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One of the foundational ideas behind the ISJL is that mid-size and large congregations should build connections to smaller Jewish ...

Well, that was an unexpected weekend! For those of you who do not live in the Northeast, we just got ...

Should rabbis talk about Israel? In years past, Israel was a subject which united people. You could always count on ...

By ISJL Education Fellow, Sam KahanDuring the annual ISJL Education Conference, Education Fellows traditionally present some sort of “ schtick ...

Zi kholmt – she dreams.In Irena Klepfisz’s remarkable poem, “Etlekhe verter oyf mame-loshn / A few words in the mother tongue,” the speaker ...

The three of us waited expectantly and somewhat nervously in the seminar room, wondering why we had been summoned by ...

“Jews are dogs, killers of Christ!”The shouts came from an irate woman as I was walking into one of our ...

When I first began studying Yiddish, I felt like I was remembering something I already knew.It was a lovely sensation, this ...

Few places in America are more remote than southeastern Kentucky.  Back in the early 20th century, a handful of Jewish ...

By ISJL Education Fellow Dan RingThe ISJL Education Curriculum addresses Israel in many ways at various grade levels. The fifth ...

It was January 2007, almost exactly six years ago. I was sitting in my office, reviewing a dense corporate document ...