TAPBB result Commentary
Using Whole-School Lessons for Family Education
We got this note from Rachel Margolis, Director of Education at University Synagogue in Los Angeles: I was excited to...
Hebrew Schools Aren’t a Placebo
by Josh Barkin There are people who say that supplementary Jewish education — that enterprise that often goes by names...
Using Cell Phones for Teaching and Learning
Following is a piece written by an educator in the field about using technology in the Jewish classroom. For Joel...
Wrestling With Sandy Koufax
by Josh Barkin In my childhood home, baseball was a religion. Sandy Koufax was the chief deity. My dad is...
A Different Germany
by Josh Barkin Sitting in the Bundestag’s Paul Löbe Building, home to the parliamentary committees of the German government, the...
The Torah Aura Vision
by Jane Golub, Alan Rowe, and Joel Lurie Grishaver Torah Aura was founded with a basic vision. We knew what...
The Language of Inclusion
by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky and Paul Golin Most of us would be embarrassed to learn we’ve been using hurtful or...
Rays of Light: Jewish Life is Just One Big Celebration… NOT!
by Lali Ray Summer is the time for contemplation. There are no holidays to celebrate—well, there’s Tisha B’Av but you...
Joel Grishaver
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Rays of Light: Triggering the Mind to Think in New Ways
by Lali Ray Does anyone else’s mind work the way mine does? I can be working on a project and...
Rays of Light: The End of the Year—Whew! or Wow?
by Lali Ray All of the principals and teachers I’ve seen and talked with in the last month are in...