Teenage Jewish Education for Military Families

Some readers are already familiar with JconnecT. For those that are not, it’s an online supplemental Hebrew school for ages 11-14 that uses technology to provide opportunities for both Jewish education and Jewish socialization. They offer two dynamic, live, weekly study sessions with an experienced teacher in Jerusalem via a web-based platform that provides full audio and video conferencing for guaranteed small groups. You can find our original […]

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ShalomLearning Supports Jewish Military Families

Military families often experience the difficulty of finding quality Jewish education for their kids when stationed far from a metropolitan area. ShalomLearning, an innovative, engaging online program, provides consistency and quality to military families at close to no charge. Thanks to generous donors and grants, enrollment for U.S. military families in ShalomLearning’s all-online Hebrew school is only $36 per student in grades 3 […]

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Chanukkah Letters to Troops

Chaplain Candidate (1LT) Andrew Scheer, a Chaplain Candidate in the US Army Reserve and a student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah sent in the great letters in the gallery below. Lieutenant Scheer’s teacher, Rabbi Dov Lerea, asked his 10th graders at SAR High School in Riverdale write letters to Jewish soldiers wishing them a Happy Hannukah and thanking them for their […]

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Holiday Coloring Pages For Kids

One of our readers who creates colorable products for children to help them through deployments made a special version for Channukah. She graciously offered JIG readers a FREE downloadable Channukah (and Thanksgiving) coloring pages for your kids (or adults who really like to color). You can click on either of the images below to download the files.

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Jewish Education for Military Kids

[Ed. Note: I’m a little late in posting this, but it’s still worth checking out. Especially since they have a special program just for military families.] A new online education services company, ShalomLearning, is launching an interactive “all-online” Hebrew school course for military families that are looking to bring Judaism into their homes. ShalomLearning, a pluralistic and values-based platform that […]

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Jewish Summer Camp Military Scholarships

NJY Camps is once again offering a special summer camp subsidy program for Jewish kids from military families. This is a pretty amazing opportunity to get in on a great Jewish camp for a fraction of the cost. The military rate is $150.00 per week or $500.00 for the session, including plane tickets (while the frequent flyer miles last). This […]

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