Jewish Education News, Spring 2005-
Generation X and the Millenials
JEN Spring 2005
Departments:
CAJE Updates
Kol HaKavod
Computer Corner
Book Corner
David Dornstein Memorial Contest for Young Adult Writers Winner:
"Wedding in the Wagon" by Marc Miller
Summary of Articles

Cover photos (clockwise from top, left): birthright israel has attracted a broad cross-section of uninvolved Jewish students with its free ten-day trip to Israel. Photo credit - Josh Miller; In college and high school, social connections are critical to Jewish engagement, the development of Jewish identity and the creation of the next generation of Jewish leaders. Around the world, Hillel offers multiple ways for Jewish students to get to know one another. Photo credit: Walter Calahan; Members of the New York City’s Hadar Social Justice Team participated in an overnight vigil in City Hall Park in an effort to draw attention to the affordable housing crisis faced by NYC residents. After a night sleeping on the pavement, Hadar led morning services in the park.; Chavruta study with Kehilat Hadar.
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Table of Contents:
Generations in Transition by Richard Address
8 Simple Rules about Building the Jewish Soul of Generation X by Peretz Wolf-Prusan and Mollie Schneider
How to Engage Generation X in Jewish Learning by Joel Hoffman
Birthright, Community Wrong; CAJE’s "Young Adult Initiative" by Roni Ben-David
Got Jews? by Debbie Findling and Steven J. Moss
A Tradition of Overthrowing Idols by Jan Katzew and Wendy Rapport
Portrait of an Unaffiliated Jew by Ben Dreyfus
Jewish Community and Generation X by Tobin Belzer
Family.com - The Next Generation by Harlene Winnick Appelman
The Collaborative - "Where the Tribe Meets" by Ross Berkowitz
What Does Hillel Teach Us About Engagement? by Avraham Infeld, with Simon Amiel
Attracting Young People to Jewish Life: Lessons Learned from Kehilat Hadar by Elie Kaunfer
Future Teachers Learn Information Is Not Enough by Aliza Libman
The Next Generation - What's Right with Them by Rhoda Weisman Uziel
How Can We Connect Young Adults to the Jewish Community? by Rachel Alexander
Gauge and Engage: Adapting Adult Jewish Education by Eli Gewirtz
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Chai Simple Ways to Become Gen X and Gen Y Savvy by Rachel Jury
Jewish Teaching and (Adult) Identity Formation by Jane West-Walsh
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