Stephanie Fink, MAJCS, RJE

Stephanie Fink, MAJCS, RJE (she/her) serves as Associate Director, Family Engagement at the URJ. She is a key member of the team behind RJ on the Go, managing experiences designed to help connect younger children and their grown-ups with the Reform movement and its camps and affiliates. Stephanie also writes and curates content of interest to parents at ReformJudaism.org.

Stephanie grew up in Cleveland, attended Indiana University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, earned her MA at Brandeis as a Wexner Graduate Fellow, and served as a congregational educator for ten years before joining the URJ. A proud alumna of NFTY-Northeast Lakes and former board member of the Association of Reform Jewish Educators, Stephanie and her family reside in Minneapolis, MN.

shabbat shamorning hosts Ellen and Zigzag

Engaging Families with Young Children

August Family Fun with the Artists Behind Shabbat ShaMorning

Stephanie Fink, MAJCS, RJE

July 28, 2021

Before the summer slips away, join award-winning children’s musician and composer Ellen Allard for Summer Family Jam, a 5-week series of joyful, interactive, and engaging 30-minute virtual family music classes for ages 0 - 6.

Dad and two smiling kids looking at an iPad together on the couch

Parenting

6 Videos to Teach Jewish Values to Kids During the Pandemic

Stephanie Fink, MAJCS, RJE

Even under the best of circumstances, the most tight-knit of families can feel stress being together 24/7 – and these are anything but the best of circumstances.

Family Activities

Teaching the Four Children of Passover with Video, Activities, and More

Stephanie Fink, MAJCS, RJE

Passover is a holiday already filled with questions: Why is this night different from all other nights? Why do we dip, eat bitter herbs and recline? Why does matzah taste like that? When do we eat?

Hanukkah

How to Help Young Children Embrace the Spirit of Hanukkah

Stephanie Fink, MAJCS, RJE

BimBam’s animated videos spark connections to Judaism with compelling and engaging digital storytelling for kids, parents, and educators. Check out these Hanukkah videos.

PJ Library

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark

Stephanie Fink, MAJCS, RJE

Celia Amster Bader thought girls should be educated and have opportunities to impact the world outside the home – so she took her daughter, Ruth, to the library.