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Civic Engagement Student Trainings
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JewV'Nation Frequently Asked Questions
Besides creating a sustainable outreach project each Fellow will Advance professionally through comprehensive training in leadership; Build projects to scale to effectively reach and impact Jewish life for Jews on the margin; Create a strong community of colleagues, friends and mentors; Develop knowledge of what Jewish texts, traditions, and history say about building community; Expand one’s network of innovators, rabbis, leaders, and advocates; Gain program development and outreach skills in a Jewish context.
JewV’Nation Fellowship
JewV’Nation Fellowship is a leadership development program for visionary Jewish leaders across North America.
Rationale
Depth and meaning in Jewish learning is necessary to reduce the staggering rates of post-b’nei mitzvah dropout. We believe that a root cause of these challenges is the perception that b’nei mitzvah celebrations are like graduation ceremonies.
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Teaching Children about Asking Forgiveness (Slicha)
Spilled cereal? “Sorry!” Broken bongos? “Oops!” Overturned plant? “Sorry!” Stolen comic book? Accusations fly and tears fall as the cloud playhouse and Plony home confront the chaos of careless apologies and misplaced blame. A laser beam trap and giant basketball magically help Rafi and Ben learn that sometimes just saying sorry isn’t enough.
On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Nitzavim: Why Organ Donation is Jewish
Parashat Nitzavim features the phrase “choose life,” but what does it mean to choose life? One way of choosing life is by becoming an organ donor. Rabbi Jacobs discusses why this lifesaving choice is part of his Jewish values in this episode of On the Other Hand.
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On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Shof’tim
Parashat Shof’tim is all about judges: who should judge, how they should judge, and why a goo
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On the Other Hand: Ten Minutes of Torah - Ki Teitzei: How Not to Hate
In Parashat Ki Teitzei, we read the phrase, “you shall not abhor an Egyptian, for you are a stranger in his land.” This statement is read only a few months after Leviticus, when the Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians,
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