Professional Development Resources: Life cycle

Memorial Prayer for 9/11 (Hebrew)

אֲדוֹן עוֹלָם אֲשֶר כָּל יְצִיר נִבְרָא בִּדְמוּתוֹ וּבְצַלְמוֹ. אָבִינוּ שֶבַּשָּׁמַיִּם הַפּוֹצֶה אֶת עֲבָדָיו מֵחֶרֶב רָעָה. אֵל נְקָמוֹת פְּקוֹד-נָא בְּקִנְאָתְךָ אֲנָשִים, נָשִים, וָטַף אֲשֶר נִסְפּוּ... 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