What clock do these teens use? I’ll paint the picture. Last night I chatted with a group of three 9th grade teenage boys, hanging out in...

Are we reaching high enough? I doubt that anyone would say that mentoring teens during the coming-of-age years is not a good thing. It’s...

When did things get so serious for middle-schoolers? A new Gallup poll studied factors related to student engagement, optimism, and...

It used to be Culture vs Content. Now is it Building vs Substance? I call this the IMBY* Phenomenon: In My Back Yard. It’s the reason...

Are we just being stupid or stubborn? There are some obvious signs that parents might not be as smart as we’d like them to be. Do you...

The more things change, the more …..well, you can fill in the blank here. This is on my mind as we approach the summer and thousands of...

The title of this post offers you some tips, however first, I’d like to ask you for some advice…..to a student named Rachel. Here are...

northwestjewishartists.org I don’t remember experiencing the juxtaposition that occurred today: there were so many strong emotions...

Is it the consummate Jewish nebbish, portrayed here by Woody Allen? The words “You’re soooo0 Jewish”, said in that tone of voice, from...

I just came back from visiting a synagogue with an enviable number of teens in their Confirmation Program. What number, you ask, counts...

Secretly, I hope they’ll do something about what I’m telling them, but that hasn’t happened yet.  So, here I am, blogging to you. At...

I’m so lucky.  We Jewish educators trudge uphill a lot of the time, just to keep pace. Yet, every week I get inspired from the Jewish...

Jewish communal organizations have been in consumer mode for some time.  As individuals progressively decrease their involvement in...

Image via Wikipedia With a nod to the TV show, I recently encountered a unique version of the restless young; amazing and energetic young...

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...

We need to define Judaism more broadly. The Jewish teens I work with in a Jewish community high school are looking for more ways to...

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...

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 I kid you not.  The headline is exactly what the large billboard sign posted on the edge of the synagogue’s property...

It’s fascinating to think that these manufacturing terms, originally dealing with inventory, have been recrafted for the digital...