by eklein | Aug 20, 2020 | All, News
2020 has been an intense year. We began with boiling tensions between the U.S. and Iran, moved on to devastating fires in Australia, and finally life has progressively shut down as COVID-19 has affected every corner of the globe. The back-to-back nature of all these...
by eklein | Aug 3, 2020 | All, News, Testimonials
2020 MJTI graduate Michael Eldred at MJTI’s virtual graduation with his wife, Jamie. This is part 2 of MJTI’s interview with 2020 MJS graduate Michael Eldred. For the first part of his interview, where we discuss his journey to MJTI and the challenges he...
by eklein | Jul 29, 2020 | All, Jewish Life, News
Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of Av (the Jewish month that usually coincides with July and/or August), is the major day of communal mourning in the Jewish calendar. This year, it starts on the 29th of July and ends at sundown of the 30th. A large number of disasters are...
by eklein | Jul 27, 2020 | All, News, Testimonials
Michael Eldred is a 2020 MJTI graduate of our Jewish Studies Program. Recently, we had the opportunity to meet virtually with him and discuss his time at MJTI, learning during a pandemic, and his plans for the future. MJTI: Thank you so much for meeting with me, and...
by eklein | Jun 24, 2020 | All, News
Graduation is a milestone that marks the completion of one season of a person’s life and points to the next. Like all life milestones, graduation should be celebrated as a culmination of years of hard work, academic vigor, and intellectual investment. Such...
by eklein | Apr 21, 2020 | All, Jewish Life, News
There are three notable events coming up on Israel’s secular calendar. First comes Yom HaShoah, April 21st, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day. On April 28th is Israel’s Memorial Day, Yom HaZikaron, for her fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism. Last is Yom...
