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A Year of Study in an Israeli Yeshiva Program: Before and After
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Torah Study for Women
Reprinted from Ten Da’at Vol. III No. 3 pp.7-8 Taking into account the place of Torah study in the Jewish weltanschauung, the outstanding issue representing a substantial difference between men and women is constituted by the exemption ofwomen from Torah study....
Ivrit B'Ivrit: A Discussion in Ten Da'at
Table of Contents “Ivrit B’Ivrit” by Joel Wolowelsky “Response to Ivrit B'Ivrit” by Alan Stadtmauer “Response to IVRIT beIVRIT: Not In My School” by Moshe Bernstein “RESPONSE IVRIT B’IVRIT” by Eliyahu Safran “More on Ivrit B’Ivrit” by Sara Bellehsen “Response” by...
Codes of Jewish Law and Their Commentaries: Historical Notes
This work provides an overview of the most important efforts on codification of Jewish Law as well as the commentaries that as a result of the codification. This work makes note of the Rif, the Mishneh Torah, the Tur, and the Shulchan Aruch as well as many other...
Halakhah as a Ground for Creating a Shared Spiritual Language
This article originally appeared in Tradition 16:1, 1976. Zionism in the twentieth century has created a framework for Jewish political activism. It expresses the revolutionary thrust of the Jewish people to become politically autonomous and responsible. It reflects...
Camino Real and Modern Talmud Story
Camino Real and Modern Talmud Study [1] Shalom Carmy 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...
Does Teacher Training Affect Pupil Learning? Evidence from Matched Comparisons in Jerusalem Public Schools
Most research on the relationship between teacher characteristics and pupil achievement focuses on salaries, experience, and education. The effect of in-service training has received less attention. We estimate the effect of in-service teacher training on achievement...
Introducing Rabbi Breuer
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...
Programming Ideas for Yom Ha'azma'ut
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...
Judaism in Crisis
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...