Professional Development Resources Tag: Identity

The Joy and Celebration of Learning

First Thoughts – The Illusion Neal Gabler (2002), the social critic, notes that for decades observers have been saying that Americans live in the... Read more

Standing Beneath the Mountain: Transmitting Torah to the Next Generation

Prologue: In every large group or organization, the individuals involved never quite actualize the professed ideals. Visitors to an urban courtroom, for example, are... Read more

Rosh Hodesh – The Women's Holiday

This article explores the role of women and the view of Rosh Chodesh as a women’s holiday. To read the article, click here. Read more

Observing Schools

A few months back an interesting and to my mind potentially important debate on the question of pluralism in schools opened up in these... Read more

Teaching About Israel

This article originally appeared in Tradition Volume 19 #3 Fall 1981 . Reprinted here with permission. Teaching about Israel today is not merely teaching... Read more

Teaching Moral Sensitivity — and Truth

This article discusses the importance of moral development and proper ethics. To read the article, click here. Read more

Practical Suggestions for Activities and Programs to Aid Students' Identification with Israel

Ideas by participants of the “Engaging the Disengagement” Online Discussion and Semadar Goldstein of The Lookstein Center 1. Classroom debates: a) A soldier’s dilemma... Read more