Jewneric: A New Platform for the Jewish Voice Archives: Education
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18 February 2008
The 71 Sided Die
One idea that is thrown around in Jewish thought is that there are seventy different approaches to learning. “Shivim Panim Latorah” (Bemidbar Rabba 13:15). The phrase in its entirety is, “There are 70 faces to Torah; turn it over and turn it over for everything is found in it.”
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17 February 2008
The New Month of Adar
The new month of Adar has just begun and we are reminded by the rabbis that this is a time for rejoicing. As we prepare to celebrate this special time of joy, families in Demona, Israel will be grieving the loss of loved ones who were shopping in a mall when a suicide terrorist [...]
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8 February 2008
Deep Thinking: Where is G-D?
Do you ever wonder why we need a Synagogue or a Temple to serve G-d? I mean, He’s everywhere, why focus our service of Him on a building?
Sometimes I find myself cleaning my desk, and after a while I realize that I’m just trying to bring order to my life. It stands to reason that [...]
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31 January 2008
The 69 Lost Tribes
This is an open article. I am specifically not being all-inclusive. Please add your comments and knowledge on the issue. I invite the moderators to combine the comments into the original post.
Biblically, we are told of 70 nations that sprouted from the three sons of Noah. Throughout the generations nations have [...]
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30 January 2008
Learning About Sex the Yeshiva Way
As secular society becomes more sexually open, the capacity for frum teens to be affected becomes greater. In order to combat this, Yeshivas and Bais Yaakovs have become stricter about the secular influences their students come in contact with. Secular music, entertainment and dress are all taboo, and all because of how they relate to [...]
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24 January 2008
Heath Ledger, Dead at 28: Driving Home the Point of Addressing At-Risk Youth
With all of the entertainment news buzzing about the tragic and untimely death of 28 year old actor Heath Ledger, it got me thinking of a recent Shabbos lunch conversation I had with a group of adults regarding our own Jewish communities and how they deal with at-risk youth. It was reported that Ledger was [...]
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21 January 2008
Lets Go Terps!
Universities are known for their exceptional skill of aiding the personal accommodation of those desiring an education. But with finals on Saturday mornings, concerts on Friday nights, and Thursday night football games on Rosh Hashana, where does the average Orthodox Jewish college student fit in? At first glance, a public university like University of Maryland [...]
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9 January 2008
Questions from the Non Jews
As vice president of the Touro Law JLSA (Jewish Law Students Association), it is my duty to plan events around the holidays, or even just for the education of those students who are not Jewish. We have had many events such as lunch/dinner in the Sukkah (see previous post for pictures), Grill the Rabbi BBQ, [...]
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9 January 2008
Tehina, Chummus, Turkish salad and.. Babaganewz?
Nope, it’s not a typo. It’s the fun kids’ website that I chanced upon while on indoor recess duty in the computer lab the other day. I saw a couple of the kids log on to the educational website, babaganewz.com, and select various games to play, all with Jewish themes. I promptly tried out some [...]
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7 January 2008
Labels for the checklist
“The Back Alley Approach”
There was a post about categorizing people for dating purposes. I am not a fan of labels, or conforming to “ the man.” I want to share an experience that helped shape the way I do things today.
I was having a conversation with a rabbi who asked me, “Why do you do [...]
