The Jewish Education Project

08/13/2026

Fill Your Own Cup is BACK!

Care for your own soul with Rabba Yaffa Epstein and fellow educators on Fridays for a weekly, drop-in virtual learning space to learn some great text together.

This program is open to all educators in any educational setting. No prior experience with Jewish text is necessary to attend.

🍵Elul Mini-Series – Returning to Returning: Making the High Holidays Matter
Begins Sept. 4

🍵Fall Series – Reading the Parsha Through the Eyes of the Midrash
Begins Oct. 9

🍵Winter Series – Unpacking the Mishna: Where Law and Legend Meet
Begins Jan. 8

🍵Omer Series – Counting Up: Famous Rabbinic Stories of Personal Growth
Begins May 7

View full schedule and register here: https://educator.jewishedproject.org/content/fill-your-own-cup-45-minutes-inspiring-jewish-wisdom-educators-2026-2027

08/06/2026

Theater artist Jon Adam Ross on how to creatively enliven your Days of Awe family services this year, from our webinar “Hearing the Call: Creating Dynamic High Holiday Family Programming 2026”!

08/05/2026

Applications are OPEN for the second cohort of the Shamash Fellowship! Veteran part-time Jewish educators are encouraged to apply.

Like the Shamash candle, Shamash Fellows light the way for others. Starting in November, this 18-month leadership opportunity includes a leadership certification, three in-person intensives, monthly virtual workshops, a capstone project, and more!

For more info and to apply, visit https://educator.jewishedproject.org/content/shamash-fellowship-cohort-2

08/03/2026

Big conversations start with brave practice! Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath and Loen Amer are being trained by The Jewish Agency for Israel's Makom’s “Campus Ready.”

Sara Miriam Liben, Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey's Director of the Center for Teen Engagement, did a model run of a role play curricular unit with Samantha on having difficult conversations on campus.

What are your best tips and tricks for difficult conversations?

07/31/2026

We are proud to celebrate that our Senior Director of Knowledge, Ideas, and Learning, Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath, has been nominated as a Top 25 Young Vizionary among many other remarkable, hardworking Zionist leaders.

Led by The Jerusalem Post and Jewish National Fund - USA, this initiative recognizes proud Zionists under 46 who are shaping the future of Jewish life and Israel engagement.

At The Jewish Education Project, Samantha leads groundbreaking work that inspires connection, curiosity, and belonging, frequently writes thought leadership pieces on antisemitism and Jewish education, and is co-host of the Adapting podcast alongside CEO David Bryfman, which you can stream wherever you get your podcasts!

Through her writing, teaching, and leadership, Samantha helps educators, families, and communities engage with Israel, Zionism, and Jewish peoplehood.

Congratulations, Samantha! We are lucky to have your vision and leadership guiding our work. 💙

Learn more and vote athttps://top25vizionaries.com/nominees

07/28/2026

Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath, our Senior Director of Knowledge, Ideas, and Learning reflects on Tu B'Av, Judaism's holiday of love, and what it can teach Jewish educators, in EJewish Philanthropy.

"Tu B’Av gives us the platform to ask the question: How do we strengthen the relationships that make Jewish identity meaningful in the first place? Tu B’Av is an opportunity for Jewish educators, and communities, to create new rituals that center the core themes of the holiday beyond romance, namely relationships, the breaking down of barriers and building connections.”

Read more at

Tu B'Av's ancient rituals of belonging offer a model for healing a polarized community, writes a Jewish educator.

07/22/2026

Pam Alcala, a Long Island-based Jewish educator and 2023 recipient of our prestigious Robert M. Sherman Young Pioneers Award, wrote a moving op-ed in EJewish Philanthropy about the importance of relationships in Jewish education, centering on the bond she shared with her grandfather and the role he played in her Jewish education.

Read it here: https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/the-lesson-can-wait-the-child-cannot/

07/22/2026

School may be out for summer, but teens like Asher are making a lasting impact on their schools by showing up as proudly Jewish students — and standing up to hate.

Recently, UJA and the Center for Jewish-Inclusive Learning brought together more than 200 educators and school leaders to learn about antisemitism in NYC public schools and hear directly from students about combating antisemitism and cultivating a more inclusive community.

Read more: https://www.ujafedny.org/news/teens-speaking-up

07/20/2026

This week, CEO David Bryfman presented to the Wellspring Summit for Jewish Educators on the future of Jewish education.

Joined on a panel by Abi Dauber Sterne (For the Sake of Argument), Rebecca Wolf (SAR High School), and Ethan Linden (Shalom Hartman Institute), the conversation gave educators an opportunity to hear more about our educator framework, Reimagining Israel Education, and how Israel education can flourish in different learning environments. Thanks to the Shalom Hartman Institute for offering this critical conversation.