Jay Goldmintz suggests that the tefillah component of the school day should receive as much attention and preparation as any other class. I myself often feel that tefillah is the most exhausting part of my day… I desperately seek the goal…of creating a space where...

Moshe Drelich presents a summary of his doctoral research, which explored the long term impact of a seventh-grade tefillah program. The full dissertation is available at http://bit.ly/2l7ASGV. Connecting Whenever I encounter a young child in synagogue on Shabbos, in...

Hillel Broder introduced meditative tefillah into an Orthodox high school and documented student reaction. He shares with us both his practice and research. Introduction Although students at Orthodox schools typically spend about 10% of their academic day engaged in...

Simcha Chesner explores the needs of ADHD students in tefillah. The application of these ideas to a broader range of students, who seem attention-challenged during tefillah, is worthwhile investigating. Studies indicate that between 5 to 15 percent of children suffer...

  The authors propose a new model for generating educational goals appropriate for tefillah. Schools need to articulate goals for tefillah, whether it occurs in the classroom or in the synagogue. While this may seem selfevident, our shared experience indicates...

Joshua Ladon explores paths to meaning-making as a function of literacy, with a focus on tefillah. There is an odd phenomenon when it comes to the importance of tefillah in Jewish Education. Despite the dedicated position it has in many Jewish educational programs...