Hebrew Differentiation for a Changed Classroom During Covid

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Teaching and Learning, School Policies and Procedures
Covid has brought many opportunities and challenges to Jewish day schools. We were able to stay open, for the most part, during

Hebrew Language Learning Now: Challenges, Covid Keepers and Increased Connectedness

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Teaching and Learning, School Policies and Procedures
With Covid not yet behind us but with some sense of managed normalcy, I have returned to visiting day schools across North

Experiencing the Miracle in Reverse: Jewish Community in the Age of Covid

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School Policies and Procedures

Planting Deep Connections from Afar: Yom HaAtzma’ut During This Second Covid Year

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School Policies and Procedures
A year ago, none of us dreamed that we’d be back having the same conversations again one year later. How can we

Venahafoch hu: Surviving, Adapting and Thriving Despite Covid-19

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School Policies and Procedures
As we again approach the holiday of Purim, all I can think about is Venahafoch hu , it was turned upside down

Charting an Uncharted Future

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Professional Leadership, Governance, School Policies and Procedures
In a recent episode of the podcast On Point , Margaret Heffernan speaks about her latest book, Uncharted: How to Navigate the

Illuminating Inquiry in Jewish Early Childhood Education

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Teaching and Learning, School Policies and Procedures
With a desire for both continuity and creativity amidst the current backdrop of uncertainty, Jewish early childhood educators and leaders have encountered

Meeting Prospective Parents in Virtual Parlors

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Enrollment, School Policies and Procedures
Every year at SAR High School, we choose a theme for the year, which shapes programming and informal learning that takes place

COVID's Silver Lining for One Jewish Day School

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Enrollment, School Policies and Procedures
By Lisa Feingold, Susan J. Levine, Rachel Zivic When Covid-19 fully reared its ugly head in March, we wondered if our small

Expanded Opportunities for Tefillah Using Zoom

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Teaching and Learning, School Policies and Procedures
As we reach the seven-month mark of the Covid-19 shutdown, schools have been forced to think creatively. Looking at the fundamental elements

“Not What I Had in Mind": Our Teachers’ Journey During the “Flood”

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Teaching and Learning, School Policies and Procedures, Mental Health
So I am supposed to teach the students in front of me, in my physical room, for six hours in my mask

Living In-Between

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School Policies and Procedures
Upside down. That’s how our world feels now. When so many of us left our school buildings in March, it is was