2020: Leaving Your Comfort Zone… or Being Thrown Out?
by Faustine Goldberg-Sigal, translated from the original French - “Getting out of your comfort zone,” we’ve talked about it for years, we’ve thought about it, we’ve dreamed of it as [...]
The Paradox of the Ark
Written by Faustine Goldberg-Sigal, translated from the original French article - Here we go again! We’re starting the second lockdown - but I don't know how long we'll keep the [...]
An Entire Museum, From Our Sofas!
The end of the tunnel for our confinement seems to have appeared, but we are not there yet; patience is still required of us. As educators, this is the opportunity [...]
Refocusing in the Midst of a Pandemic: Why Do We Do Jewish Education?
By Faustine Goldberg-Sigal - Why do we do Jewish education? Why do we need to give Jewish education, as educators or as parents? And why do we need to receive [...]
#BlackLivesMatter: Learning to Pray with Your Legs
by Faustine Goldberg-Sigal, translated from the original French. On Tuesday afternoon, during a team meeting (on Zoom), the team I work with had a discussion on the protests currently taking [...]
Zoombombing: Developing Resilience Against Virtual Attacks
by Claire Dahan - On Monday evening, during the observation of Yom Hashoah, a major incident occurred in our community. As you know, this day is an important time for [...]
Alone For The Seder: Tips, Step-by-Step
By Josh Weiner - this is the second article of a series. The first one, with reflections and encouragements, can be found here. How different is this night from [...]
Alone For The Seder : Thoughts, Tips and Encouragement
By Josh Weiner - this is the first article of a series. The second one, with concrete tips, can be found here. One who is alone should ask themselves: "Why [...]
Gabriel Abensour: Studying and Teaching
Illustration by Rachel Lwk for Ta Shma (c) Gabriel Abensour, together with Rabbi Bitya Rozen-Goldberg, is the creator of the independent Beit Hamidrash Ta Shma in Jerusalem. We asked about [...]
Interfaith Couples and Jewish Education: Valuing Grandparents
Written and translated from French by Faustine Goldberg-Sigal One of my best friends, whose mother wasn’t Jewish when she was born recently told me “What made me the Jew [...]
The Future Of Our Textual Heritage: A Conversation With Daniel Septimus, CEO Of Sefaria
Faustine Goldberg-Sigal: How & why was Sefaria born? Daniel Septimus: Sefaria was founded in 2013 by best-selling author Joshua Foer and former Google product manager Brett Lockspeiser in response to [...]
Ms., Do We Get A Grade On This? – Reevaluating Evaluation in Jewish Education
By Faustine Goldberg-Sigal The first time they asked, I just eluded it “Of course not! Come on, let’s get to work!” I didn’t pay too much attention to it - [...]