It was one of those rare teaching moments, and Rabbi Joshua Rosenfeld, director of Judaic studies at the Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy of Connecticut, recognized the opportunity and seized upon it.
#Stemiscool seemed to be the mantra of the day as the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education held its first robotics tournaments for middle and high school students on December 13. Twenty-six schools came together to participate in a fun-filled arena at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, where innovation and ingenuity were on full display as students tinkered, modified and tested their carefully constructed robots.
The Center for Community Education (CCE) at the Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy (BCHA) of Connecticut is sponsoring a scholar weekend with writer, author and Jewish educator Raizi Chechik this Shabbat, November 12, at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford.