David Bryfman

Brooklyn

Host at Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education

Innovating Jewish education, learning and life one tweet at a time.

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Articles

The Seder: Where we all become Jewish educators and learners

2 weeks ago | ejewishphilanthropy.com | David Bryfman

The Jewish values of asking questions and being prepared for the answers
Why Persecution and Pride Go Hand in Hand for Jews

2 months ago | jewishtimes.com | David Bryfman

By David BryfmanFor those who know Ben-Gurion International Airport, there is an older man who stands in the area before descending into the main terminal. Dressed in a security uniform, he rarely speaks, barely shows any sign of emotion and seems to be more of an usher directing people toward passport control than any real deterrent. I arrived at that airport at 3 p.m. on Jan.
Why persecution and pride go hand in hand for Jews

2 months ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | David Bryfman

For those who know Ben-Gurion International Airport, there is an older man who stands in the area before descending into the main terminal. Dressed in a security uniform, he rarely speaks, barely shows any sign of emotion and seems to be more of an usher directing people toward passport control than any real deterrent. I arrived at that airport at 3 p.m. on Jan.
A canon for Israel education

Sep 4, 2024 | ejewishphilanthropy.com | David Bryfman

One purpose of Jewish education is to prepare Jewish people for the world in which they live. The events of Oct. 7 and its aftermath have shaken many of my educational foundations to the core, including the explicit need for Jewish youth to “know more stuff” about Israel. Why? Because to be a Jew in the world today requires a connection to Israel that is based on attitudes (heart) and behaviors (hands) in addition to knowledge (head).
'Why Does Everyone Hate Us?'

Sep 4, 2024 | jewishjournal.com | David Bryfman

“The one concerned with days, plants wheat; with years, plants trees; with generations, educates people.”– Janusz KorczakIt’s an age-old question: “Why does everyone hate us?” In my travels around the U.S. and the world, Jewish educators say they are getting asked this more and more. In preschools and day schools, summer camps and youth groups, in Buenos Aires, Johannesburg, and across North America, Jewish youth are asking a variation of this question.
Creating Jewish memory

May 22, 2024 | ejewishphilanthropy.com | David Bryfman

This piece was adapted from remarks delivered by the author at the Jewish Education Project’s recent spring event. Many people have known what it was like to live through historic times. Now, sadly, we all do. To the many pivotal moments in Jewish history — 586 BCE, 70 CE, 1492, 1939, 1967, 1973 — we now add 2023. How tragic it is that as educators we knew exactly what to do on Oct. 7?
Why we’re sending educators to Israel now

Apr 15, 2024 | clevelandjewishnews.com | Anne Lanski |David Bryfman

Over the course of only a few months since the start of 2024, our respective organizations—the iCenter and the Jewish Education Project—have facilitated educational travel experiences in Israel for more than 300 North American Jewish educators. These educator experiences in Israel were led by The iCenter and The Jewish Education Project in partnership with M², UpStart and the Jewish Agency for Israel.
Traveling to Israel today still has valuable lessons to teach - opinion

Mar 9, 2024 | jpost.com | David Bryfman |Elizabeth Sokolsky

The trust and respect developed and cultivated during the pandemic are vital now as educators face unprecedented challenges in a post-October 7 world. The Israel Educational Travel Alliance (IETA) recently met in person for three days.
The conversations that Jewish educators must have now - opinion

Dec 1, 2023 | jpost.com | David Bryfman

In the aftermath of October 7 and among the new realities that we face as a people, Jewish educators will need to formulate some of the biggest questions that they have been faced with since 1948. The accounts and images of Jews being slaughtered and kidnapped – and the subsequent mobs of people chanting anti-Jewish slogans across the Western world – have left Jewish educators worldwide scrambling.
How Jewish Parents Can Help Kids Deal With a Flood of Pain on Social Media

Oct 26, 2023 | jewishtimes.com | David Bryfman |Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath

By David Bryfman and Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath“Teenagers wake up in the morning. They get dressed, brush their teeth, and check their social media. But this technology is not just what they do, it is who they are.”David Bryfman wrote those sentences back in 2009. Now, almost 15 years later, this is more true than ever for teens and tweens. Particularly with the catalyst of the pandemic, their lives often take place and connections are built through screens. Since Oct.