We are excited to announce a new strategic partnership with Middlebury School of Hebrew, which will provide a significant opportunity for incoming ordination students to enhance their Hebrew language skills. This collaboration will allow new rabbinical students to access an unparalleled immersive learning experience during the summer before they begin their studies in Newton. Pictured: HC students Hannah Limov (left) and Naomi Zipursky (third from left) at Middlebury.

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“JTFGB (Hebrew College Jewish Teen Foundation of Greater Boston) created an environment of thoughtful people with diverse perspectives and opinions. I found peers with the same zeal for social justice that I possess, and everyone proves, year after year, that the passion behind JTFGB’s Jewish values can indeed impact people around the world.”
— Ellie Gish, JTFGB student

On May 19, JTFGB held their ninth annual grant ceremony, awarding over $21,000 of grants to Tenufa Bakehila, an Israeli nonprofit that repairs and renovates homes for Israel’s poorest and most vulnerable citizens, ELEM: Youth in Distress Israel, and Kyle Cares, focusing on teen mental health.

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My two-year-old is starting to use new words at an overwhelmingly rapid pace... The other day, though, he declared something that made me pause: “Mine!” I wondered how he had already internalized the concept of personal property, and to my surprise, immediately started to worry that he was going to develop a problematic relationship with things (and the people who have things he wants) if I didn’t intervene fast. On the one hand, the idea of ownership allows my son to claim autonomy and experiment with independence in a world that is largely controlled by the adults in his life. But on the other hand, my kiddo already needs to understand that ownership comes with limits and responsibilities.

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Hebrew College has built a vast collection of art over the years, representing a range of styles and periods which reflects our pluralistic ethos. Now, thanks to Deborah Feinstein, Hebrew College Trustee and Hebrew College Arts Initiative Founder, we have a new catalog of the College's entire permanent art collection. The comprehensive publication introduces readers to 43 artists and their works. Visit our Arts Initiative web page to view recent exhibits — and if you are in the Boston area, we hope you will visit campus to enjoy our collection.

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