A learner-centered course on structuring prayer learning experiences for a variety of ages and diversity of learners helping them to make personal meaning and develop literacy and competency in Jewish liturgy. Professor Steven M. Brown is Dean of The William Davidson...
A Mock Beit Din: An interactive Assessment for Sugyot in Nezikin
I. Introduction Every educator is confronted with the question of how to effectively test students’ comprehension of material taught. While finding a way for students to demonstrate applied knowledge is preferable, we frequently lack a medium in our disciplines to...
Educating a People: An Haftarah Companion As a Way of Finding a Theology of Judaism
Gidon Rothstein's compilation of essays on the Haftarot, attempts to reconnect readers to the text and theological ideas of each Parasha's Haftara. To read the entire article, click here.
Teaching Spirituality in Day Schools and Yeshiva High Schools
This article deals with the form that curriculum and instruction for spirituality may take. To read the article, click here.
A Judaism That Does Not Hide: Teaching the Documentary Hypothesis in a Pluralistic Jewish High School
Susan E. Tanchel Ph.D., is Associate Head of School at Gann Academy in Waltham, Massachusetts. Published in Journal of Jewish Education, 74:29-52 (2008). Appears here with permission of the author. Introduction Delving into students hearts and minds is not only a...
Formulating a Curriculum Framework for Torah Study
Published in Ten Da’at XIX (January 2007). Appears here with permission. Introduction During the last ten years we have had the privilege to develop Jewish Studies curriculum for day schools throughout the Jewish world. This work has been done under the auspices of...
Tazriah-M'Tzorah: A Disease of the Soul
This article discusses two Sidrot that have sparked debate surrounding issues of symbolic purity and impurity. To read the article, click here.
Biblical Interactive Learning Centers
This paper is based on Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences and why it is important for the Tanakh classroom. Click here.
Parashat Ki Tetze: A Bird in the Hand
This article discusses the mitzvoth in Parashat Ki Tetze with a focus on the mitzvah of "sending away the mother-bird.” To read the article, click here.
Integrating Special Needs Children Into the Jewish Day School System
This article originally appeared in Ten Da’at 7, 1, 1993, pp. 20-21. Reprinted here with permission. There has been much discussion, controversy and speculation concerning appropriate education for special needs children within the public school system. Frequently,...