Introduction: Parents who are concerned about their child’s proficiency in college-preparatory curricula but also serious about his or her religious development in young adulthood, are willing to spend thousands of dollars a year sending their children to...
Introduction: Professor Isadore Twersky, z"l, presented the "meta-goal" of Jewish education at a meeting of the Commission on Jewish Education in North America in 1990: "(Jewish) education, in its broadest sense, will enable young people to confront the secret...
Abstract: The article argues for three pedagogic uses of the Ramban al hatorah which the author believes are not currently being employed. The first use is viewing the Ramban al hatorah topically, as a sugya, both where Ramban brings in other sources himself and when...
Abstract: As my months of teaching Sefer Iyov came to a close, I began to reflect on how happy I was that I had followed through on my decision to teach Iyov. Although Iyov is not a part of most high school curricula, there are many reasons to include it in a high...
This article deals with the form that curriculum and instruction for spirituality may take. To read the article, click here.
Kavvana: Directing the Heart in Jewish Prayer was published by Jason Aronson in the summer of 5757 (1997), 604 pages. Jason Aronson is now an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. More information on the book can be found at my webpage. This page...
Presented at the Second Annual Colloquium of The Jerusalem Fellows, May 20-2, 1986 Published in Jewish Education 54, 4 (1986), pp. 15-26. In an ethnographic study of an Orthodox Jewish day school, Harold S. Himmelfarb writes, "Recent observers have commented…...
This is a g'niza/shamot ceremony I created for our school some time ago. Should you decide to go this route, feel free to use as is and/or edit it to suit your personal approach. A colleague to whom I forwarded it chose to add a reading relating to Kristalnacht and...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da’at 7, 1, 1993, pp. 20-21. Reprinted here with permission. There has been much discussion, controversy and speculation concerning appropriate education for special needs children within the public school system. Frequently,...
Do you fear that your students’ ethical sense disappears when they “log in?” The Internet offers infinite resources, but its use carries a responsibility as well. Are kids practicing respect for all people (k’vod habriyot) when they post on MySpace? Are they stealing...