Yosef, a quirky and socially awkward young boy enters the restroom at school. A group of boys who are a little older follow. The older
From time to time, I will part from my usual format of answering questions to share with you thoughts regarding marriage and its challenges. A
Our schools are great. I really believe that. And because of that, I’m confident that the leaders and teachers in our schools can put their
Imagine the scene at the funeral of Avraham. Everyone is there. The room is full. There is an overflow crowd stretching out the door as
It was advertised as one symposium at a major psychology conference. It was to be a discussion about memory and forgetfulness. But it turned out
Poor Sefer Yoel. It always tends to be ignored when it comes to Trei Asar. Everyone remembers Sefer Yonah from Yom Kippur, Hoshea from “Shuva
In some ways it seems that we, as educators, ignore that the school year begins in Elul. We spend much time learning about the texture
Now that our yeshivot and day schools are back in session, it might be a good opportunity to take a look at the current K-12
A great many articles about day schools, including recent pieces by Gil Graff (“Of Blintzes and Jewish Education“) and Rabbi Josh Cahan (“Is day school
(This article appeared in Lilith magazine––independent, Jewish & frankly feminist––summer 2013. Visit www. Lilith. org for more information and to subscribe. Reprinted with permission. ) Part I
We all have our secret lives. I don’t mean to say that each of us has a sinister side, which we wickedly act out in
In Israel, it is not the IDF “draft decree,” nor the “equality of burden” proposal, nor even budget cuts or the elections for the Chief
