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 acquaintance related to me an incident that disturbed him very much. His daughter, a fourth grade yeshiva student, had...
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. A glance at the walls reveals pictures of numerous Rashei Yeshiva of the past and present. In front of the class...
The following article is a dissertation that explored processes of change in parental relationships, religious levels and mental health that occurred in American Orthodox Jewish teens, whilst studying in Israeli yeshivas prior to beginning college. To read the...
This article originally appeared in Ten Daat vol. XII.(1999). Introduction In many schools, the teaching of Mishnah is relegated to the status of introduction to Talmud study. Although that importance cannot be discounted, it ignores the intrinsic value of...
Rabbi Grumet, Associate Editor of Ten Da'at, is Associate principal of the Torah Academy of Bergen County Ten Da'at, A Journal of Jewish Education, Vol. X:1, Adar 5757, Spring 1997 I am often haunted by two conversations dating back to my first year as a teacher. The...
This article appears in Traditions and Celebrations for the Bat Mitzvah edited by Ora Wiskind Elper.[1] Published by Urim Publications and MaTaN: The Sadie Rennert Women's Institute for Torah Studies, 2003. I. Talmudic Sources Jewish law generally frees women from...
Davka software Developers and distributors of Judaic software in Jewish history, Hebrew language, Jewish customs and traditions, and more. Hebrew For Me These online activities teach Hebrew vocabulary to beginners, including younger students. Activities include: a...
I. What is a Jewish ethical discussion? Ethical discussions are designed to challenge participants to clarify or their thoughts. The process of clarification often involves listen to different opinions, rethinking and reevaluating one's own preconceptions, or...
Published in the Times Educational Supplement November 2002 The Garden of Eden, the ultimate paradise as described in the Bible, is hardly the place that, on first glance, would seem to satisfy the demands of the Government’s Literacy strategy. But Eden,...
A new type of Jewish school is on the rise that is helping to erode a century-old consensus about the way American Jews educate their children. Peter Beinart explores this new phenomenon in The Atlantic. Click here.
