September 8 | Jewish Portal of Teacher Education

Sep. 08, 2013

Dear subscriber,

MOFET JTEC Portal Newsletter

We are delighted to open the New Year by sending you the latest issue of The MOFET Jewish Education Portal resource listing.

The current bulletin contains research findings, educational resources, conference information and news from Jewish communities around the world, etc. selected from journals and other Jewish education publications.

We hope the High Holiday resources and research findings will especially be of help to you.

We invite you to register NOW for our selection of professional development courses in Jewish education, Hebrew language instruction and information and communication technologies in education offered by the MOFET Online Academy in the semester opening in October, 2013.

Wishing you a healthy, safe and sweet New Year,

Reuven Werber

The MOFET JTEC Portal Team

September 8, 2013

Jewish Portal of Teacher Education

Please note: a complete list of recent additions to the portal follows the Featured Items.

September 2013

Featured Items

Birthright Israel NEXT Interactive High Holiday Map

Israel Birthright NEXT realized there wasn't an easy way for their alumni to share their traditions around the holidays and let other alumni know where their celebrations were taking place. NEXT developed an interactive map that allowed their alumni to find celebrations near them and share their own High Holiday celebrations.

Teachable Moments in Jewish Education: An Informal Approach in a Reform Summer Camp

This article examines the Jewish Teachable Moments method through a case study conducted at a Reform movement affiliated camp in Texas. Theoretical and pedagogical implications of the Jewish Teachable Moments method are discussed.

NLE High Holidays Programming Guide, Prayer Companions & Resources

The greatest window of opportunity to meet, teach, inspire and follow-up with the largest numbers of Jews during the year is over Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. The NLE Resources High Holidays Experience Programming Guide, Prayer Companions & Resources provide the logistics and educational content for creating exciting, versatile and compelling Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur minyanim and alternatives to services.

First Jewish Cultural Center in Portugal Inaugurated

A new Jewish cultural and religious center was inaugurated recently in the city of Transcoso – the first of its kind in Portugal since the country’s Jews were expelled more than 500 years ago. The center is a joint collaborative effort between the Jerusalem-based Shavei Israel organization and the Trancoso Municipality.

Holocaust Education in Jewish Schools in Israel: Goals, Dilemmas, Challenges

This article attempts to organize the existing knowledge on the Holocaust education in the Israeli education system, through a meta-analysis of the foundations and basic premises of Holocaust education in Israel, using the most important literature in the area.

September 2013

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