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....
October 21, 2002 Loyola University,Chicago ELPS 499 Independent Study – Research Paper Rabbi Dr. Harvey Well Reprinted here with permission. STATEMENT OF PROBLEM A critical question that faces educators today is how to set up an effective program for reading in their...
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.
Addressing the Problem of "Disconnection": Creating a Learning Environment of Personal Relevance and Passion based on the Wisdom of the Kabbalah I) The Problem: For the past 15 years I have been teaching full-time. I have taught Jewish Studies to adults, ranging in...
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...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 2, 2, 1987, pp. 30-31. Appears here with permission. The following is adapted from a talk given at a TEN conference held on Long Island in November, 1987. The prophet Mikhah addressed the goals of day school...