Jewneric: A New Platform for the Jewish Voice Archives: Education
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30 April 2008
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 contract) if they were getting married or if their children were getting married. The top 3 conditions were: The other party cannot be a drug [...]
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10 April 2008
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 celebrities can get informed, get heard and take action on the issues that matter to you most.” Two of these Public Service Announcements focus on [...]
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3 April 2008
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 decided that She’arim Hebrew Day School is no longer needed. One can only conclude that the 70 children needing the most educational help [...]
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2 April 2008
Jewish Orthodox Bronx School Principal on Today Show
What used to be one of the most violent schools in the tri-state area had been quickly transformed into an A+ school by the determined principal, Shimon Waronker, a Lubavitcher Chassid. Citing Hashem, the students and parents as key to the process, Waronker has played a key role is retaking the school. Speaking [...]
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17 March 2008
Being a Heretic in MY Bible
Throughout the past couple of weeks, I’ve spoken sarcastically about how the mere act of thinking is considered by some to be heretical. It doesn’t matter what you think; if it is contrary to a group’s core beliefs, you are a heretic according to their understanding.
Of course, in your understanding, their ideas are probably [...]
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5 March 2008
Harvard University, Women-Only Gyms, and Anti-Religious Bigotry
Harvard University is in hot water over its decision to schedule women-only hours at one of its gyms to accommodate requests from women Muslim students whose religious beliefs prohibit them from working out in front of men in exercise wear.
Harvard has scheduled only six women-only hours per week out of the seventy hours the gym [...]
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3 March 2008
Being a Heretic, or, How to Disagree With the Talmud
This is the third in a series of articles promoting the idea that people should feel free to come up with their own ways of interpreting biblical verses and Talmudic reasoning. Don’t feel limited just because you don’t have a fancy name like “the Ditz.”
-Daveed Yoel Tzvi
The 71 Sided Die - Why should you want [...]
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28 February 2008
On “School Choice”
It’s campaign season in the US, and one of the issues that comes up during every campaign is “school choice.” “School choice” is a code word for school voucher programs, through which money would be taken away from public schools and given to private schools instead. In other words, under a school voucher [...]
