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Jewish RIC-CU-LUM OF THE FUTURE

Joel Lurie Grishaver If we are going to look at the future of Jewish Education, at some point we are...

Free Range Synagogues

Joel Lurie Grishaver The New York Times published an article by Michael Paulson last week, The ‘Pay What You Want’...

I Wanna Start a Fad

Joel Lurie Grishaver There are a lot of places to look for what is hot in Jewish Education. You can...

How Do You Get Them to Show Up?

Joel Lurie Grishaver For the past few years, every time I do a workshop that contains some element of family...

The 60 Cycle Hum of the Human Soul

Joel Lurie Grishaver Because I understand loneliness, I believe in the existence of the human soul. I believe that we...

Jewish Education—Zero Defects

Joel Lurie Grishaver To create the kinds of school-family partnerships that raise student achievement, improve local communities, and increase public...

Fear of Family

Joel Lurie Grishaver The State of Family Education I do a lot of work with Jewish teachers and educators (read...

Not All Hebrew Schools Suck, Part II

Joel Lurie Grishaver Attached to a link that read Should We Send Our Kids to Hebrew School?the website Kveller leads...

Not All Hebrew Schools Suck

Joel Lurie Grishaver I took a trip back east to work with teachers. I was reminded that the greater Jewish...

The British Lesson

Joel Lurie Grishaver I was in England for Limmud UK. I learned and taught there. Over and over again people...

I’ll Take “Executive Function”

by Joel Lurie Grishaver Imagine that “Hebrew School” could promise parents that their child’s life would be happier. That they...

The Day Facebook Took Over Jewish Education

David Bryfman Facebook is possibly the most significant advancement in Jewish education in several decades. In 2011 one needs Facebook...

Success in Jewish Education Scares Me

Joel Lurie Grishaver A story about Cuisenaire rods. Cuisenaire rods were a great innovation the teaching of mathematics. These rods...

Learning, Doing, Being

Jewish Education and the Frontal Cortex Part II Joel Lurie Grishaver After I published by blog entry on Jewish Education...

When Jewish Play is More Than Just Fun

David Bryfman Zechariah the prophet writes about peace and prosperity coming to Zion. Thus says the Lord: Old men and...