Herzog College https://global.herzog.ac.il/ Empowering Jewish Education Mon, 08 Apr 2024 08:14:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://global.herzog.ac.il/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Herzog College https://global.herzog.ac.il/ 32 32 Diaspora School Principals on Learning Journey in Israel https://global.herzog.ac.il/jewish-principals/ Mon, 08 Apr 2024 08:00:51 +0000 https://global.herzog.ac.il/?p=62975 Principals from 20 Jewish day schools around the world came to Israel in April for a transformative learning journey sponsored by the Ministry for Diaspora Affairs. The Herzog-UnitEd Fellows Program was initiated in September 2023 in recognition of the critical necessity to support the Heads of Jewish day schools, in order to strengthen Jewish education […]

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]]> Herzog Global Addresses the Future of Jewish Education https://global.herzog.ac.il/yael-conference/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:07:38 +0000 https://global.herzog.ac.il/?p=62470 Representatives of Herzog College joined 100 Jewish school principals and leaders of Jewish educational organizations at the international Yael Foundation Conference in Cyprus to discuss the future of Jewish education. The Yael Foundation was founded three years ago by Jewish philanthropists  Uri and Yael Poliavich. It currently supports 65 projects involving 10,000 children around the […]

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]]> Ida Crown Pilots Israel-Based Teacher Training Program https://global.herzog.ac.il/teacher-training/ Sun, 31 Dec 2023 09:24:05 +0000 https://global.herzog.ac.il/?p=61147 Herzog Global has opened an innovative professional development program for the Tanakh teachers at the Ida Crown Jewish Academy (ICJA) in Chicago. The first online course commenced in December 2023, with Rabbi David Saltzman, himself a graduate of ICJA, lecturing on the topic of “Student-Centered Learning in the Limmudei Kodesh Classroom”. Herzog Global has years […]

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]]> Herzog College Opens School for Sderot Families https://global.herzog.ac.il/sderot-school/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:29:44 +0000 https://global.herzog.ac.il/?p=60659 Sderot families fleeing Hamas were sent to a Jerusalem hotel. Within a span of 24 hours, Herzog College’s Tzahi Lev-Ran set up a pop-up school for the children. Click here to read the article Photos by Marc Sellem. DECEMBER UPDATE: The girls’ elementary school is now being accommodated in the Herzog College Jerusalem campus building, […]

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]]> Despite the War, Herzog College Reaches Out https://global.herzog.ac.il/wartime-courses/ Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:23:57 +0000 https://global.herzog.ac.il/?p=59830 Herzog College has received a heart-warming response to three new international Jewish teacher education initiatives that opened during the first week of Israel’s war against Hamas. Despite the war raging in Israel, Herzog College decided to proceed with its online training programs for Jewish educators around the world, as the college opened three new courses […]

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]]> Extending Herzog’s Global Connections https://global.herzog.ac.il/global-connections/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:03:27 +0000 https://global.herzog.ac.il/?p=59599 As Director of Herzog College’s international department – Herzog Global - Amihai Bannett has developed a unique perspective on the relationship between Jewish educators in Israel and around the world.

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]]> Sharing Tanakh in Latin America https://global.herzog.ac.il/latin-america/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 07:36:59 +0000 https://global.herzog.ac.il/?p=59532 Herzog Global representatives spoke at the 5th International Jewish Education Conference in Argentina, organized by UnitED together with the World Zionist Organization and AMIA.

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]]> The Struggle is Real https://global.herzog.ac.il/the-struggle-is-real/ Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:44:48 +0000 https://global.herzog.ac.il/?p=59323 Guest Post by Shira Kronenberg in response to the panel discussion at the Jewish Educators' Day about "Head vs. Heart - Understanding the Needs of Our Students"

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]]> Yemei Iyun B’Tanakh – Days and Nights of Learning https://global.herzog.ac.il/yemei-iyun-2023-2/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:49:13 +0000 https://global.herzog.ac.il/?p=59152 Over 5,000 people attended the Herzog College Yemei Iyun events in July 2023, including evening events in Jerusalem and Modi’in, and a special seminar in English for Jewish educators, with more watching from home around the world. The July Tanakh Study Festival in Gush Etzion is in its 32nd year and drew bigger crowds than […]

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]]> The Power of Blended Learning in the Jewish Studies Classroom https://global.herzog.ac.il/blended-learning/ Sat, 15 Jul 2023 14:07:49 +0000 https://global.herzog.ac.il/?p=59385 Can we teach our students knowledge and skills while also imparting within them a sense of love and passion about their heritage? Is blended learning the answer?

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