בצל המשבר בישראל בדגש על רווחה בזמנים המאתגרים

10/13 CNN

Michal Muszkat-Barkan, Ph.D., Head of Education and Professional Development Department, has been an active leader in the protests for democracy in Israel. She is now working to help people who have been impacted by the attacks, their families, and soldiers. Read more

10/12 NPR

Sivan Zakai, Ph.D., Sara S. Lee Associate Professor of Jewish Education, was interviewed in this episode of NPR’s Life Kit on how to talk to children about the violence in Israel and Gaza. Read more

10/11 Jewish Journal

On college campuses, “Students are struggling this week as they uncomfortably enter class and are seated next to these individuals whose silence has been felt and heard,” Emeritus Professor Steven Windmueller, Ph.D. writes in a piece in the Jewish Journal. Read more

10/11 eJewish Philanthropy

Dr. Betsy Stone, retired psychologist and adjunct lecturer at HUC-JIR, shares general principles of difficult conversations which are helpful in discussing the tragic events of this past week in Israel with children. Read more

10/11 Jewish Journal

Sivan Zakai, Ph.D., Sara S. Lee Associate Professor of Jewish Education, writes to guide educators, clergy, and parents about how to speak to children about current events in Israel, “Children need adult guidance in helping them understand both the context and the consequences of violent current events. Yet adults who offer that guidance must do so without undermining the magic of childhood.” Read more

10/11 NPR

Sivan Zakai, Ph.D., Sara S. Lee Associate Professor of Jewish Education, spoke with NPR about how to talk with children about the current situation in Israel. “It’s important for parents and guardians to know that it’s OK if they don’t have all the answers… Children have a beautiful ability — one that adults sometimes lack — to look head on in the face of violence and still believe in the bottom of their hearts in the future possibility of peace and of coexistence and of resolution to this conflict.” Read more

10/10 eJewish Philanthropy

Emeritus Professor Steven Windmueller shares his thoughts on the events continuing to unfold in Israel. Read more

10/9 Kveller

The unfolding tragedy in Israel is hard to comprehend, but every child deserves an age-appropriate and honest conversation. Sivan Zakai, Ph.D., Sara S. Lee Associate Professor of Jewish Education, shares how parents can talk with their children about the current situation in Israel. Read more

10/8 Times of Israel

Emeritus Professor Steven Windmueller writes, “In this moment, we are reminded of the Talmudic notion that ‘all Israel is responsible one for other.’ We find ourselves returning to the core principles of this partnership.” Read more

10/16 Student Blog

Israel Rabbinical Program student Josh Scharff shares thoughts about a few conceptions and paradigms that Israelis and Jews around the world have held that have been turned upside down over the last week. Read more

10/14 Times of Israel

The work of Rabbi Josh Franklin ’10, 13, Cantor Debra Stein ’86, and Rabbi Dan Geffen ’12, ’14 are highlighted in this piece about a rally in solidarity with Israel at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons. Read more

10/12 The Forward

Topeka’s Jewish community dates back to the mid-19th century, but today it is largely confined to Temple Beth Sholom-Topeka led by Rabbi Samuel Stern ’21. As “one of many congregations across the country that are trying to help their members grapple with the tragedy” they expected a bigger Friday night crowd and hired extra security. Read more

10/11 WLWT

Third-year Ph.D. student Christopher Beecher is interviewed by WLWT about the war in Israel. He says, “You’re filled with all these different emotions at the same time — sadness, frustration, anger, of course, despair.” Read more

10/9 JTA

Rabbinical students of US seminaries recount their experiences in Israel over the last few days, including second-year HUC-JIR rabbinical student Shayna Dollinger. Read more