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Rabbi Dr. Laura Novak Winer, RJE (she/her) is the director of clinical education at the Hebrew Union College's Rhea Hirsch School of Education in Los Angeles. She has worked in and with a variety of afternoon school settings and her current research foci are Israel education and the supplementary school. She is a former president of the Association of Reform Jewish Educators and blogs at Rabbi Laura.

6 Areas of Incredible B'nai Mitzvah Innovation

Lisa Langer, RJE, Rabbi Laura Novak Winer, RJE

For the last three years, the URJ 'nai Mitzvah Revolution has supported more than 150 congregations in experimenting in areas that inspire b’nai mitzvah students to express what matters to them in the experience. Here’s are six areas of congregational innovation.

The Ripple Effects of Peer-to-Peer Mentorship

Rabbi Laura Novak Winer, RJE

When I recently asked a group of colleagues to help me think about examples from pop culture in which teens mentor other teens, we found it surprisingly difficult to come up with genuine examples.

In the movie Clueless (1995), Cher (Alicia Silverstone)

The Ripple Effects of Meaningful Peer-to-Peer Mentorship

Rabbi Laura Novak Winer, RJE

When I recently asked a group of colleagues to help me think about examples from pop culture in which teens mentor other teens, we found it surprisingly difficult to come up with genuine examples.

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