Education
Jewish Education is Dead: Long Live Jewish Education
{EAV:d0011d30ff328718} Dr. Jonathan Woocher’s keynote presentation at the Union for Reform Judaism’s Biennial, “Education is Dead: Long Live Jewish Education” was a purposeful road map for Jews of all stripes.... Read More »
The YU Sex Scandal: It’s About the Yeshiva, Not the Sex
Keeping things in perspective, the administration of Yeshiva University should look at the “sex scandal” that has spread from the school’s undergraduate campuses, through the Wall Street Journal and the... Read More »
Is Blogging Good for the Jews?
Two weeks ago I received a number of frantic phone calls and messages. A well-trafficked Jewish blog published a story that was factually untrue. The ignorance and hatred in the... Read More »
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (for Educators)
Autumn. That wonderful smell in the air, foliage changing colors, no more lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer. However my love for this time of year is for a... Read More »
Reading, ‘Riting, and ‘Rithmetic in Retrospect, Part III: Bad Timing
This week, let’s attack something a little more mundane: scheduling of the school day Read More »
Reading, ‘Riting, and ‘Rithmetic in Retrospect, Part II: No Literature Created Equal
An Analysis of the Clashes Between Judaic and Secular Studies in the Jewish Day School Read More »
Reading, ‘Riting, and ‘Rithmetic in Retrospect, Part I: Introduction
An Analysis of the Clashes Between Judaic and Secular Studies in the Jewish Day School Read More »
NonProfit 2.0 DC: Embracing the New Web
While we normally don’t post events or promote outside or inside events here on Jewneric, I think this is appropriate to many of you, our readers. I am producing a... Read More »
Yeshiva University Employs Transgender Professor
An article published today in the New York Post discusses Literature Professor Joy Ladin, formerly known as Jay Ladin. I implore you to read this article and post your comments... Read More »
The Friendship Jewneric Opportunity
Hey Jewneric Family, I want to share with you an incredible opportunity to help the Jewish community at large. The friendship Circle in West Bloomfield is holding its third annual... Read More »
Where Zionism Lives
By: Michael Dickson The despondency that marks the two year anniversary of the recent war in Lebanon is, for me, mitigated by the happy anniversary of my Aliyah, which coincides... Read More »
Wordle Shows Visual Representations of Any Text with Cool Biblical Implacations
Today, someone sent me the link to a new web 2.0 site, Wordle. Wordle gives you a tag cloud of any text you put in. Someone already mashed up Vayikra... Read More »
A Bubble Of A World
While at work, and in dire need of entertainment, my friend sent me a link to a restaurant review and urged me to look down to comment #25. Comment #25... Read More »
My Advice: Buy Renter’s Insurance!
This past Friday night my wife and I experienced something that we hope no one else ever has to experience in their lives… fire. When we returned from our Shabbat... Read More »
The State of Israel Advocacy on and off Campus
Yesterday I awoke at 4:30am in New York, to attend a 9:30am meeting in D.C. Not fun. However, the meeting that took place was a lot more enjoyable and energizing... Read More »
Genetic Markers to Identify Lost Ones
There are four letters of the genetic alphabet – A, C, T and G – which pair up and create your DNA. Thanks to modern technology, a scientist named Syd... Read More »
What Are Our Priorities In Jewish Education?
Last night my 4th graders did an exercise where they came up with – and voted on – a list of things they would add to their “Tenaim” (traditional betrothal... Read More »
MTV Releases Holocaust PSA
A few weeks ago, MTV posted some interesting new videos as part of their Think Campaign, which tries to make it so that ” you, your friends, and your favorite... Read More »
School Closure Will Rob Many Children of Golden Opportunity
I was recently shocked to hear that the Toronto Jewish community turned its back on a vitally integral organization. In sheer ignorance, the so-called leaders of the Jewish community have... Read More »
