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Genesis Intern Investigation: Meaningful and Powerful Discussions
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No Commentsby Leah Silver, 2011 Genesis Intern Through my investigation, I wanted to find magic ingredients that, when put together in the correct proportions, would yield an atmosphere for meaningful and... -
CE Investigation: Facilitating a Discussion at Genesis
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No Commentsby Nika Gelfand, 2011 Genesis Community Educator A facilitator comes into a group of people whom she/he doesn’t know, and their goal is not just to tell the group what... -
CE Investigation: The So-Called “Frummest Denominator”
Posted on November 2, 2011 | No CommentsThis investigation developed out of an interest in exploring issues of Jewish pluralism at Genesis and thinking about how pluralism plays out during the summer with the participants. As a... -
CE Investigation: Communicating that Judaism is Dynamic
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No Commentsby Sara Smith, 2011 Genesis Community Educator For my investigation, I explored the question: “How do I communicate that Judaism is dynamic to participants?” In thinking about this question, I... -
Creating a Community of Learners and Practice: Genesis Community Educators Investigations
Posted on October 12, 2011 | No CommentsOne goal at Genesis is for all members of the community (participants and staff) to feel invested, engaged, and actively involved. We invest a lot of time into supporting the... -
Meaningful Adjacency in the Classroom
Posted on October 3, 2011 | No CommentsDuring the summer of 2011, the BIMA community educators had the benefit of working with Allison Cook and Orit Kent from the Beit Midrash Research Project of the Mandel Center... -
On Seeing Our Own Reflections: Mirrors, Blind-spots and Opportunity Zones
Posted on February 19, 2011 | No CommentsDear Bradley, Last week you asked me what I think “each of us needs to do in order to make sure we are learning and growing through reflective practice” This... -
Why is it so difficult for us to see our own reflections?
Posted on February 11, 2011 | No CommentsAn open letter to Josh Yarden* Dear Josh, I was recently reminded of an encounter I think you will appreciate. Perhaps you can also make sense of this puzzle. Lee... -
On Technology, Jewish Education, and Practice
Posted on January 26, 2011 | No CommentsHi Bradley and David, I’ve been following your conversation on the impact of technology in Jewish education with interest. The crux of the conversation is a question: will technology be... -
David Responds to Bradley: It Started with Chalk
Posted on January 24, 2011 | No CommentsDear Bradley, The timing of this letter could not be more perfect, as I sit here finalizing my presentations for the Jewish Educators Assembly (JEA) of the Conservative Movement and...