Everyone has an idea to solve the problem of rising day school/yeshiva tuition, but most of the ideas are unrealistic or unworkable. Yet they continue
People have their likes and dislikes. Sometimes what we dislike may be rational, based on a past experience or event. Oftentimes our dislikes may just
From time to time, I meet with a classmate who is also a Jewish educator, now retired. We started teaching in 1966. Whenever we get
(Note: Studies conducted by the Anti-Defamation League have documented and analyzed the widespread anti-Israel and anti-Zionism campus groups in detail. This article is based on
The recent announcement by Herzog Teachers’ College in Jerusalem and the Israeli Ministry of Education of a new Teaching Certificate for Diaspora Educators prompts another
Our children live in a bifurcated world. For the most part (except for the Israelis among us) we come from Ashkenazic backgrounds, yet our children
Jews are very opinionated on a wide range of topics. Conversations around the Shabbat table, at Kiddush or at a simcha reflect this propensity, often
The issue of cell phones has generated much discussion of late. Most of the arguments (including by this writer) have been opposed to cell phones
Years ago at a conference of Federation execs and Jewish communal workers, we played a version of Monopoly. Instead of real estate and utilities, we
The tradition of bikur cholim, Hebrew for “visiting the sick,” is an imperative to visit and support the needs of those who are ill or
Parents are always concerned about their children’s safety. This is especially true when children are at school away from parents’ watchful eye. There is a
The Holocaust is an unimaginable tragedy that must never be forgotten. The survivors among us are still carrying the feelings, memories, and pain in their
