NewCAJE16: Full Schedule

The NewCAJE conference is a vibrant gathering that unites Jewish educators and professionals to strengthen the Jewish community through education. Rooted in the legacy of CAJE, NewCAJE fosters innovation, collaboration, and inspiration. The conference offers space for sharing best practices, exploring new ideas, and deepening Jewish and educational learning. Committed to inclusivity and pluralism, it welcomes educators from all backgrounds, creating a supportive network that empowers them to make a lasting impact.

8:30am EDT

Wool Needle Felting and the Energy of Separation

Tuesday June 24, 2025 8:30am - 10:00am EDT

Julia Rogers: JR - 251

Learn how to needle wool felt 2D and 3D objects while text studying about the holiness of separation including shatness, the mitzvot of not combining linen and wool, and a modern scientific study that proves our ancestors knew what they were talking about.

Speakers

Jill Eisen

Tuesday June 24, 2025 8:30am - 10:00am EDT
Julia Rogers: JR - 251

Torah L'shma Visual Arts

8:30am EDT

Yom Kippur Through the Lens of Purim

Thursday June 26, 2025 8:30am - 10:00am EDT

Julia Rogers: JR - 251

Yom Kippur is also called “Yom Kippurim”, which could be broken up to mean “Yom K’-Purim”, “a day like Purim”. Can Yom Kippur be a happy day? Can Purim be a holy day? The answers are yes and yes — come explore how!

Speakers

David Schwartz

Education Director, Temple Har Zion

David Schwartz is the Education Director at Temple Har Zion in Chicago. When he is not doing that he is a B’nai Mitzvah tutor and a Jewish storyteller. David is also on the Executive Board of the Jewish Educators Assembly and an MTEI graduate. However, his most important role is... Read More →

Thursday June 26, 2025 8:30am - 10:00am EDT
Julia Rogers: JR - 251

Holiday/Lifecycle Torah L'shma

10:30am EDT

Body & Soul

Thursday June 26, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT

Julia Rogers: JR - 251

Everyone knows that it’s common sense to be healthy. But what does the Torah say about it? To what extent is it a mitzvah to eat healthy, exercise and everything else we should be doing?

Speakers

Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld

Adult Jewish educator, Jewish Teachers Institute

Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld, PhD started teaching right out of college in rural Mississippi. With over 10 years of classroom experience and 20 years as an adult Jewish educator, he founded the Jewish Teachers Institute in 2016 which trains and mentors day school teachers, creates curricula... Read More →

Thursday June 26, 2025 10:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Julia Rogers: JR - 251

Bible/Text Torah L'shma