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One Person’s Story

By char hersh|2023-03-03T12:42:34-05:00February 23rd, 2023|TAP|

by Aiden Yanoff, Adath Israel Hearing Dr. Sanford Greenberg’s incredible story was an enlightening experience. His story starts off with him talking about his humble beginnings in a small house in Buffalo, New York. He then talks about how there were many ironies throughout his ...Read More

Venture Israel Fellowship: Embracing The Complexity of Today’s Israel

By char hersh|2023-02-23T08:59:11-05:00February 22nd, 2023|Empowering Institutions|

By Gabrielle Ariella Kaplan-Mayer Chief Program Officer, Jewish Learning Venture On Wednesday, February 1st, our inaugural cohort of Venture Israel Fellows arrived in Tel Aviv to begin a week of learning about and experiencing contemporary Israel through the eyes of artists, scholars, activists, and ...Read More

Finding Fun in Failure

By char hersh|2023-02-14T11:46:14-05:00February 14th, 2023|TAP|

by Natalie Polsky, Temple Sholom On January 9, we met with comedian Pam Schuller who talked about her organization, Project Here Now, and how it plans events for teens like “failure graduations” that celebrate messing up. These events can help madrichim and song leaders understand ...Read More