The Covenant Foundation

06/04/2026

"Where politics threatens to divide us, harden us, and alienate us from each other, poetry—even when expressly political—invites conversation, attention to nuance, the ability to entertain and hold seemingly opposite viewpoints." -- Daniel Kraft, Yetzirah's Project Director on their mission to utilize poetry as a medium for communication and connection with one another in the global Jewish community.

🔗 Read more in our latest issue of Sight Line: https://hubs.li/Q04k9J-K0

Yetzirah's National Poetry Conference is happening this month! You can find out more about the event and how you can be a part of it here: https://hubs.li/Q04k9LlF0

06/02/2026

"Art-making became a 'third thing' that held us when words couldn’t...I’ve witnessed it again and again. In polarized times, the Jewish Studio Process creates conditions for people to be held together, even amid profound difference."
-- Rabbi Adam Lavitt, Jewish Studio Project's Director of Learning, looks into what makes their program so impactful for educators, especially while navigating difficult times. The community JSP's program cultivates for educators allows them to reflect, connect, and create through art and creativity.

Read more about The Educator Studio's art-making program and the
larger communal impacts of their work in our latest issue of Sight Line:

"This year’s grants span a wide range of topic areas—including family education, social-emotional learning, teen engagement and education, diversity initiatives, Israel education and tools for responding to antisemitism. While these areas often overlap, each on its own is an essential...

06/01/2026

"This is a reframing of Hebrew school, offering interesting, essential lessons tuned into the reality of modern Jewish life. We are creating an environment where learning feels dynamic, sparking connections and new ideas."
-- Molly Tolsky, Project Director of Hey Alma Hebrew School, talks about the atmosphere they hope to cultivate in their learning program for young adults. They hope to specifically reach those without a traditional background in Jewish education to create a space for them to explore their heritage.

Read more about Hey Alma's work in our latest issue of Sight Line: https://hubs.li/Q04jGbX50

You can now register for Hey Alma's Hebrew School here: https://hubs.li/Q04jFrYV0

05/29/2026

"Immersive theater brings story and ritual to life in a way that it feels lived and experienced rather than just received. That’s why we feel it is the perfect vehicle to introduce Jewish learning and engagement to young children and their families."
-- Jonathan Schmidt Chapman, K'ilu's Project Director of Ark Adventures, discusses the theatrical modality of their education program for children and families. He explains how teaching Shabbat and Torah stories through sensory, hands-on engagement creates a long-lasting impact and a closer relationship to their community.

Read more about their project coming to life in our latest issue of Sight Line:

"This year’s grants span a wide range of topic areas—including family education, social-emotional learning, teen engagement and education, diversity initiatives, Israel education and tools for responding to antisemitism. While these areas often overlap, each on its own is an essential...

05/26/2026

"JLE participants are better able to articulate their Jewish identity because their learning is based on deep, factual content... As part of their developing maturity, our students encounter ideas that are counter to their beliefs or understanding."
-- Dr. Jay Greenlinger, AJU's Project Director, talks about how their learning program for high school students prepares them for college and beyond. They provide opportunities for their students to consider their Jewish identities alongside modern Jewish issues through learning and conversations.

Read more about AJU's Learning Experience and how they equip high schoolers for their next steps in our latest issue of Sight Line:

"This year’s grants span a wide range of topic areas—including family education, social-emotional learning, teen engagement and education, diversity initiatives, Israel education and tools for responding to antisemitism. While these areas often overlap, each on its own is an essential...

05/21/2026

"Young people are struggling to feel a sense of hope, lacking strong social connections, and feeling generally burnt out... Our goal is to support folks in leading more connected, hopeful and meaningful lives- and to help make each gathering an opportunity to deepen connections and resilience."
-- Tribe 12's Project Director, Rabbi Megan GoldMarche talks about the inspiration for their project, More Than Treading Water: Jewish Wisdom for Finding Joy, Hope, and Resilience in Times Like These, that creates a space for young people to connect amid an increasingly isolating world.

Read more about Tribe 12's community building work for the next generation in our latest issue of Sight Line here:

"This year’s grants span a wide range of topic areas—including family education, social-emotional learning, teen engagement and education, diversity initiatives, Israel education and tools for responding to antisemitism. While these areas often overlap, each on its own is an essential...

05/20/2026

👥 Join us for our next Covenant Salon Series event on June 8th with Howard Blas and Ilana Trachtman in conversation with Sandee Brawarsky!
Howard and Ilana will discuss their newest book, A Different Spirit: Creating Meaningful B’nai Mitzvah for Children with Disabilities.

The event will be held on Zoom

📖 To learn more about Howard and Ilana's book visit: https://tinyurl.com/2z9dw7dd

🔗 RSVP by June 5th here: https://tinyurl.com/yd69kn6t

Illustration by Jessica Tamar Deutsch

05/19/2026

"For this program, our approach builds Jewish learning spaces where Jews of Color use our cultural wisdom and experience as assets for understanding Torah and for bringing it into contemporary Jewish life."
-- Rabbi Sass Brown, Program Director of Ammud's Ruach JOC Torah Cohort Program, discusses how Ammud works to create a space for Jews of Color working at nonprofits to learn with and from one other.

Read more about Ammud's cohort of collaborative learners and in-depth Torah study in our latest Sight Line issue here:

Sight Line is a digital journal brought to you by The Covenant Foundation. It offers information for and about the field of Jewish education in its broadest definition and is intended to evoke conversation and create an opportunity for action.

05/18/2026

"By using disability wisdom to understand Torah and justice work, we hope to undo the ways in which Jews with disabilities continue to be on the fringes and instead help integrate this population and their distinct voices."
-- Rabbi David Jaffe, Project Director of Kirva's Disability Wisdom as Soul Care, on how their training program for Jewish educators with disabilities can make a significant impact on the Jewish community as a whole.

Read more about Kirva's work to create inclusive environments of Torah study and community building in our latest issue of Sight Line here:

Sight Line is a digital journal brought to you by The Covenant Foundation. It offers information for and about the field of Jewish education in its broadest definition and is intended to evoke conversation and create an opportunity for action.

05/06/2026

🔔 Sight Line Volume 34: Meet the Grantees is out now!

In this annual issue of Sight Line, we interview the project directors from our newest cohort of Covenant grantees and ask them generative questions to uncover their inspirations, their passions, and their visions for the field of Jewish education.

🔗 Read more: https://hubs.li/Q04fFn4k0

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