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Genesis Intern Investigation: Orthodox Participants at Genesis
Posted on January 19, 2012 | No Commentsby Arielle Lewis, 2011 Genesis intern For my investigation, I focused on the experience of the Orthodox Genesis participants and how they feel living in a pluralistic community. My questions... -
Genesis Intern Investigation: New Shabbat Experiences
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No CommentsShabbat from Scratch: an investigation of new Shabbat experiences at BIMA and Genesis by Susan Landau, 2011 Genesis intern “More than the Jews have kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept the... -
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... -
Interns Spend the Summer Learning and Practicing Experiential Jewish (Arts) Education at BIMA and Genesis
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsA number of years ago we created a summer internship at BIMA and Genesis, designed for current juniors and seniors in college. Our hope was to bring a group of... -
BIMA ArtsCE Projects: Expanding the Participants’ Comfort Zones
Posted on November 14, 2011 | No CommentsWritten by Dave Mintz, BIMA 2011 Community Educator As educators in BIMA and Genesis, one of our goals is letting the participants feel comfortable enough to stretch their boundaries, step... -
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... -
BIMA ArtsCE Projects: Seeing the Humanity in Our Students
Posted on October 19, 2011 | No CommentsBy Timna Burston, BIMA Community Educator As I began to explore different sources on creation this summer, I became drawn to those sources that had to do with creating humanity... -
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...