My first anti-BDS battle took place at the 2007 annual meeting of the Modern Language Association, the 35,000-member organization for literature and foreign language teachers. There already had been anti-Israel… Continue reading Battling the Hydra-Headed BDS Beast
Feeding the community’s need to read while raising funds for literacy programs to benefit thousands of school children and adults alike, Bookstock – metro Detroit’s Biggest & Best Used Book Sale – returns to Laurel Park in Livonia, Sunday, May 15, to Sunday, May 22.
If you have yet to discover the joys of Jewish parenthood on the national website Kveller, you will. With the first questions that pop into your mind on those sleep-deprived nights with your new baby, you might find yourself clicking on Kveller for a little humor, a little advice and some assurance that you’re not alone.
As all nonprofits grow by the grace and trust of many, Hazon – a uniquely Jewish eco-conscious community – is starting to take root in Detroit.
His teachers describe him as an exemplary student, a natural leader, a consensus builder and a role model. His favorite subjects in school? Biology, Calculus and Talmud. This is Nathaniel Faber – “Nati” as his friends and family call him – a senior at Akiva and the recipient of the 2015 David Hermelin Scholarship Award.
Mac ‘n’ Cheese, PJ Library and Whimsical Children’s Author Todd Parr
In the beginning there was the idea, and then came the panels and two-by-fours, paintings, fabrics and toys, bright and colorful displays of all kinds to build excitement and lo and behold, there was an exhibit. Starting Sunday, October 18, 2015, “It’s Your Torah to Explore.”
“I can teach anyone to weave.” And so begins a brief tutorial with Michael Daitch, master weaver, Judaic artist and educator.
It’s a great time to be at Akiva. For students, teachers, parents, alike, the upcoming year promises to be transformational on every level.
What does it mean to support 21st Century Jewish education today? To address the question, Jewish Federation has established a new funding and allocation structure – called “JEd-I” (Jewish Education and Identity).
