Professional Development

Educational Resources for Jewish Prayer/Tefilla

Tefilla Articles and Research Action Research Report on An Approach for Creating Meaningful Tefilla Experiences in Middle School by Eric Golombek Commitment vs. “Connecting”... Read more

Jewish Texts for Teaching about Social Action

Judaism posits that we have personal and communal responsibility to help others, especially during times of disaster and tragedy.   Visiting the Sick Acts... Read more

Mock Election for High Schools

Background The Israeli Knesset has 120 seats. Israelis do not vote for a specific candidate but for a party list. The system is one... Read more

Jewish Virtual Learning Networks

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Jewish Education Blogroll

Blogs by Jewish educators, Jewish schools & Jewish educational organizations The Israel Education Blogroll can be found here.   Aaron Tornberg Weblog: Music, Jewish Music,... Read more

Engaging Souls: Bringing Elementary Tefillah to Life

Engaging Souls: Bringing Elementary Tefillah to Life By: Eric Golombek Ask a teacher to teach the same short story to children every day for... Read more

Emunat Hakhamim: Faith in the Sages

EMUNAT HAKHAMIM Faith in the Sages By: Simha Friedman This article originally appeared in Tradition 27,4 1993. Appears here with permission. The subject of... Read more

Bibliography to Jewish Genealogy and Oral History Websites

A recent Lookjed discussion centered on what sources to use for family history projects. Below is an annotated list of websites on Jewish genealogy... Read more

Reconsidering Pedagogic Use of the Ramban Al Hatorah

Abstract: The article argues for three pedagogic uses of the Ramban al hatorah which the author believes are not currently being employed. The first... Read more

Inside-Outside: Biblical Leaders and their Non-Jewish Mentors

Judy Klitsner, winner of the National Jewish Book Award, looks at leadership in Bereshit and Shemot. Video courtesy of The Lookstein Center of Jewish... Read more