Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation

A decade ago, the field of Israel education didn’t really exist in the United States.

A 2003 study found that when it came to teaching about Modern Israel in schools, camps, synagogues and youth groups, there was no conceptual framework, no standards of practice, no professional development, and educators felt unequipped to handle the material.

With the coming and going of our national holiday of barbecues - I mean - our holiday of national independence, JInsider has been grappling with the concept of peoplehood in the Jewish community.