Professional Development Resources: Misc

A Test of Jewish Literacy

Preamble Several years ago the editors of Generation Magazine, an excellent but now-defunct journal produced by young Australian Jewish academics and writers, asked a... Read more

MediaStudies: From Yeshiva Dropouts to Mainstream

This article describes a rehabilitative program called the MultiMedia Project (MMP) for Yeshiva Drop-Outs with drug, alcohol, self-mutilation and other emotional problems. To read... Read more

The Middot and Jewish Values Crisis in Our Schools: What to Do

This article originally appeared in Ten Da’at, vol. 2, 2, 1987, pp. 8-10. Appears here with permission.   This is not the story of... Read more

Money and How to Get it: What Every Educator Needs to Know About Fundraising

This article originally appeared in the Lookstein e-community Mifgashim. I. Being a Learner “I can’t do it, I just can’t do it,” a colleague... Read more

Cheating Pays

Cheating Pays Joel B. Wolowelsky This article originally appeared in Ten Da’at, vol. 7, 1, 1993. Appears here with permission. Some time ago, an... Read more

The Broad Torah: Of Pictures on Walls and in Hearts

Originally published in Ten Da’at 8:1, 1995. Appears here with permission. The scene: A classroom full of eager young high school boys learning Torah.... Read more

Psychological and Religious Change of Orthodox Jewish Boys During a Post-High School Year of Study in an Israeli Yeshiva

The following article is a dissertation that explored processes of change in parental relationships, religious levels and mental health that occurred in American Orthodox... Read more