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