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Jewish Education Needs a Marshall Plan

Apr 1, 2022

Jewish Education Needs a Marshall Plan

How can we build a Marshall Plan for Jewish education writ large so that we do not destroy the one factor that has enabled our people to thrive in Diaspora life over centuries of difficulties and joys?
If You Dream It, It Will Come…

Mar 25, 2022

If You Dream It, It Will Come…

The Eleanor Meyerhoff Katz z”l Teacher Initiative Awards are grants provided to exceptional Jewish day school teachers to implement new and creative classroom initiatives. Funded by the Eleanor M. and Herbert D. Katz Foundation and administered by the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE), a subsidiary agency of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, the Katz Teacher Initiative Awards are now in their 7th year.
Mann Tracht, Un Gott Lacht (Man Plans, God Laughs)

Mar 18, 2022

Mann Tracht, Un Gott Lacht (Man Plans, God Laughs)

Each year, Miami’s March of the Living works tirelessly to provide valuable educational content for each participant. The March is not only a two-week immersive travel experience; it is a six-month program that takes time, dedication, qualified professionals, and resources to achieve.
Building Teen Leaders in the 21st Century

Mar 11, 2022

Building Teen Leaders in the 21st Century

Recently, Diller Miami Cohort 9 spent the weekend learning and growing as leaders and Jews in a “Leadership Shabbaton.” This gathering was planned almost entirely by the Fellows themselves. They had the opportunity to work in committees to plan the programming that would make up the weekend, including pluralistic and creative Shabbat programs, team building, and more.
Reinvigorating the Classroom

Mar 4, 2022

Reinvigorating the Classroom

Teachers play an essential role in student development in two central ways: first, they broaden and deepen student knowledge; second, they promote the skills students need to become purposeful and motivated, resourceful and knowledgeable, strategic and goal-directed—what Universal Design for Learning (UDL) calls “Expert Learners.”
Kavanah Coaching: Take Two

Feb 25, 2022

Kavanah Coaching: Take Two

How can CAJE help Jewish professionals working with teens be more effective mentors, better able to help our children navigate this increasingly complex and stressful world supported by Jewish wisdom?
In Five Years, Who Will Teach Our Children?

Feb 18, 2022

In Five Years, Who Will Teach Our Children?

With the influx of new families moving down from the Northeast in particular, Miami Jewish day schools are scrambling to find teachers to fill open positions. But our cost of living in the Greater Miami area coupled with steeply increasing prices for houses in safe neighborhoods has made it difficult to attract new teachers.
Investing in Congregational Education Teachers

Feb 11, 2022

Investing in Congregational Education Teachers

Congregational Education programs are, in many Jewish communities across the country, the mainstay of Jewish learning for children. More children and teens attend congregational education than Jewish day schools.
The March of the Living: On the Road Again!

Feb 4, 2022

The March of the Living: On the Road Again!

High school seniors from all across Miami gathered virtually for their first educational session, during which Marchers learned, listened, and connected with each other in preparation for traveling to Poland this Spring.
IT’S A WRAP! Mazal Tov to MJFF

Jan 28, 2022

IT’S A WRAP! Mazal Tov to MJFF

Congratulations to Igor Shteyrenberg & the Miami Jewish Film Festival Team—Judith Vigil, Douglass Gavilan, and Daniel Vasquez-- as well as Barbara Black Goldfarb & the MJFF Advisory Board for an extraordinary 25th Festival, which concluded yesterday with its most successful season to date!