Education

Years are measured in months. Yet, there are years that seem to last a lifetime.This was one of those years.A year that ...
09/09/2026

Years are measured in months. Yet, there are years that seem to last a lifetime.

This was one of those years.

A year that began with wars, alarms, and missiles. And yet, amidst the uncertainty, we continued teaching, learning, and building.

It was also the year we brought together educators from around the globe in Jerusalem for one of the most important international conferences in Jewish education. And the year of one of our program’s most successful and meaningful summer semesters.

We faced challenges, changes, and a great deal of hard work. But there were also encounters, ideas, learning experiences, and moments that reminded us why we do what we do.

And before starting a new year, we did something simple.
We came together. We took a moment to be with one another and give thanks for everything that has passed and everything yet to come.

We close this year deeply grateful for all we were able to build, for our students and teachers around the world, and for the people with whom we share this journey.

Now, let the new year begin.

Shana Tova U’Metuka!

**Introducing MeltonXchange.**An international exchange program for students in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Int...
08/09/2026

**Introducing MeltonXchange.**

An international exchange program for students in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s International M.A. in Jewish Education.

For two weeks, participants will immerse themselves in a Jewish community in another country — observing, learning, researching, and building relationships with educators, community leaders, families, and institutions.

They won’t travel as tourists.

**They’ll travel as educators.**

Each participant will arrive with a research question and an academic project, and return to their own community with new perspectives, new ideas, and new tools to create meaningful impact.

Because we believe great educators don’t just teach. They keep learning, exploring, and expanding the way they see the world.

🌍 **MeltonXchange.**

**Connecting communities. Inspiring educators. Expanding perspectives on the Jewish world.**

Hebrew is more than just vocabulary.When we teach Hebrew, we teach more than just words.Students may forget vocabulary.T...
03/09/2026

Hebrew is more than just vocabulary.

When we teach Hebrew, we teach more than just words.

Students may forget vocabulary.

They may forget grammatical rules.

But often, they remember something far more important.

A song.

A poem.

A story.

A conversation.

A meaningful experience.

Teaching Hebrew has the potential to connect students with a history, a culture, and a community that stays with them long after they leave the classroom.

How can we train teachers capable of creating that kind of connection?

The Specialization in Teaching Hebrew as a Second Language—part of the International Master’s Program in Jewish Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem—combines language instruction with the pedagogical tools needed to give it meaning.

Check it here 👉 https://masterjewishprogram.huji.ac.il/program-overview

Two places.The same people.The same history.The same tradition.And yet...Two completely different approaches to educatio...
01/09/2026

Two places.

The same people.

The same history.

The same tradition.

And yet...

Two completely different approaches to education.

That is what is so fascinating about the Jewish world.

Each community has found its own answers to universal questions:

How do we inspire the next generation? How do we strengthen Jewish identity?
How do we build community in a constantly changing world?

There is no single answer.

And perhaps that is the most important lesson.

Because educators do not seek to copy models.

They seek to understand them. To listen to them. To analyze them.

We share with our students a new opportunity to experience this firsthand.

🌍 Learning from other communities is also a way to strengthen one's own.

👉 https://masterjewishprogram.huji.ac.il/meltonxchange

Many teachers began teaching thanks to their knowledge of the language.Over time, they discovered that teaching a langua...
27/08/2026

Many teachers began teaching thanks to their knowledge of the language.

Over time, they discovered that teaching a language requires additional tools.

Understanding how students learn can transform the educational experience.

What was the most important lesson you learned after you started teaching?

**What will your students remember ten years from now?**They probably won't remember every grammar rule.But they'll reme...
24/08/2026

**What will your students remember ten years from now?**

They probably won't remember every grammar rule.

But they'll remember how learning made them feel.

They'll remember experiences.

Conversations.

Moments of discovery.

As educators, we have the opportunity to create learning experiences that stay with our students long after they leave the classroom.

**What is one experience from your classroom you think your students will still remember years from now?**



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**O que seus alunos vão lembrar daqui a dez anos?**

Provavelmente, eles não vão lembrar de cada regra gramatical.

Mas vão lembrar de como se sentiram enquanto aprendiam.

Vão lembrar das experiências.

Das conversas.

Daqueles momentos de descoberta.

Como educadores, temos a oportunidade de criar experiências de aprendizagem que vão muito além da sala de aula.

E você? **Que experiência das suas aulas acha que seus alunos ainda vão lembrar daqui a dez anos?**

Imagine this.You’re sitting in a school… but it’s not your school.You listen to how they teach. You talk with their educ...
21/08/2026

Imagine this.

You’re sitting in a school… but it’s not your school.

You listen to how they teach. You talk with their educators. You share Shabbat with a local family.

You encounter questions that exist in your own community too — identity, belonging, tradition, change — but you discover answers you may never have considered.

And something shifts.

You stop thinking there is only one way to educate.

Because sometimes, to see our own community with fresh eyes, we first need to experience someone else’s.

Very soon, students in our M.A. program will have a new opportunity to do exactly that.

An international experience designed to explore, connect, question, and return home with a different perspective.

🌍 Jewish education grows when we learn from one another.

👀 Stay tuned. We’ll be sharing more very soon.

After seven years with our program, the time has come to bid farewell to our Deputy Director, Ariel Dajczman, as he begi...
20/08/2026

After seven years with our program, the time has come to bid farewell to our Deputy Director, Ariel Dajczman, as he begins a new chapter in his professional journey.

Ari joined the M.A. in Jewish Education program as the coordinator of the Spanish-language track and, over the years, took on new challenges, eventually becoming the program's Deputy Director.

Throughout this journey, he left his mark on countless projects and initiatives—and, above all, on the development and growth of the community we are today.

Yet, perhaps his most significant impact is on the people around him:
His colleagues, our students and alumni, the faculty, and everyone who had the opportunity to work, converse, or share a path with him.

Those of us who know Ari are well aware of his charisma, his ability to listen and communicate, the depth of his ideas, and that special quality of making every conversation—whether professional or personal—something that stays with you.

That is why, after seven years, Ari leaves behind more than just a mark on our program; he leaves a profound impression on all of us.

We will miss you dearly, Ari.

Thank you for these years, for everything we built together, and—above all—for the person and colleague you have been to us all.

Wishing you tremendous success in everything that lies ahead! ❤

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