The Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education (CASJE) announced the launch of a major project supported by the William Davidson Foundation and the Jim Joseph Foundation for comprehensive research on the pipeline and “career arc” of educators working in...
With the recent departure of Rabbi Asher Lopatin as its president, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School (YCT) has not named a next president, but has announced that Rabbi Dov Linzer will head YCT, assuming the school’s leadership, while retaining the title,...
A new coalition of national Jewish organizations, including BBYO, Hillel International, JDC Entwine, Moishe House, OneTable, Repair the World and the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, has issued a call to Jewish community organizations across the U.S. to send...
This past month has seen a new initiative from a Modern Orthodox rabbinical school to deal with contemporary halakhic issues. Dealing with questions coming in from its graduates, the Rosh HaYeshivah of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, Rabbi Dov Linzer, has been...
A recent plenary talk at Hillel International’s annual staff conference focussed on considerations of pluralism in the Jewish community. Delivered by Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer, the president of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, on Tuesday at the Hillel International...
A unique initiative is set to match rabbis of all denominations with underserved Jewish communities across the United States. Kicking off for this fall’s High Holiday season, Clal’s Rabbis Without Borders is launching the newly-formed Rabbis Without Borders Service Corps. Aiming to...
Just as with last week’s horrific shooting in Charleston, there were national rabbinic organizations that issued statements regarding a national event. Following this morning’s decision by the Supreme Court of the United States of America to allow for a redefining...
This spring, a collaborative series of public conversations on Orthodoxy took place between two knowledgeable rabbinic scholars. “Orthodoxy in Theory and Practice” featured Rabbi Dov Linzer, Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, and Rabbi Aryeh Klapper, Dean of the Center...
Following the horrific attack in Charleston, South Carolina which took place the other night, numerous organizations across the country issued statements condemning the attack. Amongst these organizations were many Jewish organizations. There were also four national rabbinic organizations that offered...
This spring, Hillel International will be “working with authors, artists, historians, elected leaders, and organizations that helped to lead the civil rights movement to share their experiences with students and contextualize past experiences with contemporary issues”, according to a press...
