JEWISH EDUCATION SERVICE OF NORTH AMERICA (JESNA) — JEWISH EDUCATION SERVICE OF NORTH AMERICA (JESNA). The Jewish Education Service of North America (JESNA) formally came into being on July 1, 1981 as the successor agency to the american association for jewish education (AAJE) founded in 1939. In… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish education — A Jewish father teaching a child in 19th century Podolia. Jewish education (Hebrew: חינוך, Chinuch) is the transmission of the tenets, principles and religious laws of Judaism. Due to its emphasis on Torah study, many have commented that Judaism… … Wikipedia
National Jewish Outreach Program — The National Jewish Outreach Program (NJOP) was established by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald in 1987, in response to the urgent need to address the critical issue of the spiraling losses of Jews from Jewish life due to assimilation and lack of Jewish… … Wikipedia
Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration — The Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, a Yeshiva University professional school, was established in 1945 and named in 1983 for Montréal architect and philanthropist David J. Azrieli. Classes are held at Yeshiva… … Wikipedia
COALITION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF JEWISH EDUCATION — (CAJE; formerly Coalition for Alternatives in Jewish Education). The Coalition for Alternatives in Jewish Education (CAJE) was conceived in Boston in 1975 by a group of graduate students from the North American Jewish Students Network, whose… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish Theological Seminary of America — Building at 3080 Broadway in Manhattan Motto והסנה איננו אכל Motto in English And … Wikipedia
JEWISH CAMPING — JEWISH CAMPING, the collective term for the various forms in which the organized Jewish community and private Jewish entrepreneurs in North America have adapted the classic American summer organized camping format to meet the needs or desires of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish studies — (or Judaic studies) is an academic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism. Jewish studies is interdisciplinary and combines aspects of history (especially Jewish history), religious studies, archeology, sociology, languages (Jewish… … Wikipedia
JEWISH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY — (JTS). JTS is the primary educational and religious center of conservative judaism and a leading institution for the academic study of Judaism. With its main campus in New York City, JTS is currently comprised of a rabbinical school, a cantorial… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JEWISH STUDIES — Jewish studies, or often Judaic studies, refers here to the academic teaching of aspects of Jewish religion, history, philosophy, and culture, and associated languages and literatures, at the undergraduate and graduate level in institutions of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
