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…"People didn't encourage their chil- dren to become Jewish educators, they didn't talk positively about the field," said Flexner. "This has changed in the past five to 10 years, and we're getting wonderful people in, but it takes a few decades of experience for them to move into positions of leadership." However, Flexner warned that Jewish education jobs are high-burnout posi- tions, and said the community needs to focus not only on recruiting...…

















































