Rachel’s parents were just told by her synagogue that her Jewish school cannot accommodate her. “We don’t have teachers who have been trained to work with students like Rachel, and no special programming to teach students with disabilities,” they hear from the principal. Her iPad has transformed her ability to communicate and learn – howeverRead more
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Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks sent this message to Jewish Interactive for their fundraising dinner in London, March 2017. “Today there is a revolution of world changing significance – the instantaneous methods of communication could not be more relevant. There is a need to create these interactive materials to find a way of communicating Judaism inRead more
Jewish EdTech specialists, Jewish Interactive held its bi-annual fundraiser at the Millbank Tower on Monday night, 20 March 2017. Over 180 guests including dinner sponsors Sean and Lindy Melnick heard about the exponential growth of its cross-platform Jewish educational tools. Chief Rabbi Mirvis told how he believed that the work of Jewish Interactive was essentialRead more
Jewish Education Just Got Exciting See original blog post Teaching Judaism in non-Jewish schools just got exciting, with the launch of a collection of top-quality educational apps. Interact With Judaism is the culmination of a collaboration between RE:ONLINE – the one-stop shop for religious education resources for teachers – and Jewish Interactive; a non-profit charity whichRead more
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For the original article, click here. Outside it was a warm, sunny day. Inside there was a buzz in the air as 50 principals gathered last week at Apple’s NYC HQ to discover what’s in store for the future of Jewish education during a joint all-day leadership training event held with Jewish Interactive, Center for Innovation inRead more
Over the past three years, Jewish Interactive has established close ties with Apple who have praised the work of Jewish Interactive and who have taught us even more about the educational potential of iPads and other handheld devices. In May 2016, Jewish Interactive will be hosting training events at Apple HQ in New York whereRead more
Ji Tap – Create, Play and Inspire Jewish Interactive is thrilled to have collaborated with Tiny Tap to create Ji Tap – a platform for Jewish educators and students to create their own personalized learning apps. Ji Tap contains all the tools currently available in Tiny Tap, such as the ability to create interactive games,Read more
Jewish Interactive is going back to Uni! An inspiring day at Oxford University’s Department for Education. Jewish Interactive’s CEO Chana Kanzen was invited to present and take part in the first ever Technology in Schools Symposium hosted by Oxford University Learning and New Technologies Research Group and Culham St Gabriel’s Trust. While the academic fieldRead more
Earlier this year, Jewish Interactive was chosen to be one of the three winners of the 2015 Internet Entrepreneur Prize awarded by the Conference of European Rabbis. The prizes are given to digital and web-based ventures that have potential to change the world and improve lives, and Jewish Interactive was chosen for ‘making Jewish learningRead more
