NewCAJE’s mission is to connect, inspire and affirm all Jewish educators to build a stronger Jewish community. We raise up Jewish educators through transformational experiences, professional development and Jewish learning in a joyful and intentional community. We advocate on behalf of each other and our profession so that Jewish educators can do their best work every day.
NewCAJE is an environment in which all individuals or groups involved in the transmission of Jewish education and culture are welcomed, respected, supported and valued. All Jewish educators are encouraged to join us regardless of skin color, cultural and/or national background, gender identity, abilities and/or challenges.
The original CAJE was founded in 1976 and over the next 32 years change the landscape of Jewish education in the US and beyond.
It brought together more than 30,000 people to share ideas, learn from each other, and grow as educators. Every one of them went home and taught what they’d learned. In 32 years, conservatively speaking, over 600,000 children and adults were enriched because their teacher had been to CAJE.
CAJE strengthened us and made us proud to be doing the holy work of linking one generation to the next. It brought together amazing individuals who dedicated their lives to the Jewish people. It provided a path for innovation and best practices to spread from coast to coast. It inspired us, broadened our perspective and lifted our spirits. We in turn did the same for our students.
A generation of seasoned educators is interacting with a new generation of Jewish educators to formulate a vision for an organization that will move into the future with this and every new generation of educators. Some of the principles of the NewCAJE seem timeless:
As NewCAJE moves into the future, it will continue to articulate timely new principles that will guide its vision, but one thing is clear: Jewish educators have a common love–our people, our heritage and our tradition of learning. And we all have a common dream–that we can somehow affect those most important to us–our students, their parents and the communities that we serve.
NewCAJE will not be the same as CAJE. It is a NEW century and there are NEW demands on Jewish educators. There are NEW technologies and NEW approaches and NEW students and a NEW generation of educators. We will explore all of these alternatives with an open heart. The seasoned educators will both mentor and partner with talented emerging educators. NewCAJE is a NEW beginning for Jewish education. NewCAJE will ask NEW questions and find NEW solutions. That is what the New in NewCAJE stands for.
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