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...

"Adolescence" by Giacomo Manzu Image by Ko:(char *)hook Let’s play a game. Read the quote below and try to guess who said it. Ready? No...

You gotta read it to believe it. The following is an actual dialogue (with a name change) I had a few days ago with a student, now a...

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 weekly experience working with a class of 8th graders serves as a counterpoint to the doom and gloom I’ve read about lately in studies...

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

You would think it would be easy to market a product that has intrinsic long-term value, is priced well, offers tremendous flexibility,...

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...

Image via Wikipedia Some parents are guilty of treating Jewish education like a side dish, something that will never star as the main...

What are the obligations of a Jewish supplementary high school in raising the ethical level of its students? How do we hold our students...

Image by Alex E. Proimos via Flickr I met with several teens yesterday, and when I asked them to tell me about their Jewish identity,...

credit to uglydoggy.com We live in a visual world. I get it. I’m the first to admit that I love looking at logos and the idea that...

photo courtesy of ePublicist Almost every day I experience a huge disconnect between my reality and the world of foundations and...

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...

America’s into talent of all types, and we seem eager to watch, based on show ratings and tallies of millions calling in to vote for...

Making decisions about continuing Jewish Education  is often a challenge, though I’m not sure why. The comments below are ones I’ve heard...

credit: Mike D'Angelo How can we get our own students to love us the way their friends do? This past Purim, students were asked to bring...