SAYING SHEHECHIYANUAlex Pomson, Chair • apomson@edu.yorku.ca

Eighteen years ago the Network for R e s e a r ch in Jewish Education was foundedwith an intent to “encourage, support, andstimulate scholarly research in Jewish educa-

tion.” This mission was originally centered on the orga n i z a-tion of annual conferences which, in the words of theNetwork’s founders, would “create a community of sch o l a r sin the field.”

Over the last decade, in an effort to realize its foundinggoals, the Network has expanded its field of activities. In1 997, we entered into a partnership with the Journal ofJewish Education to publish papers presented at our con-ferences. In 2001, we launched a “young scholars” awardso as to cultivate new generations of researchers in ourfield. And in 1996 and 2002 we teamed up with colleaguesin Israel in order to solidify the international academiccommunity that animates our field.

I am excited to report that, at this time, our associationstands on the threshold of an auspicious moment. Th i smonth, after almost a year of negotiation and after a lengthyperiod of planning conducted with great dedication by ateam of Barry Chazan, Maurice Elias, Tali Hyman, CarolI n gall, Leora Isaacs, Alisa Kurshan, Michael Zeldin andmyself, we purchased the ownership rights to the Journal ofJewish Education from the Council for Jewish Education.

Taking ownership of the Journal constitutes an occasionof significance and also of great opportunity. The Journal hasbeen published for seventy years. It was launched by indi-viduals who were giants in our field, and its pages have pro-vided space to scholars and practitioners whose ideas andinsights continue to exercise influence. It constitutes a sacredl e gacy which brings with it the burdens of guardianship.

Becoming owners of the Journal also provides our asso-ciation with an opportunity to make great progress in therealization of our mission. The Journal, under our steward-ship, can not only disseminate our work but also shape ourfield, elevate its status, and grow its audience. In moremundane terms, its publication will also have significance

for how we operate our conferences. In the months aheadthe Network executive will discuss whether we mightch a n ge conference paper submission requirements nowthat we possess an additional vehicle for sharing research.

For the moment, I am pleased to report that Mich a e lZeldin has agreed to serve as the Journal’s senior editor, andthat we have put in place an editorial board which, I think,would flatter any academic publication. As Michael willexplain elsewhere in this newsletter, the Journal planningteam has developed a publishing plan which, we are con-vinced, will make this publication serious and also accessible.

During the time we have been in negotiation with theCouncil for Jewish Education for the Journal’s purchase, wehave also been in conversation with academic and commer-cial publishers about their taking over the publication sideof the Journal’s affairs. We believe that a partnership with amajor press will improve the Journal’s distribution, ensurethe quality of its physical appearance, and enhance itsstature by association with other first-rate academic jour-nals. We have received some promising responses and Ihope to bring news, over the months ahead, concerningthese endeavors.

At this time, I believe that it is appropriate to offer thanksto those who have nurtured our association since its modestb e g i n n i n gs eighteen years ago. At our conference this June(about which more follows in the pages of this newsletter)we will set time aside to celebrate our coming of age .

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NEWSLETTER OF THE Number 21 • Spring 2004 • 5764

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Saying Shehechiyanu • Alex Pomson

18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE2 Message from Program Chair • Lisa Grant

Summary of Spotlight Sessions: Network for Research Conference, June 20043 Invitation to Graduate Students • Deborah Miller4 Welcome to Baltimore and BHU • Hana Bor

4 A Note about Membership • Wendy Rosov5 A New Vision for an Old/New Journal • Michael Zeldin6 News from Our Members

MESSAGE FROM THE PROGRAM CHAIRLisa Grant • lgrant@huc.edu

This year marks the C h a i conference for the Network forR e s e a r ch in Jewish Education – our 18th annual ga t h e r i n g .We have a great array of papers, posters, consultations andspotlight sessions that will be presented by academics, prac-titioners, and graduate students. Several presenters are newto the Network, some are old colleagues returning after anabsence, and others are Network ‘vatikim.’ As always, wehope the conference will provide an opportunity for richintellectual discourse on key research issues in Jewish edu-cation, as well as time to informally socialize and networkwith colleagues who have shared overlapping interests.

The research that will be showcased at the conferencederives from a range of disciplines including sociology, psy-ch o l o g y, history, philosophy, and of course, education.R e s e a r ch topics encompass the age span from early ch i l d-hood to adult education, and papers focus on a wide rangeof settings and populations. Presentations will vary from thevisual to the verbal through our different formats. But, allwill be sure to afford ample opportunity for conversationaround key ideas.

We are excited about the venue for our conference,w h i ch will be at Baltimore Hebrew University for the firsttime. On Sunday evening, June 6, Dr. Rela Mintz Geffen,President of BHU, will deliver a keynote address entitled“Deceptive Appearances: The Complexity of the NorthAmerican Jewish Family To d a y.” We will also have a specialprogram on Monday evening at the Baltimore JewishM u s e u m .

Based on input from our membership, we are offeringtwo new program features this year. The first will be a spe-cial-interest in research methodologies breakfast session,and the second a late night session for young sch o l a r s ,graduate students, new faculty, and other people new tor e s e a r ch to provide a venue for people to talk about theirr e s e a r ch in a more informal, open-ended way.We hope the Network conference will provide each andevery one of the participants with opportunities for rich dis-course, camaraderie, and professional growth. For a tasteof what’s to come, read on to see the summaries of the fiveSpotlight Sessions we have planned. We look forward toseeing you in the springtime air of Baltimore.L’ ch ay i m ! !

SUMMARY OF SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS:NETWORK FOR RESEARCH IN JEWISH EDUCATIONCONFERENCE, JUNE 2004

STRENGTHENING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRACTICE, RESEARCH & EVALUATIONLeora Isaacs, Wendy Rosov, Shani Bechhofer, Lauren Raff, Naava Frank

Over the past two decades there has been burge o n i n ggrowth in the field of Jewish educational program evalua-tion. Until now, there has been little opportunity to explorethe relationship between research, evaluation and Jewisheducational practice, and how each enterprise can informand support the other. This session will explore what is,and/or ought to be that relationship. The goal of the ses-sion will be to draw implications and outline directions forways to forge tighter couplings between research, evalua-tion and practice; to ensure that comparable questions areasked in various domains; and to lay the groundwork forbuilding a case for funding evaluation grounded inr e s e a r ch .

ASSESSING THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF JEWISH IDENTITY INTWENTY-FIRST CENTURY U.S. AND ISRAELI SOCIETIES:IMPLICATIONS FOR THE RESEARCH AND PRACTICE OF JEWISH EDUCATIONArnold Dashefsky, Maggie Bur-Tura, Stuart Schoenfeld, Bethamie Horowitz

This session will examine the transformations in Jewishidentity occurring both in the United States and Israel, andthe implications for research about and practice of Jewisheducation. The lead presenter will summarize the researchand be followed by panelists reflecting on the implicationsof the ch a n ges for Jewish education with special referencesto Israel, the United States, and Canada, respectively. Th esecond half of the session will be more interactive and askthe group to break into small groups to consider questionsabout further research needs and how to strengthen therelationship between Jewish education and Jewish Identity.

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18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE • JUNE 6 - 8, 2004 • BHU, BALTIMORE

TRANSMISSION VERSUS TRANSFORMATION: HOW DO THE ARTS ALLOW FOR A TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE?Helena Miller, Ofra Backenroth, Shira Epstein

Jewish educators in both day school and supplementarys chool settings often emphasize a cognitive, individualistica p p r o a ch to learning. This perspective embodies a tradi-tional approach to learning, in which teachers “hand over”k n o w l e d ge to students. In stark contrast to this approachthat positions students as containers to be filled with prede-termined “understandings,” arts-based learning enables anaffective approach to learning that is appropriate across allgrades and age levels. This experiential session will explorethe question of how the arts allow for transformative educa-tional experiences, while still attending to the core Jewishvalue of “transmission” across generations. We will focuson how arts-based classrooms can transmit understandingsthrough three specific arts forms, dance, visual arts, andd r a m a .

IMPLICATIONS OF VISIONS OF JEWISH EDUCATIONFOR RESEARCH IN JEWISH EDUCATIONBarry Holtz, Sharon Feiman-Nemser, Jon Levisohn, Bethamie Horowitz

The publication of Visions of Jewish Education (VJE ), ed.Fox, Sch e f f l e r, and Marom (Cambridge University Pr e s s ,2 0 03) was driven by the assumption that the perennial illsof Jewish education – lack of resources and trained person-nel, insufficient availability of high quality curricula, lack ofdata and research that can inform policy decisions, not highenough priority on the communal agenda – are all symp-toms of a deeper problem that exists at the level of thevisions of Jewish life that guide the Jewish educationalenterprise. The session begins with a short summary of thebook's central argument for a stronger focus on educationalvision. Then, a panel of four respondents from differentareas of research on Jewish education will address thesequestions from the perspective of their respective domainsof inquiry. Following these presentations, the audience willbreak into four groups, according to their research interests,respond and build upon the panel presentations.

CULTIVATING COMMUNITY IN DAY SCHOOLS:EXPLORING THE LIMITS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCHAlex Pomson, Dafna Ross, Randy Schnoor

The three co-presenters of this session are enga ged in along-term case study of a single Jewish day sch o o l .R e s e a r ch has focused on different members of the sch o o lcommunity: the students, the teachers and administrators,and the parents. This session will present the overlappingf i n d i n gs from these different studies that raise questionsabout the cultivation of community in day schools, bothamong the adults and the students. Through a comparisonof the different research foci and strategies, session partici-pants will be involved in a discussion of methodologicalquestions related to the study of schools, particularly interms of the potential for generalization from the findingsof qualitative research .

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18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE • JUNE 6 - 8, 2004 • BHU, BALTIMORE

INVITATION TO GRADUATE STUDENTSDeborah Miller • demiller@jtsa.edu

Graduate students who attend this year’s confer-

ence in Baltimore will be welcomed into the com-

munity of the Network for Research in Jewish

Education at two special sessions. These sessions

form part of the Network’s mission to cultivate and

support a community of scholars interested and

e n ga ged in research. The first session will be at

breakfast on the second day of the conference. It

will feature opportunities to speak with others who

are in a related field of research—or to learn more

about a new field of interest. The second session

will be on Monday evening, when graduate stu-

dents and new faculty members will be able to

work on issues related to ch a l l e n ges in the field,

s u ch as dissemination of research. All graduate

students are welcome.

The 2004 Network Conference in Baltimore takes placeduring the week of Parshat Shelach, which contains thestory about the spies sent to scope out the land of Canaan.

In the Biblical account, Moshe dispatched twelve spies toi n v e s t i gate the living conditions and the inhabitants of thenew land. However, the spies allowed their fears of theunknown to swell, and false reports abounded. “We werelike grasshoppers in our eyes, and so we were in theireyes,” they cried, their trepidation growing. One commen-tary on this Parsha suggests that those selected to spy outthe Land had overestimated their own importance ande x a g gerated their reports accordingly.

Let me not be guilty of the same crime! I want to lete a ch Conference attendee know that Baltimore is a won-derful place to visit, study, and research. Everyone here atBHU is excited about the Network Conference and will dotheir utmost to make your stay here comfortable and pro-d u c t i v e .

Like Moshe, I dispatched spies to investigate the hotelaccommodations, and their reports were glowing! Th eRadisson is beautiful and offers all the comforts that ourNetwork Conference attendees could desire. Please remem-ber that you are responsible for making your own hotelreservations; registration for the Conference does NOTautomatically include hotel accommodations.

As for the Conference schedule, we are offering diversityin the programming and settings. For example, on Mondayevening of the Conference, we will visit the Jewish Museumof Maryland at the Historic Lloyd Street Sy n a gogue for aprivate tour and dinner.

I’m looking forward to being reacquainted with oldfriends and making new ones. See you at BHU !

L e h i t r a ’ o t,Hana Bo rConference Chair

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18TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE • JUNE 6 - 8, 2004 • BHU, BALTIMORE

A NOTE ABOUT MEMBERSHIPWendy Rosov

The current membership year will end on June 30,2 0 04. S h o r t ly after the conference in Baltimore, we will bes e n ding application materials for the new membershipye a r, which will begin on July 1, 2004 and extend toJune 30, 2005.

We invite you to retain your membership in our orga n i-zation even if you are not able to make it to Baltimore.Your Network membership entitles you to a subscript i o nto the Journal of Jewish Education and two newsletters ay e a r, including a full set of conference paper abstracts.Another benefit is a subscription to the NRJE list serve,w h i ch keeps you in contact with your colleagues andabreast of Network news and announcements, includingfuture calls for papers. A small portion of your fees alsosubsidizes the participation of the growing cadre of grad-uate students at future conferences.

We encourage you to renew your membership this sum-m e r. For further questions about any other aspects ofNetwork membership, please contact Tal Sommer atn r j e@j e s n a . o r g .

WELCOME TO BALTIMORE AND BHU: SITE OF UPCOMING RESEARCH NETWORK CONFERENCEHana Bor, Conference Chair • hbor@bhu.edu

SAVE THE DATE

19TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE of the

NETWORK FOR RESEARCH IN JEWISH EDUCATION

JUNE 5 - 7, 2005BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY

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A NEW VISION FOR AN OLD/NEW JOURNALMichael Zeldin, Senior Editor, Journal of Jewish Educationmzeldin@cn.huc.edu

For threescore and ten years (what Jewish tradition consid-ers the normative human lifespan) the Journal of JewishE d u c a t i o n has been one of the most significant journalsfocusing on Jewish education. The Network, merely eight-een years old, has assumed ownership of and responsibilityfor the journal. Over the next two years, the editors pledgeto bring to the journal a new spirit, a commitment to intel-lectual depth, and a concern for elevating the discourseabout Jewish education.

We have assembled a powerful group of associate editors:

• Gail Dorph • Maurice Elias• Carol Inga l l• Alex Po m s o n• Tali Hyman, book review editor• Sue Huntting, managing editor

To ge t h e r, we have laid plans to build on the journal’s tradi-tion of publishing articles on Jewish education from a widespectrum of methodological and ideological perspectives.As we move ahead, we seek to publish the most significantarticles on Jewish education in all the venues in which ittakes place and focusing on all the populations that Jewisheducation serves. We will bring articles representing thefull spectrum of methodological approaches to educationalr e s e a r ch. We will assemble symposia on significant issues inJewish education and bring reviews of significant bookspublished in education and Jewish education. All this willbe done with academic rigor and an eye toward encourag-ing deeper and more sophisticated research in the future.Our intention is to make the Journal of Jewish Educationt h e “journal of record” for research on Jewish education!

The mission of the journal will be to:

• Offer a standard of excellence for research and practice in Jewish education

• Provide an outlet and an archival location for s cholarship reflecting multiple ideological perspectives,multiple educational settings, and multiple disciplines

• Grow the field of research in Jewish education through the dissemination of sch o l a r s h i p

• Serve as a source of reflection and stimulus for rich and complex views of Jewish education, in order to better understand it, to improve its practice, and to contribute to a vibrant Jewish future

We have assembled a distinguished editorial board to carryout this mission along with the editors named above. Eachmember of the board brings great expertise in educationalr e s e a r ch, a passion for Jewish education, and an abidingcommitment to the Jewish people. They have differentinstitutional affiliations, and they have all pledged to devotetheir minds and hearts to making the journal an outstand-ing publication with the highest standards. The editorialboard members are:

Isa AronBarry ChazanSharon Fe i m a n -N e m s e rAdam GamoranBarry HoltzEli HolzerLeora IsaacsDaniel Pe k a r s k yJoseph ReimerM i chael RosenakJonathan SarnaIsrael Sch e f f l e rLee Shulman

The editorial board will be turning to the broader member-ship of the Network and to other scholars and research e r sto help craft a journal of which we can all be proud. Yo ucan help by submitting your most significant research onJewish education for publication in the J o u r n a l. (A detailedCall for Papers will be distributed following the inauguralmeeting of the Editorial Board at this year’s Network con-ference in Baltimore. In the interim, papers may beemailed in Word format using APA-style references toJ o u r n a l o f JE d@a o l . c o m . )

You can share the new vision of the journal with your col-leagues in academia and in Jewish education, and encour-a ge them to subscribe to the journal.

You can encourage librarians at the universities, syna-gogues, day schools and agencies with which you are affili-ated to include the Journal of Jewish Education a m o n gtheir periodical holdings.

To ge t h e r, we can make the new Journal of JewishE d u c a t i o n into what we dream it can be: a high qualitypublication that elevates the discourse, improves the prac-tice and raises the status of Jewish education. In this way,we can all help shape the future of the Jewish people inNorth America and, perhaps, throughout the world.

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NEWS FROM OUR MEMBERS

OFRA ARIELI BACKENROTH received a Doctorate of Educationfrom the William Davidson Graduate School of Educationat the Jewish Theological Seminary.

DR. STUART CHARMÉ’S documentary film “Ko t e l : Jewish Te e n son Gender and Tradition” has been adopted by the Un i o nfor Reform Judaism as part of an 8-module curriculum onIsrael for Reform synagogues. In March, Professor Charméoffered a workshop on gender issues in Judaism, includinga screening of his film, at UJIA Makor in London, an educa-t i o n a l resource center for Jewish youth workers in the UK .

DR. BURTON I. COHEN, Associate Professor of Jewish Educationin the Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education atthe Jewish Theological Seminary, was honored by theSeminary faculty on May 5, 2004, at a reception markingthe occasion of his forthcoming retirement.

MICHAEL JESER will complete his Masters thesis, entitled“Exploring the Supervisory Experiences of Non-Classroom,Jewish Youth Educators,” this May. M i chael’s researchemploys a qualitative, phenomenological inquiry approach ,exploring how non-classroom, Jewish youth educatorsdescribe, reflect on, as well as what they expect from theircurrent supervisory relationship. Drawing from s u p e r v i-sion research and models from the for-profit, non-profit,and public sectors, Michael will reflect on the current stateof supervision in this field, hoping t o c o n t r i b u t e to thei m p o r t a n t recruitment, training, and retention work cur-rently underway at JESNA, CA JE, PEJE , and throughoutthe Jewish educational establishment. Those who are inter-ested in receiving the results of this r e s e a r ch can contactM i chael directly at (310) 770-0585, or by e-mailingm j e s e r@y a h o o . c o m .

The JEWISH EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OF THE UJA FEDERATION OF BERGENCOUNTY & NORTH HUDSON (DR. WALLACE GREENE, DIRECTOR) has start-ed videotaping Judaica master teachers for its Te a ch e r s ’Center library. It will eventually have not only written cur-ricula and lesson plans, but a video of someone actuallyt e a ching, followed by an interview with the teacher re:goals and objectives and methodologies. The videos aredivided by grade, subject, and type of school (day or syna-gogue). The project, called Seeing is Believing, is grantf u n d e d .

DR. JEFFREY SCHEIN from Siegal College will soon be sending tocolleagues notice of a new education faculty position atS i e gal College in adolescent education. It involves an inter-esting balance of teaching college education courses andreconfiguring and directing the community Akiva HighS chool in such a way that it functions as a Siegal lab sch o o l .

Appointments

DR. BARRY HOLTZ was named as the Theodore and FlorenceBaumritter Professor in Jewish Education at JTS . At anevent marking this transition, he delivered a lecture entitled“Across the Great Divide: What do Jewish Scholars andJewish Educators have to say to one another. ” The previ-ous occupant of the Baumritter chair was Professor JosephL u k i n s k y, Barry's long-time teacher and friend, who hasr e t i r e d .

DR. WENDY ROSOV was recently promoted to the position ofAssociate Director of the Berman Center for Research andEvaluation in Jewish Education at JESNA. Wendy will con-tinue to serve as principal evaluator on a number of keyBerman Center projects, consult to other projects staffed byher colleagues in the Berman Center and continue provid-ing local evaluation and other consulting services to theJewish Community Endowment Fund of the San Fr a n c i s c oFederation (Wendy is based in the Bay area). In her newrole Wendy will take on all project management for theCenter as well as work on helping to develop strategicdirection for the future work of the Center. Wendy can ber e a ched by email at wendy@jesna.org or by phone at (510) 704 - 4 0 5 0 .

RAMI WERNIK has been appointed the Assistant Dean of theF i n gerhut School of Education at the University of Judaismin Los Angeles. He is also the Director of the MA Ed forWorking Professionals program. Rami is completing hisdoctorate in the Philosophy of Education at StanfordUn i v e r s i t y.

Publications

JTS Press has just published A Journey of Heart and Mind:Tr a n s formative Jewish Learning in Ad u l t h o o d by DRS. LISA D.GRANT, DIANE TICKTON SCHUSTER, MEREDITH WOOCHER, and STEVEN M.COHEN. The book reports on the impact of the Florence

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Melton Adult Mini-S chool on learners and teachers. Itincludes a history of the Mini-S chool and its curriculum,f i n d i n gs about the learners’ experience, analyses of teach e rand institutional practices, and an ethnography of the Mini-S chool classroom. Look for information about ordering thebook on the JTS Press website:h t t p : / / w w w. j t s a . e d u / s h o p / j t s p r e s s /

BEN JACOBS has a chapter entitled “Jewish Education forI n t e l l i gent Citizenship in the American Jewish Community,1 9 1 0 - 1 940,” in Social Education in the Twentieth Century:Curriculum and Context for Citizenship, edited by ChristineWo y s h n e r, Joseph Watras, and Margaret Smith Crocco,forthcoming from Peter Lang Publishing in August 2004 .

DR. ANNETTE KOREN, Consultant for Research and Evaluation atthe Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Boston, pub-lished BJE Research Report #11, R e a ch and Retention:Challenges from the 2001-02 Jewish School Census inGreater Boston. The census data show how Jewish sch o o l sin Greater Boston have ch a n ged and grown over the past15 years. They also show that we are not reaching thenumbers of children and families we could, and we are notholding on to those children and families we do have forlong enough to make the impact we should. In Fe b r u a r y, agroup of educators and rabbis from the Boston communitymet to begin a discussion of the ch a l l e n ges raised by thisreport. A Reach and Retention Advisory Group will beusing their ideas and the report as the basis for future work.

DR. HELENA MILLER has written Inspecting Jewish Sch o o l s( 2 0 03), London: Board of Deputies of British Jews. This isa report and analysis of all Jewish education inspectionsconducted at Jewish schools in the UK between 1999 and2 0 03 .

DRS. SANDY MILLER-JACOBS and ANNETTE KOREN of the Bureau ofJewish Education of Greater Boston have publishedR e s e a r ch Report #12: Special Learning Needs in DayS chools: Parent and Community Responses. This researchexplores parents’ experiences and feelings and addressesways day schools can meet the ch a l l e n ges associated withproviding quality day school education for a more diverse student body. Some parts of this research were presentedat the Network’s research conference in June 2003 . Th ereport can be ordered through the BJE.

EVIE ROTSTEIN’s article, “Hear O Israel – Listening to OurInterfaith Students,” was published in volume 24( 3) ofCA JE’s Jewish Education Ne w s last summer. She also ga v ea poster presentation at a conference at the Society forR e s e a r ch on Identity Formation in Baltimore in March. Th etitle of the presentation was: “Adolescents from InterfaithFamilies: An Exploration of Jewish Identity and JewishEducation.” The conference was part of the overall pro-gram for the Society for Research on Ad o l e s c e n c e .

DR. DIANE TICKTON SCHUSTER’s book, Jewish Lives, JewishLearning: Adult Jewish Learning in Theory and Pr a c t i c e,was published recently by URJ Press. The book addresseskey issues in the rapidly expanding field of Jewish adulteducation. Using stories of learners and teachers, as well astheories of adult development and learning, Schuster pro-vides insights for anyone who works with adults or plansadult Jewish learning programs. The book may be orderedat urjpress.com.

DIANA YACOBI has published an article in Jewish EducationNews, Winter 2004, entitled “Bringing Israel to Life forJewish American Children – Hebrew: The Missing Link.”The article stresses that training and skill in teach i n gHebrew and Hebrew reading must become a marker ofJewish educational practice among all full and part-timet e a ch e r s .

NETWORK OFFICERSChair …………………… Alex PomsonTreasurer ………………… Wendy RosovSecretariat ………………… Leora Isaacs2004 Conference Chair ………… Hana Bor 2004 Program Chair ………… Lisa Grant2005 Conference Chair ……… Joe Reimer 2005 Program Chair ……… Stuart Charmé

ADDITIONAL COPIES MAY BE OBTAINED AT:http://jesna.org/pdfs/re_netres21.pdf or by contacting JESNA at:111 Eighth Avenue, 11th Floor • New York, NY 10011-5201(tel) 212.284.6878 • (fax) 212.284.6951 • (email) tal@jesna.org

NEWSLETTER EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Leora Isaacs

CO-EDITORTal Sommer

DESIGNNicole Ray