

Conference Reflections 2022
On January 3rd, 2023, nearly 200 early childhood educators from The Efshar Network gathered at the Boulder JCC for our Annual Jewish ECE Conference: Play!
On January 3rd, 2023, nearly 200 early childhood educators from The Efshar Network gathered at the Boulder JCC for our Annual Jewish ECE Conference: Play!
As we approach the end of another pandemic impacted school year, as always, there is value in reflecting back in order to celebrate accomplishments (big
The Efshar Project thanks Sheila Purdin, Abby Hoese and Dawn Spector who have been thought partners and leaders throughout the year to ensure that our gatherings are as meaningful
“Reflective supervision requires much of us. It requires that we look internally and externally, exploring our own feelings and motivations as well as those of
In the early childhood world, we used to think about leadership in terms of qualities such as the ability to develop and implement a vision
We have entered the month of Adar and the Talmud advises us, “Mishenichnas Adar, mar bin b’simcha!” – When the month of Adar arrives, we
Rabbi Hillel said, “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If
“From every human arises a light…” The Baal Shem Tov Part of the work of our Jewish early childhood initiative over the past 13+ years
We have spent the past year and a half physically distancing and strategizing the best protocols to keep our schools open. We have not only
Here we are at the beginning of another school year accompanied by the weight of the pandemic which is still fully impacting our lives and
The Efshar Project focuses on improving quality in Jewish ECE (Early Childhood Education). The Project serves 12 ECE centers throughout Denver and Boulder, Colorado.
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