Alison Weikel

Alison Weikel is the recipient of the 2021 ARJE Yad B’Yad award for innovative programming and the director of education at Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland, MA, a place where we love our learners and help them discover personal meaning and relevance in Judaism.

woman teaches children to read at a table

Education

Toddler to Teen Learning: Changing the Narrative with Vision, Connection, and Partnership

Stephanie Lerner

Alison Weikel

July 29, 2022

Summer is a time for expansive thinking and creativity. What do we imagine for our learning programs? How can we support teachers in their own learning journeys? What opportunities can we offer families and congregants?

Young girl wearing googles while watching a Zoom screen surrounded by materials for conducting a science experiment

Education

Creators, Thinkers, and Inventors: STEM in our Synagogue Learning Community

Alison Weikel

Jacob Paikoff

April 2, 2021

As the STEM educator and director of education, respectively, at Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland, MA, we’re sharing reflections on introducing STEM to Jewish learners in our building pre-COVID and in our online learning community.