THE RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PESHAT* By: Uriel Simon Translated by: Edward L. Greenstein This article originally appeared in Tradition, vol. 23, 2, 1988, pp. 37-38. Appears here with permission. I Like poetry and prose, peshat and derash are not opposites that...
This article originally appeared in Studies in Jewish Education 8 (2002), pp. 53-71. Appears here with permission. In an earlier study, I presented an approach to the teaching of Oral Tradition (OT) literature which varies from existing educational practice in two...
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 2, 1, 1987, pp. 10-11. Appears here with permission. We have been charged with the mission of being a “light unto the nations” and, indeed we have held ourselves to a high standard. Jews have always been singled out...
This article originally appeared in Tradition, 19,4, Winter 1981. Reprinted here with permission. Israel hardly seems to be the location from which to launch a critique of the Jewish day school in America. Yet, Israel provides a unique perspective on the subject....
Click here to see related source: https://files.lookstein.org/resource/hagada1.pdf Several years ago, at a Shabbat retreat in Jerusalem of the Bar-Ilan Talmud Department, I presented an addition to the haggada which we had been using in my family for several years....
EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS OF YESHIVA STUDENTS By: Larry R. Berkower This article originally appeared in Tradition Volume 14#4, 1974. Reprinted here with permission. INTRODUCTION Any discussion of the subject of emotional problems of Yeshiva students, however constructive and...
This article originally appeared in Tradition Volume 19 #4, 1981. Reprinted here with permission. If being Mayor of New York is the second toughest job in America, teaching Talmud runs a close third. Besides having to present subtle and complex material to students...
The Seder provides a model for intergenerational storytelling. In this selection from "The Family Participation Haggadah: A Different Night", Noam Zion shares artistic interpretations of the Four Children described by the midrash. The matching teacher's guide explores...
The haftarah for Shabbat Hagadol (the Sabbath before Passover) is Malachi 3:4-24, the last words in the Prophets. The very last verses read, “(22) Remember the Torah of Moshe (Moses), My servant, which I commanded him at Horeb upon all Israel, laws and statutes. (23)...
What does a teacher do after reaching the radical conclusion that one can't just walk into class, read pasuk after pasuk, perush after perush, and consider one's job well done?! This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 2, 2, 1987, pp. 13-15. Appears...
