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jewishtimes.com > opinion-jewish-educators-must-go-beyond-slogans-and-statements-even-when-it-comes-to-war-with-iran

Opinion: Jewish Educators Must Go Beyond Slogans and Statements — Even When It Comes to War With Iran

4+ hour, 37+ min ago  (622+ words) I have spent much of my life living in, traveling to, and learning about Israel. Like many who care deeply about the Jewish state, I hold strong views on the political, social and geopolitical forces that shape its present and…...

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jewishtimes.com > teen-innovation-fellowship-helps-students-explore-business-judaism

Teen Innovation Fellowship Helps Students Explore Business, Judaism

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (637+ words) Young people are teeming with ideas. The Jewish teen organization 4Front, in partnership with the JCC of Greater Baltimore, The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore and Towson University, has a program that is designed to give teens a platform for their…...

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jewishtimes.com > krieger-schechter-day-schools-dr-robyn-blum-k-8-principal-continues-her-work-at-the-school-she-calls-home

Krieger Schechter Day School's Dr. Robyn Blum: K-8 Principal Continues Her Work at the School She Calls Home

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (536+ words) As the kindergarten through eighth grade principal at Krieger Schechter Day School, Dr. Robyn Blum knows the school and the greater Chizuk Amuno Congregation community thoroughly. This isn't just another job for Blum, though. In fact, when it comes to…...

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jewishtimes.com > johns-hopkins-earns-shoutout-in-adls-campus-antisemitism-report-card

Johns Hopkins Earns Shoutout in ADL’s Campus Antisemitism Report Card

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (581+ words) Among the majority of colleges in the Maryland-Washington, D.C., region that have improved in their standings with the Anti-Defamation League, Johns Hopkins University stands out. The private Baltimore university is among the 58% of ADL's assessed colleges and universities earning a top…...

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jewishtimes.com > these-jewish-day-schools-embracing-ai-are-reimagining-education-for-the-high-tech-era

These Jewish day schools embracing AI are reimagining education for the high-tech era

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (766+ words) In one classroom, students create a podcast featuring an "interview" with the prophet Elijah. In another, instructors teach Jewish prayers using AI-created songs with rhyming lyrics. Elsewhere, Jewish studies classes are automatically recorded and translated into multiple languages for a…...

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jewishtimes.com > international-jewish-organization-zeroes-in-on-baltimore-for-day-school-study

International Jewish Organization Zeroes in on Baltimore for Day School Study

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (668+ words) Going into the pandemic, Jewish Day Schools across the country were having trouble with growth. Paul Bernstein, the CEO of Prizmah, an organization that acts as a network for Jewish day schools and yeshivas across North America, in part by…...

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jewishtimes.com > eden-rovner-goucher-college-junior-spreading-jewish-positivity-on-campus

Eden Rovner: Goucher College Junior Spreading Jewish Positivity on Campus

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (352+ words) Eden Rovner is the co-creator and co-organizer of Goucher Hillel's campus-wide Purim drag show, and for him it is about so much more than just a Purim party. Rovner, a Junior at Goucher College, grew up in a small Jewish…...

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jewishtimes.com > chabad-of-towson-and-goucher-opens-preschool

Chabad of Towson And Goucher Opens Preschool

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (469+ words) The Rohr Chabad Jewish Center at Towson and Goucher juggles two very different worlds. One the one hand, the Chabad is located down the street from Towson University, serving the college and young adult demographic with trips to Israel, shabbat…...

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jewishtimes.com > beth-tfiloh-trip-for-shabbaton

Beth Tfiloh Trip for Shabbaton

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (105+ words) Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School eighth graders ventured off on their grade-wide Shabbaton last weekend, with a packed schedule and lots of fun to be had by all. (Courtesy of Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School) The post Beth Tfiloh Trip…...

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jewishtimes.com > the-battle-for-the-classroom-is-the-battle-for-the-nation

Opinion: The Battle for the Classroom Is the Battle for the Nation

1+ mon, 6+ hour ago  (354+ words) America's classrooms are under siege. Not from budget cuts or test scores, but from an ideology that undermines our very foundations of liberty, equality and mutual respect. That's what makes this crisis so dangerous. It's not just what is taught....