The Covenant Foundation

10/08/2026

So exciting to see our grantee, Ayin Press has launched Ayin Audio with the first two episodes of their Alef Bet podast!

Learn more and check it out here:

Alef Bet explores the big ideas, core concepts, tough questions, essential values, and evolving practices of Jewish life through the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

10/06/2026

Nominations for this year’s Covenant Award are open!

Honor the courageous Jewish educator in your life with a nomination for the Covenant Award - nominations close November 19: https://hubs.li/Q04zjwsP0

09/29/2026

🌅 An amazing new resource from Zion Ozeri, Picturing Israel invites students to analyze photography, explore modern and traditional Jewish texts, and use critical thinking skills to strengthen Jewish identity. ⭐

📷 Learn more here: https://www.picturingisrael.org/

09/28/2026

🌟“We all need reasons to connect with each other’s humanity,” Weisenberg said. “These days, and in a very polarized world, we need to be able to sing together.” 🎵

Read more about Joey Weisenberg, who will be honored with a 2026 Covenant Award next month. And then consider who you might know that deserves to be honored for their contributions to Jewish education. Nominations are open now! Visit our website to learn more, link in the comments below.

Covenant Award honors a Milwaukee-native musician and teacher Long before Joey Weisenberg was teaching Jewish communities around the world to sing together, he was a Milwaukee kid learning from some of the city’s teachers and musicians. He learned Jewish melodies at Congregation Beth Jehudah, wher...

09/23/2026

We're so excited to announce the recipients of the 2026 Pomegranate Prize!

🎉 Congratulations to these creative and dedicated emerging Jewish educators!

🌟 Rabbi Eliana Kayelle - Keshet
🌟 Avidan Halivni - Jewish Learning Collaborative (Mem Global)
🌟 Rozeeta Mavashev - Masa Israel Journey
🌟 Rabbi Lauren Elizabeth Tuchman - Self-employed
🌟 Rabbanit Dalia Davis - SVIVAH
🌟 Eliana Sara Eshel - Saul Spielberg Early Childhood Center at United Hebrew Congregation & The Paradigm Project
🌟 Miriam Anzovin - The Daf Reactions Project
🌟 Rabbi Aaron Portman - OSU Hillel
🌟 Jessica Herrmann - Repair the World
🌟 Jonah Peretz-Lange - Moving Traditions

Learn more about our 2026 Pomegranate Prize cohort here:
https://hubs.li/Q04y6_MD0

09/22/2026

"Micah, Sarah, and Dianne apply their considerable skills across the diverse communities in which they live and work. They are truly courageous educators, leading their communities in a very challenging moment for the field and for the Jewish people at large"
-- Executive Director, Joni Blinderman, on our 2025 Covenant Awards recipients, Rabbi Micah Lapidus, Sarah Atkins, and Rabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses.

👩‍🏫 Does this sound like a Jewish educator you know?

✨ Nominate a Jewish educator for the Covenant Award today - nominations close November 19: https://hubs.li/Q04xBH1F0

🔗 Learn more about our 2025 recipients: https://hubs.li/Q04xBH0H0

09/21/2026

"All three of these exceptionally talented educators lead their communities with love. They are open-hearted, and they are committed to teaching from a place of vulnerability and sincerity... in their presence one becomes aware, first and foremost, of their humility and warmth. This is what our community—and our world—needs right now"
-- Executive Director, Joni Blinderman, on our 2024 Covenant Awards recipients, Rabba Yaffa Epstein, Shira Kline, and Rabbi Judd Kruger Levingston.

🍎 Does this sound like a Jewish educator you know?

✨ Nominate a Jewish educator for the Covenant Award today - nominations close November 19: https://hubs.li/Q04xBHmQ0

🔗 Learn more about our 2024 recipients: https://hubs.li/Q04xBHgl0

09/17/2026

"Using music as the vehicle for Jewish learning helps people feel comfortable, participate actively, and build familiarity with Jewish life through shared experience."
-- Carla Friend, Tkiya's Project Director, on how their training program supports educators in learning how to use music and other creative modalities in their Jewish education curriculums. They prepare teachers to use every moment of opportunity in the classroom and to meet students where they're at when it comes to both their Jewish backgrounds and their learning styles.

Read more about Tkiya Gedola's musical education cohort in our latest issue of Sight Line:

09/16/2026

"The plant-based curriculum we are developing through this grant is not only about food, but about cultivating relationships between people, values, and place."
-- Jessie Claudio, Project Director of Vancouver Talmud Torah, describes the ways their plant-based learning program encourages meaningful connections to both Jewish life and the land. Using Jewish texts and concepts that connect us to nature, VTT's program creates opportunity for family and community to meaningfully bring ancient traditions into modern life.

Learn more about VTT's Plant-Based Learning as a Framework for Connecting with Judaism in our latest issue of Sight Line:

09/08/2026

We share in the grief of Michael's family and friends and the greater Covenant community at the news of his passing. Michael was truly a giant in the field and a true champion of Jewish community and learning. May his memory forever be a blessing.