TAPBB result Gris Notes
The State of the Obvious
Joel Grishaver Hebrew School is supposed to teach Hebrew. For a short period after the 6-Day war and in sporadic...
Transliteration and Translation
Joel Lurie Grishaver More than 160 years ago my father was Bar Mitzvah at Temple Ohabai Shalom in Boston. It...
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...
The Future’s so Bright…
Joel Lurie Grishaver This is a look at the future of the Synagogue School based on its contemporary present, rather...
When First Base is as Good as a Home Run
Joel Lurie Grishaver It all started with the word “engagement.” As soon as it was on the table—we began adopting...
The History of American Hebrew Teaching—How We Got Here
Joel Lurie Grishaver Shandeh School and Talmud Torah From the mid-twenties forward, there were three kinds of Jewish education for...
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...
F.A.Q.s or Did You Read Relational Judaism?
Joel Lurie Grishaver 1. “Why didn’t they come?” There were forty families in the family class. At the most recent...
More Effective “Personalization.”
Joel Lurie Grishaver I get this e-mail from Ira Wise that is titled: “Your Next Topic” with just a web address...
The Last Pew
Joel Lurie Grishaver MY FATHER (z”l) once designed what he considered to be the ultimate North American synagogue. It had...
Hebrew School: On the Frontlines
Joel Lurie Grishaver This piece was motivated by a new essay, “Yes, Something Can Be Done, A ‘Purple’ Solution to...
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...