Jews throughout the world are thinking about Israel now and what the State of Israel means to them and the sacrifice that soldiers have made in defending the land. Toldot Yisrael is a unique Jerusalem based nonprofit that is dedicated to recording and sharing firsthand testimonies of those who helped found the State of Israel. Continue Reading »
Earlier this week Areyvut had a Bnai Mitzvah Fair at SAR Academy for 5th grade girls and their parents. The goal of the program was to expose the students to a variety of volunteer opportunities and encourage them to play an active role in the community. The fair featured more than 10 agencies that represented Continue Reading »
Are you looking for something for to do with your youth group, Hebrew School class or elective? If so this resource by Yeshiva University’s Center for Jewish Future may be of interest.
This a question that Aryeh Rubin, the founder and director of Targum Shlishi tackles in an op-ed in the JTA. Clearly Jewish leaders is an important issue to us at Areyvut as through our programs and initiatives we help program participants develop leadership skills to enable them to be the next generation of activists, educators Continue Reading »
This article lists 25 things that make you look dumb on Twitter. With social media being a great way to promote yourself or your organization, it’s important to remember the rules of the internet so that a site like Twitter can work to your advantage. This is a great article with very practical Continue Reading »
A colleague Robyn Faintich from JewishGPS developed a lesson to address the Jewish response to Osama bin Laden’s death. I thank Robyn for providing this resource for the field and encourage you to utilize this when addressing this important topic with your students.
Dan Appleman has written a handbook for developing teen leadership. In it you will find ideas, techniques and resources to help guide you in your work with teens. In this post Appleman highlights five ideas that will help your effectiveness with teens. In the handbook he offer 45 additional ideas. So if you work with Continue Reading »
Today’s ejewishphilanthropy had an article about the importance of face to face meetings with donors that I thought you might find of interest. At Areyvut we always try to meet donors of all levels in person and we invite them as well as prospective donors to attend our programs so that they can see our Continue Reading »
An article in The Wall Street Journal by Joann S. Lublin titled, “How to Look and Act Like a Leader,” emphasizes “commanding presence” in the boardroom and becoming a more confident individual who can become like the “executives with presence [who are] self confident, strategic, decisive and assertive.” I like to think however that Continue Reading »
If you are like me you have been receiving tons of e-mails from friends, family and organizations wishing you a Happy Passover. You probably have also been busy shopping, cooking, cleaning and involved in all sorts of Passover preparations. You may not have had as much time as you thought you would to prepare for Continue Reading »
