Professional Development Resources: Life cycle

Responding to a Death in the School Family: A Handbook/Checklist for Educators in Jewish Community Junior and Senior High Schools

This article is a handbook/checklist for educators in Jewish Community Junior and Senior High Schools, in regards to responding to a death in the... Read more

A Memorial Prayer for β€œ9/11”

As a member of Hatzoloh, I responded to the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. Given the notable Jewish dimension... Read more

Memorial Prayer for 9/11 (Hebrew)

ΧΦ²Χ“Χ•ΦΉΧŸ Χ’Χ•ΦΉΧœΦΈΧ אֲש֢ר Χ›ΦΌΦΈΧœ Χ™Φ°Χ¦Φ΄Χ™Χ¨ נִבְרָא Χ‘ΦΌΦ΄Χ“Φ°ΧžΧ•ΦΌΧͺΧ•ΦΉ Χ•ΦΌΧ‘Φ°Χ¦Φ·ΧœΦ°ΧžΧ•ΦΉ. אָבִינוּ Χ©ΦΆΧ‘ΦΌΦ·Χ©ΦΌΧΦΈΧžΦ·Χ™ΦΌΦ΄Χ Χ”Φ·Χ€ΦΌΧ•ΦΉΧ¦ΦΆΧ” א֢Χͺ Χ’Φ²Χ‘ΦΈΧ“ΦΈΧ™Χ• ΧžΦ΅Χ—ΦΆΧ¨ΦΆΧ‘ Χ¨ΦΈΧ’ΦΈΧ”. א֡ל Χ Φ°Χ§ΦΈΧžΧ•ΦΉΧͺ Χ€ΦΌΦ°Χ§Χ•ΦΉΧ“-נָא בְּקִנְאָΧͺְךָ אֲנָשִים, נָשִים, Χ•ΦΈΧ˜Φ·Χ£ אֲש֢ר Χ Φ΄Χ‘Φ°Χ€ΦΌΧ•ΦΌ... Read more

Commitment vs. "Connecting"

Commitment vs. “Connection” By Rabbi Yehuda Amital zt”l   One of the cornerstones of Judaism is commitment. However, the very concept of commitment today... Read more

Bar/Bat-Mitzvah Study Units

1. CHANGE — (Physical, emotional, intellectual, social, etc.) A. Students are to bring in pictures of a parent at different stages of life, from... Read more

In The Bat Mitzvah Celebration: An Annotated Bibliography

When a female child reaches the age of twelve years and one day she is halakhically a Bat Mitzvah. A search of literature dealing... Read more

Bat Mitzvah: A Challenge for Religious Education

Bat Mitzvah: A Challenge for Religious Education Translated by Moshe Sokolow Copyright 1989, Ten Da’at. The religious upper school educational system in the State... Read more