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Two Opposite Truths

by Joel Lurie Grishaver Recently I was back East. I did a workshop for some educators, and was surprised by...

The Torah Aura Double-Dare

by Joel Lurie Grishaver Torah Aura dares any Torah curriculum, new, renewed, or classic to match the wisdom and commitment...

The Torah Aura Teaching Robot

by Joel Lurie Grishaver Torah Aura has been experimenting with the latest models in teaching robots that we hope to...

Hadrakhah as a Subversive Activity

by Joel Lurie Grishaver This weekend I was back east keynoting a beginning of the year teacher’s conference. My reward...

There are Still Good Times Ahead: Welcome Limmud NY

by Joel Lurie Grishaver Over Martin Luther King Weekend 650 Jews gathers in a hotel in upstate New York to...

By Twos and Fours

by Joel Lurie Grishaver Last week I was a guest teacher in Gilroy, California. (Yes, the garlic capital.) In a...

Family Values the Jewish Way

by Joel Lurie Grishaver Since the election, “values” have been a big thing. We know that “values” in the context...

“Are We Arguing?”

by Joel Lurie Grishaver I have this adult Talmud class that has been going for more than fifteen years and...

Election Reflection

by Joel Lurie Grishaver It may surprise a few people that “Democracy” is not a Jewish value (but “freedom” is)....

Tough Subjects

by Joel Lurie Grishaver It is tough to be a Jewish teacher. It is tough to be a Jewish Parent....

As the New Year Begins

by Joel Lurie Grishaver Violence is up in Israel again. We have 1,000 dead Americans from Iraq. The presidential election...

Jewish Classroom Management

by Joel Lurie Grishaver The following e-mail came in: Many of us in small schools end up teaching our own...

Jewish Classroom Management: A Good Offense (part two)

by Joel Lurie Grishaver (To read Part One of this series, click here.) Last time we talk about “sever panim...

Jewish Classroom Management: A Good Offense (part one)

by Joel Lurie Grishaver To be a little crass, classroom management has both offense and defense. Defense is when we...

Rant of the Week

by Joel Lurie Grishaver I hate model programs. If you live anywhere in the world of Jewish life, model programs...