Got Shabbat - Great resources for parents to celebrate with their children.
Jewish Parent Page - Articles, blessings and activities related to the Jewish holidays and customs.
Family Shabbat Table Talk - Weekly insights into the Torah portion, designed to help you lead a family discussion at your Shabbat table.
Adolescents
V'shinantam 5769 - Each focused on adolescents and applications for Jewish educational and youth settings. Sacred Choices - a curriculum on adolescent relationships and sexual ethics.
iTorah - created for youth, sends an e-mail each Sunday focused on Israel, Jewish Living, Social Action and God and Prayer.
Eight Techniques for Helping Students Succeed - Part of the CHAI curriculum, includes tips for modifying your class to meet the special needs of your students and enabling all to succeed.
The Lehiyot Program - Strategies for special needs inclusion in the congregational setting.
Publications
CHAI Curriculum - The CHAI: Learning for Jewish Life curriculum includes overviews, sample lessons, information about retreats, workshops, online courses and more.
Torah at the Center - Journal for Jewish educators with articles by scholars and practitioners.
A training module to familiarize teachers in Reform congregational schools with the historical background and the contemporary importance of Reform Judaism in American Jewish life.
Directors of Education and Teachers: Do you have students in your school who have different abilities or interests or who learn differently? Learn how to create multiple paths and equally appropriate ways to present information so that it can be absorbed and used by all of your students. We will use examples from CHAI, but these methods can be used with all curricular materials.
Directors of Education and Teachers: Do you have students in your school who have different abilities or interests or who learn differently? Learn how to create multiple paths and equally appropriate ways to present information so that it can be absorbed and used by all of your students. We will use examples from CHAI, but these methods can be used with all curricular materials.
Adult Jewish Living and Learning Journeys - Curriculum modules currently in development on a range of topics for adult learners. Download the first three sample lessons: The Jewish Home, History of the Synagogue and Business Ethics.
Established to recognize synagogues that provide an exceptional atmosphere of varied and comprehensive learning opportunities, and have imbued their synagogue communities with a culture of learning.
Over 100 Reform rabbis, cantors and educators have agreed to become Union scholars, available to teach your congregants in their chosen fields. All financial and logistical arrangements will be negotiated between scholar and synagogue. Don't pass up this opportunity to bring master teachers to your community!
For professionals and volunteer leaders who want to talk to others about challenges and successes of adult learning in their congregations. Participants in this network will be the first to hear about and give input on new Union initiatives in adult learning.
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