1.0Virtual Talmudhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmudRabbi Susan Grossmanhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/author/sgrossmanThe Problem with Jewish Education - Virtual Talmudrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gGp6Y0mRyu"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2006/05/problem-with-jewish-education.html">The Problem with Jewish Education</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2006/05/problem-with-jewish-education.html/embed#?secret=gGp6Y0mRyu" width="600" height="338" title="“The Problem with Jewish Education” — Virtual Talmud" data-secret="gGp6Y0mRyu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Thirty years ago (way before the 2000 National Population Survey shocked everyone with its intermarriage figures rising above 50 percent), a group of forward-thinking Jewish educators charged the Jewish community with devoting significantly more resources to Jewish education and improving its quality. They founded the Coalition for Alternatives in Jewish Education (CAJE) hoping that creative…