Shevet: Jewish Family Education Exchange

10/31/2018

I never met Cecil and David Rosenthal, may their memories always be a blessing, but I knew them. I can see Cecil, described as a “gentle

12/20/2017

How well do you know your students? In a Nevada school, a simple strategy pushes teachers to look beyond the lessons.

09/18/2017

Great evening with the folks in Southern New Jersey who are embracing Relational Judaism!

Ron Wolfson visited Southern New Jersey with his important message on how and why Jewish organizations need to implement the lessons from him his book, "Relational Judaism."

Special thanks to our event co-host, the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey and to our Grand Sponsor SEI Investments Company.

Read the full recap at:

http://www.jcfblog.org/2017/09/wolfson2017.html

06/20/2017

Amazing!

When most people think of Omaha, they imagine sizzling steaks, billionaire Warren Buffet or even former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning calling out before the snap. (Remember "Omaha-Omaha"?).

03/07/2017

01/29/2017

11/08/2016

My family hadn’t been to synagogue in awhile. Even though I’m a Jewish professional myself, it happens—largely because while I love starting the ...

10/14/2016

Susie and I celebrating break fast after a magnificent Yom Kippur with dear friends Rabbi Adrian Gottfried and Mariana Gottfried who brilliantly lead Cominidade Shalom in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I was honored to give a talk before Neilah to more than 1200 congregants, many of them who have become good friends during our many visits to the incredible community. Best tip for synagogues: hand out (sealed) cups of water immediately after Havdalah!

09/30/2016

Happy New Year! High Holy Days 2016

09/05/2016

I grew up in the grocery business. My grandfather, (I called him “Zaydie,” Yiddish for “grandpa”) Louis Paperny, had arrived in Omaha, Nebraska, with five kopek...

09/01/2016

A spectacular TED talk on relationships in teaching!

Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don't like.'" A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real, human, personal level.

05/02/2016

A tribute to a great friend, Dr. Larry Neinstein, z"l:

Larry Neinstein and the author, Ron Wolfson. Photo courtesy of Wolfson If Dr. Lawrence S. Neinstein’s life had a theme song, it was “Forever Young.” At countless family and chavurah events celebrating important lifecycle moments, Larry would strap on his guitar and in that sweet, wonderful voice, le…