Tag Archives: Informal Education

Shutaf Volunteer: Jaxson Dermer

What our Community is SayingBy Shutaf Community May 7, 2013

During my senior year at Brandeis, I felt an unshakable yearning to study Torah in Israel before I begin rabbinical school at the Jewish Theological Seminary. As I settled into life in a Jerusalem yeshiva, I realized that my Torah learning would not be complete unless I found a volunteer program through which I could…

The Need for American Style Jewish Camping in Israel

Blog Posts, Read MoreBy Beth May 30, 2011

American parents plan their kid’s summers sometime in November. Junior, who’s had a fabulous time at camp the summer before, comes home and after a few sad-eyed weeks at home bemoaning his loss of independence, his bunk buddies, and even the singing of Birkat Ha’mazon, Grace after meals, after every meal, is signed up by…