On Teaching Halakhah This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at 1996, 9:1, pp. 55-62. Reprinted here with permission. A Prefatory Plea Although I have given the matter much thought and have some ideas for the resolution of the difficulties I see in the...
Addressing the Problem of "Disconnection": Creating a Learning Environment of Personal Relevance and Passion based on the Wisdom of the Kabbalah I) The Problem: For the past 15 years I have been teaching full-time. I have taught Jewish Studies to adults, ranging in...
From Ten Da’at, Volume VII, Number 1, Fall 1993. Appears here with permission. I Historically, until the mid-twentieth century, yeshiva education past the elementary level was considered a luxury, usually afforded to those who showed extraordinary intellectual...
Teaching the Flood Story:The Importance of Cultural Context Reprinted from Ten Da’at 9:1 Winter 1996 Most yeshivah students learn the pre-patriarchal biblical stories in the early years of elementary school, and for many, this remains their only systematic study of...
By: Rabbi Dr. Meyer Karlin Introduction Since the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, its Independence Day, or Yom HaAtzmaut has been celebrated in a variety of ways. The religious community, at least that major part of it which saw in the founding of the State a...
VeTen Tal U-Matar I The Jewish Calendar- General Observations A. Solar Vs. Lunar Both the solar and the lunar cycles figure prominently in the Jewish calendar. As Rambam stipulates (Kiddush haHodesh 1:1): חדשי השנה הם חדשי הלבנה שנאמר עולת חדש בחדשו ונאמר החדש...
Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai Saves the Torah Introduction The three-year Roman siege of Yerushalayim portended doom for Jewish nationalism. The inhabitants of the Holy City were divided; some were wearied from the hopelessness of the situation; others, although...
Megillat HaAtzmaut: Analysis and Comparative Analysis [A full English translation of Megillat HaAtzmaut follows this article. The numbers referred to in the article correspond with the numbered clauses of Megillat HaAtzmaut] INTRODUCTION The Megillat HaAtzmaut,...
By: Penina Besdin KrautOriginally appeared in Ten Da’at Vol. 1, No. 2, 1987 I am a teacher of Tanach, and midrash is part of my daily experience. Not that I teach midrash as a subject area, nor that I even quote midrash every time I walk into the classroom, but...
עיתון כל העיר, ירושלים "יום הבחירות" כ"ד טבת תש"ט, 25.1.49: בשעה 05.35, בבוקר השכם, קמתי אני ואשתי ואחי ר' שמעון ליב, וגיסי ר' נתנאל סלדובין ובני דב. אחרי ששתינו קפה הלבשנו בגדי שבת לכבוד יום הגדול והקדוש הזה. כי זה היום עשה ה' נגילה ונשמחה בו. כי אחרי שנות אלפיים שנה...
