What impact, if any, do informal activities/conversations between Seminary teachers and students have on the religious observance and/or identification of their graduates, and are some activities more impactful than others? Read this Case Study.
The streets of Jerusalem have names that are not found in every city in the world. There are neighborhoods where the medieval commentators like the Ramban and Maimonides, the Rashba and the Radak, intersect on a daily basis. Only a block or two away, one can meet...
Mock Election Outline Lesson Plan on Israel's Electoral System - one lesson from the Lookstein Center's Israel Curriculum List of Political Parties Participating in the 2015 Elelctions Other Election Activities Knesset Election Results (History) Election Results 2015...
Activities for Israel Elections 2015 - This page presents educational resources on the upcoming Israeli elections. Resources include programming ideas, articles, and links. Jerusalem - Israel's Capital - A sample booklet for Yom yerushalayim from the Lookstein...
The following are some quick ideas and thoughts to aid in the teaching of the Knesset and Israeli political life in light of the upcoming Knesset elections. Prerequisite: Prior to beginning, it is important that the students learn about each individual party. Most of...
Dr. Moshe Sokolow explores the question of whether benei yeshiva should be exempt from military service. Click here to read the article.
This article discusses the category of Hasidei Umot Haolam, with a focus on the achievements of Nelson Mandela. To read the article, click here.
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Israel Online is an annotated collection of educational resources about Israel divided into categories. These categories were chosen because of their practical value for Jewish educators. If you think that there is a category or link missing, please click here. Israel...
Background The Israeli Knesset has 120 seats. Israelis do not vote for a specific candidate but for a party list. The system is one of proportional representation, whereby the number of seats each list is granted is in proportion to the number of votes it receives in...