Posts Tagged: Jewish learning
New Study Advances Digital Future of Jewish Learning
JNS.org - A new report on the implications of advancing educational technology and digital engagement hopes to guide the Jewish community through the complex space of hi-tech learning. “Smart Money:...
Why People Must Learn From Other People
Anyone who uses an iPhone is familiar with the silvery voice of “Siri” -- an electronic personal assistant that (who?) responds to questions. You can ask Siri...
Bridging the Gap Year: Hevruta Program Forges Israeli-American Bonds
JNS.org - Eighteen-year-olds have a habit of forming close, family-like relationships with each other. It's rare, however, that Israeli and American teenagers living thousands...
Followership
There is a fascinating sequence of commands in the great "holiness code" with which our parsha begins, that sheds light on the nature not just...
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...
Lonely In Our Age of Communication
If you think a lot of people seem lonely these days, it's because they are. According to a recent study, one in three Americans over the age...
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...
Bringing Judaism’s Oral Law to the Deaf
JERUSALEM—If you are a religious deaf man in Israel, the traditional doors to Jewish learning have been in so many ways closed to you. But Yosef...
