The Sirens Heard All Over the World
by Aryeh Eisenberg - Imagine you are a high school student going about your daily routine. Suddenly, with no warning, sirens start ringing and everyone starts scrambling to find the [...]
A 2nd Mistake We Make Teaching the Holocaust
by Deborah Fripp - Role play is a traditional learning tool, but in Holocaust education, it only leads to tears and to a lack of learning. When I went to [...]
3 Mistakes We Make Teaching the Holocaust
by Deborah Fripp - When we teach the Holocaust, we want our students to ask questions like “How could this happen?” and “What can we do to prevent this from [...]
ISRAEL’S LARGEST SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL AND REHABILITATIVE CENTER DEDICATEd
ALEH RESIDENTS WITH SEVERE COMPLEX DISABILITIES, RABBI LORD JONATHAN SACKS JOIN EXTENDED NOÉ FAMILY FOR SEFER TORAH INAUGUARTION AND DEDICATION OF ALEH’S ‘BET CHAYIL’ CENTER, A GAME CHANGER FOR DISABILITY [...]
The iCenter’s SpaceIL Escape Room Offers Unique Israel Education Experience
Groups Across North America Solve Challenges to Complete the Mission Chicago, IL -- How quickly can you solve different challenges to find the launch code and send SpaceIL's lunar spacecraft [...]
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 - [...]
Character Day 2019 Launches A Global Technology Shabbat Movement
Global phenomenon that engages millions turns the focus to the power of unplugging weekly San Francisco, CA -- Character Day, the global phenomenon that brings together millions of individuals and groups in schools, congregations, [...]
LETTERS FROM CAMP: STRONGER TOGETHER
URJ Crane Lake Camp Before campers emerge joyously from buses to summer camps across North America, thousands of staff members have undergone intensive training and preparation designed to ensure that [...]
Bringing Students Inside of Jewish Ritual—So They Can Own It
by Sue Bojdak - Blessed are you, Adonai our God, Ruler of the universe, who separates: --Challah and siddurs from toilet plungers and the internet --Sunlight and candlelight from dark [...]
What We Really See
by Tzuri Hason - This article was initially published in Hebrew on Jeducation World. There is a famous parable that "those who return" like to tell in order to give [...]
SUMMER CAMP MEMORIES – PART ONE
by Mark Mietkiewicz - Earlier this year, I took a look at how to choose the perfect summer camp for your children. Well, by now, the choice is made, you’re ironing [...]
How We Learn
by David Gutbezahl - As educators, it should come as no surprise that, with the many different personalities that fill your classroom, each one comes with his or her own [...]