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AJU Ziegler students opt for alternative summer experiences
Students served as educators, chaplains, organizers, clergy interns and camp leaders at Jewish institutions and communities.
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American Jewish University to Celebrate 85 Years of Ziering Brandeis Camp Institute With “BCI at 85” Weekend
Generations of BCI participants, alumni, faculty and friends to gather for a weekend celebrating the legacy of one of the American Jewish community’s premier programs
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See allAJU Appoints Culture Strategist Robert Richman to 2050 Institute
Los Angeles, CA — American Jewish University today announced that Robert Richman, a globally recognized culture architect, author and speaker, has joined the university to help shape a bold new vision for the future of Jewish life through its recently established …
Learn more about AJU Appoints Culture Strategist Robert Richman to 2050 InstituteAJU Announces Winners of Jewish Future Video Fellowship
Los Angeles, CA — American Jewish University (AJU) has announced the winners of its Jewish Future Video Fellowship 2025, a creative contest grounded in AJU’s singular focus on the Jewish future and inviting participants to imagine and share what their perfect …
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See allAJU Ziegler students opt for alternative summer experiences
The article highlights how students at American Jewish University’s Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies gained hands-on experience over the summer through diverse internships and leadership roles in synagogues, camps, hospitals, social-justice organizations, recovery programs and Jewish learning institutions, putting their …
Learn more about AJU Ziegler students opt for alternative summer experiencesFrom teacher training to new schools: Inside EarlyJ’s $8.7 million investment
EarlyJ has invested $8.7 million in Bay Area Jewish preschools since 2023, expanding access, strengthening educators, and improving programs to make Jewish early childhood education a compelling choice for families.
Learn more about From teacher training to new schools: Inside EarlyJ’s $8.7 million investmentHow Sukkot Makes Us Whole
This year, I bless us that we open our eyes to truly see the beauty and the holiness of the world, and of the person before us at each and every moment, and to see the godliness of their aspirations …
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