Any academic journal owes the success of its publication to those individuals who invest their time in the editorial process that eventually results in high-quality articles that both interest and excite the reader.
At this point in the life of the Journal of Jewish Education, we are saying farewell to two individuals who have been associate editors of the Journal for many years. Where better to thank them than in the pages of the journal they have helped to create.
Bethamie Horowitz has served on the Journal of Jewish Education Board as an associate editor for seven years. During that time, she has managed the review process for many articles, published several of her own articles in the pages of the Journal—as well as many more elsewhere—and coedited the themed double issue on Israel Education in 2012. As Bethamie’s coeditor for that double issue, I was so impressed with the care and attention that Bethamie gave to each submission she received. Bethamie’s academic rigor and wisdom, coupled with her well-deserved reputation in her field, has enabled her to be a huge support to the Journal in her role as associate editor.
Joseph Reimer is coediting his final issue as associate editor of the Journal, a role he’s undertaken for eight years. Joe has published prolifically through many channels, and even though he’s managed the publication of submissions to the Journal on a very regular basis, he has also found the time and energy to write and publish articles in the Journal almost every year since 2006. It is eminently fitting that Joe leaves the Journal with this special issue of articles on Jewish camps and camping. Joe is the expert of his generation on informal education in general and Jewish camps in particular. The Journal of Jewish Education has been fortunate to have had his help and support.
So thank you to both Bethamie and Joe. The Jewish education world rests on the shoulders of giants. As you, the reader, explore this and past issues of the Journal, you will also be reassured that the future is full of promise. Bethamie and Joe’s legacy to the Journal of Jewish Education is a generation of up-and-coming researchers, academics, and practitioners who have learned from experienced researchers and who are forging paths of their own. The future is bright thanks to Bethamie, Joe, and those who have followed in their footsteps.