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Yad Vashem Through a New Lens
It is extraordinary when worlds collide. On a recent journey to Israel, my family and I had the profound opportunity to experience Yad Vashem through an entirely new lens. Alongside my mentor and dear friend, Lynne Feldman—Director of Operations and Holocaust...
More Than Connections
A good conference sends you home with new ideas about your work. A remarkable one can send you home with a new understanding of your own place in the work. I recently attended the NewCAJE conference in Boston. I had been to two of these conferences in the past but...
The Time and the Place
It is stunning when you hear antisemitism casually tumble from someone’s mouth. During a recent social visit, I heard an otherwise kind person remark that “they” controlled the banking industry. I paused, for I instantly caught his meaning. This was not the first time...
Yad Vashem Through a New Lens
It is extraordinary when worlds collide. On a recent journey to Israel, my family and I had the profound opportunity to experience Yad Vashem through an entirely new lens. Alongside my mentor and dear friend, Lynne Feldman—Director of Operations and Holocaust...
More Than Connections
A good conference sends you home with new ideas about your work. A remarkable one can send you home with a new understanding of your own place in the work. I recently attended the NewCAJE conference in Boston. I had been to two of these conferences in the past but...
The Time and the Place
It is stunning when you hear antisemitism casually tumble from someone’s mouth. During a recent social visit, I heard an otherwise kind person remark that “they” controlled the banking industry. I paused, for I instantly caught his meaning. This was not the first time...
Yad Vashem Through a New Lens
It is extraordinary when worlds collide. On a recent journey to Israel, my family and I had the profound opportunity to experience Yad Vashem through an entirely new lens. Alongside my mentor and dear friend, Lynne Feldman—Director of Operations and Holocaust...
More Than Connections
A good conference sends you home with new ideas about your work. A remarkable one can send you home with a new understanding of your own place in the work. I recently attended the NewCAJE conference in Boston. I had been to two of these conferences in the past but...
Candle & Chronicle September 2026
Happy New Year! As we enter the new year, I’ve been thinking about what we want to make possible in the year ahead. For TTS, one answer is simple: more storytellers telling. [Redirects to Mailchimp]
It’s On Us
There was no shortage of commitment to Holocaust education at this summer’s NewCAJE conference. At least seven sessions focused on the Shoah, including two from Teach the Shoah (TTS). Participants could even earn a Holocaust Certificate. What struck me, though, was...
A Sense of Community
Sometimes an experience gives you a lot more than you expect. That was the case when I recently attended NewCAJE, an annual conference for Jewish educators. I was not there as a Teach the Shoah (TTS) teller but rather attended because of my job as a temple educator. I...
The Time and the Place
It is stunning when you hear antisemitism casually tumble from someone’s mouth. During a recent social visit, I heard an otherwise kind person remark that “they” controlled the banking industry. I paused, for I instantly caught his meaning. This was not the first time...
Candle & Chronicle September 2026
Happy New Year! As we enter the new year, I’ve been thinking about what we want to make possible in the year ahead. For TTS, one answer is simple: more storytellers telling. [Redirects to Mailchimp]
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