Ed's Note: The following is an approach to the question of how to present Biblical figures to our students: As larger than life or as very human. Ten Da'at invites additional perspectives and approaches. The Ramban in his commentary on the Torah has repeatedly...
This article originally appeared in Jewish Education 54:4 (Winter 1986), p.27-38. Reprinted here with permission. This essay discusses the major findings of a study of how Jewish history is taught in modern Orthodox yeshivah high schools. [1] The researcher examined...
This resource presents Jewish sources for Islam, Christianity and Avodah Zarah. To access the resource, click here.
This article discusses the category of Hasidei Umot Haolam, with a focus on the achievements of Nelson Mandela. To read the article, click here.
Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, was a series of government-sanctioned attacks against the Jews of Germany and Austria on November 9-10, 1938. Ninety-six Jews were murdered and 25,000-30,000 were arrested and sent to concentration camps. The damage to...
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A collection of readings and prayers for Yom Hashoah, compiled by Cantor Allen Leider for Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VA. Click here.
A collection of readings and prayers for Yom Hashoah, compiled by Cantor Allen Leider for Temple Rodef Shalom, Falls Church, VA. Click here.
This article discusses two Sidrot that have sparked debate surrounding issues of symbolic purity and impurity. To read the article, click here.
This article examines the Torah's two portraits of Noach. To read, click here.