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,...
Being a Web-Mensch: When Jewish Values and Technology Coincide and Collide
Do you fear that your students’ ethical sense disappears when they “log in?” The Internet offers infinite resources, but its use carries a responsibility as well. Are kids practicing respect for all people (k’vod habriyot) when they post on MySpace? Are they stealing...
Integrating Education in Jewish Day Schools: Toward a Jewish Great Books Program
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A Model for Regular Group Midrash Study
Rabbi Professor Lewis Glinert provides a model for group study of Midrash, using Simi Peters' "Learning to Read Midrash." To read the full lesson, click here.
Peshat and Derash: A New Intuitive and Analyitc Approach
This article explores contradictions and tensions between Peshat and Derash. To read the article, click here.
Art, The Museum and Jewish Education
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, Sivan 5748, pp. 26-27. Appears here with permission. Much thought has been given to how art and education can interact. The pivotal question which must be considered in any analysis of their linkage is: what happens when...
Motivation as the Linchpin in the Developmental Lesson
The first in a series of articles exploring the structural elements of the developmental lesson. This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at 1:11 1987 pp.4 . Reprinted here with permission. Rabbi David Eliach is the principal of the Yeshiva of Flatbush High...
Challenges to Women Administrators in Jewish Education
Challenges to Women Administrators in Jewish Education: A personal perspective Francine E. Hirschman This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, Sivan 5749, pp. 21-30. Appears here with premission. The following was presented at the November 1988 Conference of the...
Parashat Vayera: Avraham Pleads the Cause
This article discusses Parashat Vayera, with a focus on the relationship between God and Avraham. To read the article, click here.