Education Archives - Page 4 of 12 - My Jewish Detroit
June 1, 2016
Battling the Hydra-Headed BDS Beast
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 divestment resolutions at Berkeley, Harvard, MIT and a few other schools, but this was the first major drive at a national faculty association.We debated the […]
May 1, 2016
Taking Stock of Bookstock
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.
January 4, 2016
Jewish Moms (and Dads) Online
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.
November 30, 2015
Why Hazon, Why Now?
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.
November 30, 2015
Honored Student: Defining Young Leadership
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.
