I want to help. I am currently involved in hiring talent. I say talent because I’m not interested in hiring just anyone. Ideally, the...

Milkshakes taste good. Jewish education is good. But what job are we really doing for Jewish Teens? I read an article about marketing...

This news came to my Inbox today:”Today’s Campus is launching a new publication designed as a resource for the parents of the entering...

Mention “Current Events” to a group of teens and just watch what happens.  Their eyes seem to glaze over. As if talking about...

Image via Wikipedia Getting a bad grade, especially when you expected something else entirely, pretty much stinks. It’s hard enough being...

A friend of mine who works for a collectibles company sent me an e-mail last week with a curious query. The company is considering...

Last week I was figuring out a way to teach eighth graders the value of Shalom Bayit (Family Harmony–Peace in the Home).  With teens...

Image via Wikipedia Picture this: a class of freshly minted teenagers, not even a year after becoming b’nei mitzvah, who attend an...

Imagine that you’re on a boat in the middle of the ocean in a thunderous storm. Waves are coming fast and furiously.  Water is...

Image via Wikipedia The world-wide web (wow, I actually enjoy writing those words as it makes me focus on this mini miracle machine that...

Image via Wikipedia Did this headline grab you? You’re not unique. It’s what seems to work for newspapers and television. This is what I...

My blog posts rarely ever make the ideal 250 word count mark. I read somewhere that the perfect blog contains just that amount for...

I’m by nature an optimistic  person (I’m a Jewish educator, after all). But, there’s no doubt that when I consider the topics I’ve...

Freeflyer09. Use does not imply endorsement I read the article “Employees are faster and more creative when solving other people’s...

A report came out recently detailing the volunteer activities of Jewish young adults.  Some interesting facts emerge: The good news  is...

The world in mosaic tiles, courtesy of Genista. I recently visited a blog on manufacturing (not my usual topic for browsing) because it...

Finding your path This year, thousands of high schoolers will be entering college. Sometimes I think they have things way too figured...

Sometimes I can’t believe what our kids have to deal with yet they just seem to accept it. Probably none of  the following will be news...

That’s actually the opposite of the way I feel, but before I whine about how I’d like more parents involved in what their teens are doing...

I happened on a Google site that allows you to create a video of a Google search complete with options for music.  The site gave search...