It is axiomatic, logical and obvious to all but the most die-hard secularists that a day-school education provides the best option for fostering Jewish continuity,
Editor’s Note: In Wallace Greene’s article “How to Safeguard Children Jewishly While They Are Away at College,” published May 7, 2015, several paragraphs appeared in
Third of a three-part series. So much of this discussion is based on non-halakhic but public policy attitudes. It also has to consider the role
The keynote speaker for the 72nd Annual Holocaust Commemoration of the Jewish Federation of North Jersey on Thurs., April 16, at Temple Beth Rishon is
Part II of III In most Modern Orthodox day schools, girls are permitted and/or encouraged to study Torah, yet at many schools, boys and girls
As often happens in communities with a right-of-center influx of families, a local day school decided on separate classes for boys and girls starting in
How do we measure student progress? How do we measure effective teaching? How do we calculate a student’s commitment to Jewish values? How do we
Hebrew is the irreplaceable language of Jewish life and expression. It is at the core of Jewish values. Its existence is coterminous with that of
To worried parents, they can look like pack mules on two legs—students who carry a load on their minds and a load on their backs.
We’ve all heard the old jokes about proud Jewish mothers bragging about “my son the doctor, my son the lawyer,” etc. We also know the
A Master’s degree in Jewish Education or a state teaching license includes a great deal of instruction in leadership, organizational management, and philosophy of education.
Today mothers have to go to work. Children are often shunted off to day care, pre-school and nurseries while still infants. There is tremendous pressure
