Child Abuse: A School Meets a Crisis By William S. Altshul Originally appeared in Ten Da'at vol. 2,3 1988, pp. 13-14. Appears here with permission. It has been over a year since our community was rocked with the news that our upper school General Studies principal, a...
Approaching Kashrut from a Pluralistic Perspective. Click here.
This article describes an empirical research that was conducted among a random sample of yeshiva/seminary students, in order to determine the basic knowledge level of the students regarding issues of conflict and their attitudes regarding pro-Israel activism. To...
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 number of Jewish educators to prepare a “mock” examination for Year 12 students completing their...
The following four articles have been "Reprinted with permission of the AVI CHAI Bookshelf www.avichai.birthrightisrael.com, where birthright Israel alumni can order free books and periodicals. Site produced by Jewish Family & Life." Israel's Birthday Merits...
From Religious Education 92,1 (1997), pp. 55-60. Abstract Teacher-training programs for Jewish educators in the United States have de-emphasized the Hebrew language as an essential element in their curricula. Research in the field of sociolinguistics points to...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at 5, 1, 1990, pp. 37- 38. Reprinted here with permission. Children play in their work.1 In planning learning experiences, early childhood educators have long been guided by this fundamental principle of child development....
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 the article, click here.
Click here to see related source: https://files.lookstein.org/resource/miriam.pdf The Matan Bat Mitzvah program consists of ten two-hour sessions during which mothers and daughters study related Jewish sources in chevruta (as study partners), in preparation for the...
A few words to educators about the tzedakah commission and this newspaper/annual report. 1. For the members of the commission this project presents many educational opportunities: a. They learn Hilchot Tzedakah either through the Shulchan Aruch itself or through good...
