Cecelie Wizenfeld has been actively involved in the Jewish school system as a teacher and administrator for over thirty years. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Education from Pepperdine University in Los Angeles. This "action research project" was initiated as...
Galya Greenberg is a graduate of Brandeis University and The Jewish Theological Seminary with more than twenty years of Jewish day school experience. She participated in the 2003 and 2006 cohorts of the Lookstein Principals' Seminar. The desire to help students...
Levi Cooper is a Rabbi in Tzur Hadassah and on the faculty of Pardes. He is contributing editor to Jewish Educational Leadership. Ethical Wills How can we transmit a lasting message to future generations? Some people seek a legacy in the form of an edifice that will...
Rabbi Elliot Dorff, Ph.D., is Rector and Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles. He has published books on Jewish medical ethics, social ethics, and personal ethics as well as a book on the concept and practice of Tikkun...
Dr. Steve Bailey was co-founder of Shalhevet High School, Los Angeles, CA and a researcher, author and consultant in Jewish education, specializing in moral education. He is a professional development workshop presenter and Director of Quality Education by Design...
Meni Koslowsky is Professor of Psychology at Bar-Ilan University, focusing on organizational behavior, the stress-strain relationship, and interpersonal relations. Meni has written more than 100 articles, authored and edited five books, and has presented at nearly 100...
Gabriel H. Cohen is part of the adjunct faculty in Bible at Bar-Ilan University. For decades he headed Machon Gold in Jerusalem and is deeply involved in Jewish teacher training throughout the world. Dr. Cohen is the author of numerous articles and books, and is...
In the first school I taught there was a sign in the library: Education is expensive, but Ignorance costs even more. The cost of a Jewish education has far outpaced inflation. Statistics are easy to manipulate (the textbook for my statistics course was titled, “How to...
Which of the following financial strategies should be the primary focus in your school? Cost-cutting and shared-purchasing that could save 3-5% off of expenses Board effectiveness training, which could enhance a school’s educational output and efficiency by 8-10% (but...
Nathan J. Diament is the Washington DC-based director of public policy for the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America, and is an adjunct professor at American University where he teaches “Religion and American Public Policy & Politics.” A graduate of...
