Ramaz The Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein Upper School of Ramaz in the Morris and Ida Newman Educational Center Course of Instruction 1996-97 Table of Contents Course of Instruction in Judaic Studies I Department of Talmud II Department of TaNaKH III Department of Judaism...
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...
My paper dealt with an issue close to my heart: the traditional neglect of Bible study within yeshivot. I am always intrigued how the so-called People of the Book have no knowledge of that book. The paper studied three areas relevant to the discussion: the halachic...
This article discusses a program designed for a new, more sophisticated method of teaching Tanakh and midrash, so that the standard modern Orthodox Day School student will develop a full appreciation for midrashei Hazal. To read the article, click here.
When a female child reaches the age of twelve years and one day she is halakhically a Bat Mitzvah. A search of literature dealing with religious observance as relating to women indicates minimal sources available to those wishing to mark the occasion. For basic...
Bat Mitzvah: A Challenge for Religious Education Translated by Moshe Sokolow Copyright 1989, Ten Da’at. The religious upper school educational system in the State of Israel, comprised of Torah high schools, Ulpanot, technical and vocational schools, teachers’...
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN JUDAISM By: Alain Attar Today 's ecological awareness and debates on wider global issues are in many cases a result of the detrimental side of industrialization and its effect on the environment. What are Judaism 's views on...
Chazal's Criticism of Moshe Rabbenu Sicha Given By HaRav Aharon Lichtenstein zt"l Both sichot that appear here were delivered on Shabbat Parashat Vaera 5755 (1995) - the first on leil Shabbat, and the second at Seuda Shelishit. They were summarized after Shabbat by a...
An Interview with Menahem Kahana This interview originally appeared in Hebrew in Meimad, Vol. 17, August 1999. Translated by Rachel Schloss. Menahem Kahana, Professor of Talmud at Hebrew University, explains the difficulties inherent in learning Gemara:...
