Shirah Weinberg Hecht is an applied research sociologist, working as internal evaluator with JF&CS in Boston and independent consultant in the Jewish community. Dr. Hecht has conducted program evaluation and research on a range of issues in the Jewish community...
Laya Salomon Ed.D is Assistant Professor at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, Yeshiva University. Her areas of focus are methods of teaching, curriculum, assessment, and differentiated instruction. Laya Solomon examines multiple uses...
Dr. Steve Bailey was co-founder of Shalhevet High School (Los Angeles) and a researcher, author and consultant in Jewish education, specializing in moral education and curriculum projects. He is a professional development workshop presenter and Co-Director of Quality...
Vardit Ringvald is Professor of Hebrew and Director of the Hebrew Language Program at Brandeis University. She is the founding director of the Brandeis University–Middlebury School of Hebrew and published Brandeis Modern Hebrew. Dr. Ringvald is an expert in the...
The young man was bright, creative, energetic and sincere. I had taught him for a number of years in high school and was visiting him in his post-high school year in Israel in a very prestigious Yeshiva in Israel. Faced with significant intellectual challenges he was...
Rabbi Peretz Wolf-Prusan is Senior Educator at Lehrhaus Judaica. Lisa Sloane is a mixed media artist. She is most interested in using imagery from nature and beyond to explore our internal landscapes and personal journeys. In this twinned article, a teacher and...
David Moss considers himself a “mitzvah beautifier.” He works in diverse media including calligraphy, illumination, papercuts, sculpture, wood, prints, artist books, architecture, pottery, drama, education programming and others. He created The Moss Haggadah, and...
Dr. Shimshon Hamerman is Head of School at Solomon Schechter Academy (Montreal). See the related article, "Sample Projects at Solomon Schechter Academy", here. Shimshon Hamerman articulates a theory of arts education which he implements practically in his school. The...
Dr. Shimshon Hamerman is Head of School at Solomon Schechter Academy (Montreal). See the related article, "Judaic Arts in the Judaic Studies Curriculum", here. Israeli stamps exhibition Objective: Teaching about people and cities in Israel. A novel way to teach Israel...
Robbie Gringras is the Artist-in-Residence for Makom, the innovation place for educating about Israel and the Jewish People. He creates content for Makom, runs their website www.makom.haaretz.com, and is an independent playwright and performer whose works have played...
