named programs · 5 · from sources
What they call their work
Bright Beginnings Chumash Workbooks
Series of educational workbooks teaching Hebrew language skills through root-word recognition and structured worksheets for Chumash study
Bright Beginnings Gemara Workbooks
Curriculum materials designed to teach Talmud study skills to students beginning Gemara
Let's Stay Safe
Child safety education program including a published book and video series on abuse prevention
Parenting Workshops
Nationwide lectures, workshops, and teleconferences on parenting and child development
Shoreshland Game
Interactive game that reviews and reinforces Hebrew root-word recognition skills taught in the workbooks
activities · 4 groups
What they do
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Jewish Textual and Educational Publishing 4 activities
- Author parenting and family education materialsAuthored and published two books, Growing with the Parsha and Living and Parenting, and released over a dozen parenting CDs to support Jewish families.
- Create and publish Gemara educational materialsAuthored and published Gemara workbooks, including "Bright Beginnings Gemara Eilu Mutziyus Vol I" and a Gemara Brachos workbook, featuring preparatory sections, explanatory graphics, and multi-level review questions to support student understanding.
- Develop and distribute Chumash educational workbooksDeveloped and published Chumash workbooks over a sixteen-year period for classroom use when children are first introduced to Chumash, including a second edition with a new Hachana L’Chumash chapter that pre-teaches foundational Hebrew language concepts.
- Develop interactive educational tools for Hebrew language learningCreated the "Shoreshland" game to help children review thirty-five root words (shorashim) taught in the Chumash workbook through interactive play.
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Anti-Bullying Education and Prevention Programs 1 activity
- Conduct long-term development of child safety curriculumDeveloped a child safety educational resource over a two-year period as part of the Karasick Child Safety Initiative, leading to the publication of "Let’s Stay Safe!" and related materials.
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Published Narrative Projects 1 activity
- Produce and distribute child safety educational resourcesProduced and distributed the child safety book "Let’s Stay Safe!" with age-appropriate content on personal safety, stranger awareness, and home safety, selling over 20,000 copies in less than two years, and created a free 3-part video series "Child Safety On-The-Fly" for parents.
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Uncategorized 3 activities
- Advocate for and support Jewish children and familiesIdentifies challenges facing Jewish children and families, raises awareness, and creates preventive solutions.
- Conduct long-term development of Chumash curriculumDeveloped Chumash workbooks over a sixteen-year period to support classroom instruction for children beginning Chumash study.
- Offer bulk discounts on educational book purchasesOffers a 20% bulk discount on orders of more than 5 books to support wider distribution of educational materials.
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financials · form 990 · fy2020
revenue
Total revenue$189K
Contributions & grants$188K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$611
expenses
Total expenses$184K
Program expenses61%
Admin / overhead32%
Fundraising7%
Salaries & benefits$73K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$35K
Cash$35K
Investments$0
Liabilities$979
Net assets$34K
Liquid reserves2.3 mo
1 years on record · 2020–2020
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2020
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACOB HOROWITZ | DIRECTOR | 25 | $37K |
board members · 3
- BARUCH HOROWITZ — SECRETARY
- MARK KURZMANN — DIRECTOR
- MICHAEL STERN — DIRECTOR
relationships · 8
Who they work with
- ArtScroll Partner — Partnered with ArtScroll to publish the child safety book "Let’s Stay Safe!"
- Project Y.E.S. Partner — Collaborated with Project Y.E.S. in developing the child safety book "Let's Stay Safe" as part of the Karasick Child Safety Initiative.
- Project Y.E.S. Partner — Collaborated with Project Y.E.S. in the development of the child safety book as part of the Karasick Child Safety Initiative.
- Rabbi Aaron Spivak Partner — Author of the Gemara Brachos workbook published by The Bright Beginnings.
- Rabbi Yakov Horowitz Partner — Director and publisher of The Bright Beginnings and involved in the publication of the workbook.
- Rabbi Yakov Horowitz Partner — Director of The Bright Beginnings
- Yeshiva Darchei Noam of Monsey Partner — Developed the Bright Beginnings Chumash Workbooks over a sixteen-year period at Yeshiva Darchei Noam of Monsey.
- Yeshiva Darchei Noam of Monsey Partner — Developed the Bright Beginnings Chumash Workbooks over sixteen years within this yeshiva setting.
strategies · 3
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Child-Centered Safety Education with Empowering Pedagogymethodology: child-centered_safety_educationBy using age-appropriate language, rhyming text, illustrations, and visual storytelling, the organization builds children's understanding of personal safety because these methods increase engagement, comprehension, and empowerment in ways that abstract instruction cannot.
- Preventive Education through Early Identificationmethodology: preventive_educationBy identifying risks early and raising awareness, the organization enables preventive interventions that address challenges facing Jewish children and families before they escalate, because early action builds resilience and reduces long-term harm.
- Vertically Aligned, Skill-Based Hebrew and Text Learningmethodology: skill-based_learningBy structuring curriculum around vertical alignment and foundational skill mastery—such as root words and affixes—learners can efficiently progress without relearning basics, because this approach builds cumulative proficiency and enables independent engagement with complex texts.