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"Using music as the vehicle for Jewish learning helps people feel comfortable, participate actively, and build familiari...
09/17/2026

"Using music as the vehicle for Jewish learning helps people feel comfortable, participate actively, and build familiarity with Jewish life through shared experience."
-- Carla Friend, Tkiya's Project Director, on how their training program supports educators in learning how to use music and other creative modalities in their Jewish education curriculums. They prepare teachers to use every moment of opportunity in the classroom and to meet students where they're at when it comes to both their Jewish backgrounds and their learning styles.

Read more about Tkiya Gedola's musical education cohort in our latest issue of Sight Line:

"The plant-based curriculum we are developing through this grant is not only about food, but about cultivating relations...
09/16/2026

"The plant-based curriculum we are developing through this grant is not only about food, but about cultivating relationships between people, values, and place."
-- Jessie Claudio, Project Director of Vancouver Talmud Torah, describes the ways their plant-based learning program encourages meaningful connections to both Jewish life and the land. Using Jewish texts and concepts that connect us to nature, VTT's program creates opportunity for family and community to meaningfully bring ancient traditions into modern life.

Learn more about VTT's Plant-Based Learning as a Framework for Connecting with Judaism in our latest issue of Sight Line:

We share in the grief of Michael's family and friends and the greater Covenant community at the news of his passing. Mic...
09/08/2026

We share in the grief of Michael's family and friends and the greater Covenant community at the news of his passing. Michael was truly a giant in the field and a true champion of Jewish community and learning. May his memory forever be a blessing.

Nominations for this year’s Covenant Award are now open!Creative Jewish educators bring Jewish learning to life in myria...
09/01/2026

Nominations for this year’s Covenant Award are now open!

Creative Jewish educators bring Jewish learning to life in myriad ways, whether it be via music, storytelling, theater, or photography.

Honor the creative Jewish educator in your life with a nomination for the Covenant Award - nominations close November 19: https://hubs.li/Q04w6wzh0

"We intentionally bridge school and home through family events that make participation easy and inviting. Families who m...
08/25/2026

"We intentionally bridge school and home through family events that make participation easy and inviting. Families who may not feel confident leading Jewish rituals suddenly have shared language, songs, and stories to draw from."
-- Alisa Daly, First Foundations' Project Director, on how their program incorporates ways to make sure that everyone, from parents to educators, can act as an active participant in children's Jewish education. Their theater and play-based sensory learning is effective in bringing families together and creates a sustainable curriculum that teachers can share within their whole school community.

Read more about First Foundations and their creative work in family education in our latest issue of Sight Line:

"As a Jewish community, we have a sacred responsibility to show up, not just in moments of crisis (early loss or at diag...
08/24/2026

"As a Jewish community, we have a sacred responsibility to show up, not just in moments of crisis (early loss or at diagnosis), but again and again, with compassion, connection, and care"
-- Riki Wiederhorn, Project Director of Camp Ramah Sasson, on the ways our community can better support one another through hardship. Ramah Sasson holds programming for families experiencing illness or loss who may feel isolated from their community, no matter where they are in their Jewish journeys. By uniting these families, they create a space for them to share and find comfort with one another.

Read more about Ramah New England's family camp in our latest volume of Sight Line:

"We are building a foundation of Ahavat Yisrael (love of Israel) that is strong enough to withstand the challenges of a ...
08/20/2026

"We are building a foundation of Ahavat Yisrael (love of Israel) that is strong enough to withstand the challenges of a complex, modern world."
-- Yonatan Rosner, Pressman Academy's Project Director, on what they hope to achieve with their K-8 Israel education K-8 program. By developing a department dedicated to Israel education, they plan to create an open space for students to ask questions, explore nuance, establish a connection to Israel, and feel prepared for their next steps, both in and out of the Jewish community.

Read more about Pressman Academy's Transforming Israel Education for a New Generation in the latest volume of Sight Line:

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08/10/2026

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"Jewish day schools are grappling with the youth mental health crisis and often lack the funding and resources available...
08/06/2026

"Jewish day schools are grappling with the youth mental health crisis and often lack the funding and resources available to their public-school counterparts"
-- Debra Drang, Prizmah's Project Director, illustrates what makes their program for mental health professionals so crucial at this moment in time. Their mentorship program provides a supportive community for mental health professionals at Jewish day schools which in turn enables them to best support the students in their care.

Read more about Prizmah's mentorship program for day school mental health professionals in our latest volume of Sight Line: https://hubs.li/Q04s9YwG0

"Everyone has a story and storytelling is a powerful way of being vulnerable, opening minds and reaching people in unexp...
07/15/2026

"Everyone has a story and storytelling is a powerful way of being vulnerable, opening minds and reaching people in unexpected ways."
-- Suzanne Borden and Nadine Epstein talk what excites them about The Wide River Project, Moment Magazine's program that brings together Black and Jewish educators. As their program continues to develop, they plan to develop new partnerships with educators from across the country to learn from one another and create safe spaces to converse freely about difficult, yet important, topics.

Read more about the goals and inspirations for The Wide River project in our latest issue of Sight Line: https://hubs.li/Q04njRFx0

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