From Modern Scholarship in the Study of Torah: Contributions and Limitations, ed. Shalom Carmy, Orthodox Forum Series, New York, 1991. The Orthodox Forum Series is a Project of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, An Affiliate of Yeshiva University. The...
Prepared by David Tesler for The AVI CHAI Foundation Table of Contents I. Text Study II. Experiential Programs III. Israel Today IV. Small Group Activities V. Yom “Yom Ha’atzma’ut” I. Text Study Goal: To utilize texts to learn about Israel in an interactive classroom...
Part I – The Problem Part II - Learning from the World of Learning Part III – An Educational Manifesto Part I – The Problem Traditional Judaism1 was long based on authoritarian structures. Jewish authoritarian structures paralleled structures of the general...
Before and after her death in 1997 at age 92, many tributes were paid to Nechama Leibowitz. Perhaps the highest praise came from Prof. Saul Lieberman who, in a letter to Nechama, wrote, “There is no one in our generation, no man or woman, who has contributed so much...
It seems to be common knowledge that the challenges of modernity for Judaism arise from two factors of contemporary life: ease of communication, and the fact that we have wide availability of information about lives quite different from our own and the fact that we...
Back in the early 50’s, my friend’s older sister, Malka, worked as secretary in one of the Bais Yaakov elementary schools. The children were, for the most part, the daughters of survivors; many had been born in DP camps. Their homes were far from wealthy, and the...
Talmud has been studied by students for centuries. Yet the last century has seen rapid change in Jewish community and life. These changes have impacted on students and teachers, and are cause for examining the method teachers use to teach Talmud to today’s students....
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This article originally appeared in Ten Da’at. Republished with permission of the author. The following was presented at a meeting of the Educational Liaison Committee of the Ramaz School, New York City. The purpose of this presentation is to articulate,...
Reprinted from Le’ela, June 2001, no. 51 (Dr. Wolowelsky is Associate Editor of the MeOtzar HoRav Series: Selected Writings of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, and Dean of the Faculty at the Yeshivah of Flatbush. He is a member of the Professional Advisory Committee of...
