Education
Jewish Education is Dead: Long Live Jewish Education
Buffer {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... Read More »
The YU Sex Scandal: It’s About the Yeshiva, Not the Sex
Buffer 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... Read More »
Is Blogging Good for the Jews?
Buffer Two weeks ago I received a number of frantic phone calls and messages. Â A well-trafficked Jewish blog published a story that was factually untrue. Â The ignorance and hatred in... Read More »
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (for Educators)
Buffer 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... 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
Buffer 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
Buffer 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
Buffer 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... Read More »
Yeshiva University Employs Transgender Professor
Buffer 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... Read More »
The Friendship Jewneric Opportunity
Buffer 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... Read More »
Where Zionism Lives
Buffer 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... Read More »
Wordle Shows Visual Representations of Any Text with Cool Biblical Implacations
Buffer 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... Read More »
A Bubble Of A World
Buffer 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... Read More »
My Advice: Buy Renter’s Insurance!
Buffer 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... Read More »
The State of Israel Advocacy on and off Campus
Buffer 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... Read More »
Genetic Markers to Identify Lost Ones
Buffer 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... Read More »
What Are Our Priorities In Jewish Education?
Buffer 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... Read More »
MTV Releases Holocaust PSA
Buffer 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... Read More »
School Closure Will Rob Many Children of Golden Opportunity
Buffer 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... Read More »
