Celebrating Hanukkah
By Elana Rivel, Associate Director / The heart of the work of Jewish Learning Venture is relationship building. Whether we are running programs for families with young children, providing consultation to Education Directors or Rabbis, running workshops for congregational leaders at congregations throughout the area or facilitating professional development for early childhood educators...
They Showed Up: Now What? A Webinar
By Elana Rivel, Associate Director / Family engagement programs are nothing new in the Jewish community. Many synagogues offer a range of programs specifically targeting their families with young children; sometimes they are held in the synagogue, sometimes in public spaces where families who may not be comfortable in synagogues can still connect to the Jewish community.
One Book, One Jewish Community Launches its Eighth Year!
By Elana Rivel, Associate Director / This Sunday marks the official Kick-Off of our eighth year of One Book, One Jewish Community (OBOJC) – a community-wide Jewish literacy initiative designed to connect institutions and their members to quality, meaningful Jewish literature through conversations and programs based on themes and concepts presented in the featured selection.