Professional Development Resources Tag: Day Schools

A Day (School) Dream

This article originally appeared in Ten Da’at Vol. XIII (Winter 2000). The enormous time, energy, and resources spent continuously by the overall North American... Read more

Voluntary Turnover of Rebbes In Jewish Day Schools in Isolated Communities

Originally appeared in Ten Da’at  Volume XIII, Winter 2000 Background It has often been observed within the profession that there exists a relatively high... Read more

On the Teaching of Talmud: Toward a Methodological Basis for a Curriculum in Oral-Tradition Studies

From Religious Education 92:1 (1997), pp. 61-76. Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Study of Manuscripts, Printings and Commentaries Tannaitic Sources Amoraic Literature Amoraic and Post-Amoraic Material... Read more

A Research-Based Approach to Judaic Curriculum Development

Presented at the Israeli Association for Research in Jewish Education Bar Ilan University, December, 2000 This paper presents an innovative model of a research-based... Read more

Policies for Our Class – Design for Jewish Living

We will be spending three hours together each week.I want to use the time to teach, and you want to use the time to... Read more

Ten Ways to Build Community in Your Classroom

Reprinted here with permission. Every school has a mission. Sometimes that mission is fairly unique to the individual school. Often, though, that mission is... Read more

Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai Saves Torah

The three-year Roman siege of Yerushalayim portended doom for Jewish nationalism. The inhabitants of the Holy City were divided; some were wearied from the... Read more