Our News
Supporting Dreams and Making Change that Matters: The 2010 Project Directors’ Meeting
Florham Park, NJ, Feb 9, 2010—Focusing on the theme of the practitioner-activist and armed with passion, inspiration and quotations from personal heroes, thirty project directors of organizations receiving Covenant Foundation grants in support of Jewish education programs throughout North America met for the fifth annual Project Directors’ Meeting, February 7-9, 2010.[More]
2009 Covenant Awardees
Three Exceptional Jewish Educators Receive
2009 Covenant Award and are Honored, Celebrated in Nation’s Capital
Washington, DC, Nov 8, 2009—VIDEOThree exceptional Jewish educators received The Covenant Foundation’s prestigious 2009 Covenant Award today, as hundreds of Jewish community and educational leaders, prominent philanthropists, students and others honored and celebrated them for their commitment, vision and unique, wide-ranging impact.[More]
See the 2009 Covenant Award Recipients in action … click here to view short films about Erica Brown, Rabbi Stuart Seltzer, and Nili Simhai!
Community News
College and Graduate Students Can Study at the Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, MA, Dec 29, 2009—The National Yiddish Book Center is now accepting applications for its Steiner Summer Internship Program and its Graduate Fellows Program. The application deadline for both programs is February 1, 2010.[More]
Darim Online Seeks Applications for Educator Fellows, a Covenant Foundation-Sponsored Initiative
Charlottesville, VA, Nov 16, 2009—Darim Online, a Covenant Foundation grantee that seeks to strengthen Jewish education through effective and robust use of 21stcentury online technology, is accepting applications for its Darim Educator Fellows program.[More]
Kehillah Partnership Featured at 2009 General Assembly
Washington, DC, Nov 9, 2009—The Kehillah Partnership, a Covenant Foundation grantee, was showcased as a national model of education and community building at the 2009 General Assembly (GA) of The Jewish Federations of North America.[More]
Slingshot: Covenant Grantees Are Among Most Innovative Jewish Organizations
New York, NY, Nov 1, 2009—Thirteen grantees of The Covenant Foundation are among the most innovative, effective and creative organizations in Jewish life today according to Slingshot 09-10, a widely respected and cited resource guide to Jewish non-profits.[More]
Silent Role Models No More
VIDEOAtlanta, GA – Over at the Marcus Jewish Community Center here, visitors might be forgiven for thinking they’ve walked into some sort of fashion show...[more]
Awardees
David Eliach
“For too long we have pursued the materialistic goals of society. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we educators could open our students' eyes to the pursuit of wisdom, allowing our students and ourselves to indulge in being truly idealistic?...[more]
Director's View
Must-Read Free eBook Explores the Ideas of Now
Influential blogs and websites are buzzing about What Matters Now, a fascinating collection of essays compiled by widely read author, blogger, marketer, self-empowerment guru and networking advocate Seth Godin. This free, downloadable ebook, a manual of mini-essays and one-page gems by innovative thought leaders offers insight into what's foremost on their minds as 2010 begins with new challenges. And its very method of distribution highlights just how quickly traditional approaches are falling by the wayside in an overpowering digital age. Click the link above to download the book and begin absorbing the wisdom. [Click here to view some Rare Finds or to add a few of your own].
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