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Chana Fox: A Journey of Learning, Resilience and Building the Future of Jewish Education
Chana Fox’s journey reflects resilience, lifelong learning and a commitment to strengthening Jewish education and shaping its future.
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Miami’s Yehudis Smith is Elevating Jewish Early Childhood Education
Dr. Yehudis Smith, a graduate of American Jewish University’s inaugural EdD in Early Childhood Education Leadership cohort, uses her expertise and experience to strengthen Jewish early childhood education across South Florida through professional development, leadership training and consulting.
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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 allL.A. Educators Visit Israel with JNF-USA, Camp Alonim’s ’Wine and Song,’ Shabbat in the Park
Camp Alonim’s “Wine and Song”: Camp Alonim alumni, families, and friends gathered at AJU’s Brandeis-Bardin Campus for an evening of kosher wine, live music, food, and reconnection. The event celebrated the lasting relationships and memories created at Alonim, demonstrating the …
Learn more about L.A. Educators Visit Israel with JNF-USA, Camp Alonim’s ’Wine and Song,’ Shabbat in the ParkMarking BCI’s 85th Anniversary, Jewish Leaders Reflect on a Program That Shaped Their Lives
Through communal living, arts, music, discussion, outdoor experiences and Jewish learning, the program has long sought to help young adults explore both Judaism and themselves.
Learn more about Marking BCI’s 85th Anniversary, Jewish Leaders Reflect on a Program That Shaped Their LivesIs Conservative Judaism Dying? An Interview with Jay Sanderson
Once the largest Jewish denomination in America, the Conservative movement is now experiencing a dramatic decline while Reform Judaism, Orthodoxy, Chabad, and independent Jewish communities reshape American Jewish life.Rabbi Daniel Levine sits down with Jay Sanderson, President and CEO of …
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