Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education
'Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education' is a podcast hosted by The Jewish Education Project. Hear CEO David Bryfman and a different guest each episode explore the big questions, challenges, and successes that define Jewish education. Available on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!
Episodes
141 episodes
Sights and Visions of Israel Education
As we look at the future of Israel education, it's just as critical to look back and reflect on how we as educators have succeeded and could have improved in this holy work.In this pivotal and hard-hitting Adapting episode on laying out...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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39:25
Judaism's Role in Democracy: An Election Season Conversation
For centuries Jews have contributed to American democracy, while American democracy has simultaneously contributed significantly to the success of American Jewry.In a lead-up to the election, David Bryfman has a timely conversation with...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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27:14
Prayer and Presence: A Conversation Between Rabbis
In this essential episode for Jewish educators, Rabba Yaffa Epstein, an Orthodox rabbi, and Rabbi Dena Klein, a Reform rabbi, discuss the challenges and opportunities of leading prayer in today’s world. With the High Holidays approaching, they ...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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33:05
Together, We Will Endure: A Special Rosh Hashanah Episode
Education has the power to break down divisions that separate us.This week on Adapting, David Bryfman is joined by Dr. Ethan Zadoff to discuss how a religious Zionist school has been navigating the aftermath of October 7th. Bui...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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32:04
October 7th as a Jewish Peoplehood Moment
Judaism is many things—a religion, a culture, a history, a set of values—but above all, it is a people. This week on Adapting, David Bryfman is joined by Naama Klar from the ANU Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv. The...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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43:21
From Classroom to Combat
Over the last 10 months, Dr. Tuvia Book, an author, tour guide, and educator, has been serving in the Israel Defense Forces as a paramedic. His experiences are stories of people doing the work on the ground, and while we may feel the distance b...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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40:43
From Educator to Activist
Since October 7th, Australian educator Sharonne Blum has been on the frontlines on the war of information both in the classroom and on social media. Her courageous approach raises important questions for both the Australian and global Jewish co...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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47:53
The Communal Reckoning We Need
Zack Bodner is asking tough, necessary questions—engaging in a kind of post-October 7th Cheshbon HaNefesh, or self-reflection, for Jewish educators. In this week's episode of Adapting, David Bryfman and Zack Bodner have a prov...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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41:05
Navigating New Realities: Season 5 Launch
CEO David Bryfman kicks off Season 5 of Adapting with a powerful episode that sets the tone for the season ahead, now more critical than ever especially after the news of the six hostages who were murdered by Hamas. As Bryfman reflects on the p...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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9:57
Where Did We Go Wrong?
October 7th has forced Jewish educators and parents to look inward as to how they are impacting Jewish youths' relationship to Israel.Since October 7th, The Jewish Education Project, along with many partner organizations, has brought ov...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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38:01
The Power of Jewish Summer Camp (Especially Right Now)
What makes Jewish summer camp so powerful? How can it shape the lives and perspectives of Jewish youth and Jewish adults for years to come? How are camps approaching Israel education this summer? In this episode, David Bryfm...
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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33:27
Tech-Forward Teaching: Revolutionizing Jewish Education
If Jewish educators want to produce kids of tomorrow, then they must embrace the technology of today to help get them there. Technological tools like artificial intelligence, social media, and 3D printers aren't an elective or an addition, but ...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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31:27
Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: Mourning and Celebrating Together
In the wake of October 7th, this year's observances of Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha'atzmaut feel different and carry a profound sense of weight. How do we mark this time both inside and outside of Israel? How do we, as a co...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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47:50
Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: Mastering the Art of Israel Education
Please note, this episode was recorded prior to the Iranian attacks on Israel on April 13th.In our ongoing series, "Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World," Ilana Gleicher-Bloom emphasizes the new era of Jewish education we find o...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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38:55
Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: Jewish Pride as a Radical Idea
Jewish pride isn't just an emotion, but is an idea that can be taught. According to this week's Adapting guest, if it's not taught, it's dangerous to suppress. Joining David Bryfman this week is educator, author, and fo...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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42:13
Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: What Does it Mean to Bear Witness?
We’re continuing our limited series, Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World, with Rabbi Dr. Laura Novak Winer, a Reform Jewish Educator who just returned from an educator mission to Israel powered by The Jewish Education Project alo...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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40:25
Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: Jewish Education Goes to Hollywood
This week on Adapting, we return to the series, Israel and Jewish Education in a Post-October 7th World, with a conversation on antisemitism, particularly in the film industry. Join David Bryfman as he sits down with Todd Shotz, an...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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37:37
Uplifting Women in the Workforce
Recorded on International Women’s Day, this week's episode of Adapting poses the question: if the workforce of Jewish education is largely dominated by women, why are there still disproportionately more men in the senior leadership positions?
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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41:27
Jews Don't Surf, or Do They?
Danny Mishkin and Lynn Lancaster are making waves in experiential Jewish education. Sababa Beachaway, a co-ed residential summer camp in Virginia Beach, is where spirituality and tradition intersect to empower teens and tweens.Their con...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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34:24
Leading the Learning Revolution
Starting from kindergarten, how do we as educators connect Jewish tradition to where children are developmentally? This week on Adapting, David Bryfman speaks with Rachel Happel, an experiential Jewish educator who is leading...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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38:33
Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: Everyone Counts - Redeeming the Captives
We are facing a unique time as a Jewish people when the mitzvah of pidyon shvuyim, redeeming the captives, is top of mind as 134 hostages are still held by Hamas in Gaza. What can you as an educator be doing to help the captives?
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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38:40
Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: No School is Immune to Antisemitism
This week's multi-faceted conversation between David Bryfman and Jonathan Cannon demonstrates that even deeply religious and Zionist schools are not immune to the ripple effects of October 7th. In times of heightened antisemitism, they too need...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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48:01
Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: The Heart-Head-Hand of Israel Education
How has October 7th impacted your connection to Israel? Since then, is there someone you have been holding in your heart?These are just some of the questions Dr. Jonathan Golden incorporates in his Israel education paradigm of using the...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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39:36
Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World: All Changes Great and Small in Education
This episode kicks off a new series: Israel Education in a Post-October 7th World. Stay tuned for more episodes in this series. In the aftermath of October 7th, it's clearer than ever before that there is a need for bot...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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55:55