Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education
'Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education' is a weekly podcast hosted by The Jewish Education Project. Hear CEO David Bryfman or alternating co-host Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath and a different guest each episode explore the big questions, challenges, and successes that define Jewish education. Available on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!
Adapting: The Future of Jewish Education
Latest Episodes
Educating After October 7: Israel, Identity, and Hope with David Bryfman
After October 7, educators were asked to guide students while still making sense of their own evolving relationship to Israel and to Jewish peoplehood. What does it mean to teach when the ground beneath the curriculum is still shifting? What ha...
When Families Become the Classroom: Jewish Learning Through a Latin-Jewish Lens
This week on Adapting, Samantha Vinokor-Meinrath sits down with Ariela Ronay-Jinich, founder and executive director of Olamim, to explore how education helps people navigate the richness of their identities. Drawing on her experiences as a Mexi...
Hebrew School & Innovation: Is It Possible?
Every few years, Jewish education declares the Hebrew school model overdue for reinvention, yet the same structures persist. That tension sits at the center of this conversation. In this episode, David Bryfman speaks with
Fighting Toxic Masculinity and Raising Healthy Jewish Boys
Being a man is not about how tall you are or how much money you make, despite what some voices in the manosphere may claim. It’s about overcoming impulses, taking responsibility, and learning how to show up for others with dignity and care. But...
Don’t Wring Your Hands; Roll Up Your Sleeves: Israel Education for Today
When Israel was created on this exact day 78 years ago, she didn’t come with an instruction manual called “How to Build a Jewish State.” If she had, Jewish educators wouldn’t be grappling today with the tensions between Israel’s Jewish and demo...