Posts Tagged: Jewish education
Engineering Curriculum Infuses Jewish Schools With Technology
JNS.org - Picture a mad science lab with electrical wires, computer chords, ropes, and wheels and you have a pretty good picture of...
Ridiculous Jewish Weddings
It has been a pleasurable part of my life as a rabbi to attend weddings. I have attended hundreds of weddings of various sizes, styles,...
Authors Examine Education’s Impact on Jewish History (REVIEW)
JNS.org - Why has education been so important to the Jewish people? Author Maristella Botticini says a unique religious norm enacted within Judaism two millennia...
Israel, Jews and Nelson Mandela’s Legacy
I first became aware of Nelson Mandela in 1956. I was fourteen and a very disruptive teenager. My father was going on a fundraising tour...
Limmud UK: Why Charedi Jews Oppose Pluralistic Learning
The very first Limmud Conference was held at Carmel College in the UK during my time as principal. Alastair Falk, a teacher at Carmel, and...
Yeshiva University, Miley Cyrus, and the Legacy of Rabbi Yosef
Some random thoughts and observations on recent occurrences: Yeshiva University this week continued its shameful attitude towards sexual abuse and molestation. After covering up years...
Jewish Education Can Make Us the ‘Choosing People’
JNS.org - I'll never forget the words of my Hebrew school teacher: "While we may have once been the Chosen People, now we are the...
University of Haifa, Ruderman Family Foundation Launch ‘American Jewish Studies’ Program
JNS.org - Jay Ruderman has observed for years that when American Jewish leaders visit Israel or when Israeli leaders visit the...
From Academia to the Real World: Making Jewish Research Have an Impact
JNS.org - Effective Jewish education doesn't just happen. Strategic planning, smart use of resources, and proper implementation all play a role in educating today's Jewish...
The True Source of Religious-Secular Tension in Israel: The Arrogance of Ben-Gurion (and now Naftali Bennett)
As the latest round of coalition-building maneuvering plays out in Israel - with Bibi Netanyahu, Naftali Bennett (the new false-messiah of religious nationalists; the previous...
Germans Lurching Towards Anti-Semitism
In the aftermath of the Holocaust, successive German governments have meticulously upheld their obligations to the Jewish people. Study of the Holocaust is a mandatory...
Naftali Bennett Outlines His Policies in Keynote Dinner Speech (VIDEO)
Naftali Bennett, the leader of Israel's rising Jewish Home party, gave the keynote speech at Beit Orot Yeshiva's recent annual dinner in New York. Speaking...
Experiencing Jerusalem Through the Arts
Jerusalem--Jerusalem inspires creative energy—ever since David composed his Psalms here, the holy city has been known as a place of poets, artists, musicians and performers. Now, a...
Sharansky Urges Soviet Jewry Freedom Movement’s Inclusion in Jewish Education
BALTIMORE—Modern Jewish education, according to Natan Sharansky, ignores an event of historic proportions akin to the exodus from Egypt. While in dialogue on Monday with Elie...
