Is it the consummate Jewish nebbish, portrayed here by Woody Allen? The words “You’re soooo0 Jewish”, said in that tone of voice, from...

I just came back from visiting a synagogue with an enviable number of teens in their Confirmation Program. What number, you ask, counts...

Secretly, I hope they’ll do something about what I’m telling them, but that hasn’t happened yet.  So, here I am, blogging to you. At...

A friend of mine who works for a collectibles company sent me an e-mail last week with a curious query. The company is considering...

Last week I was figuring out a way to teach eighth graders the value of Shalom Bayit (Family Harmony–Peace in the Home).  With teens...

I’m so lucky.  We Jewish educators trudge uphill a lot of the time, just to keep pace. Yet, every week I get inspired from the Jewish...

Jewish communal organizations have been in consumer mode for some time.  As individuals progressively decrease their involvement in...

Imagine that you’re on a boat in the middle of the ocean in a thunderous storm. Waves are coming fast and furiously.  Water is...

You gotta read it to believe it. The following is an actual dialogue (with a name change) I had a few days ago with a student, now a...

We need to define Judaism more broadly. The Jewish teens I work with in a Jewish community high school are looking for more ways to...

My weekly experience working with a class of 8th graders serves as a counterpoint to the doom and gloom I’ve read about lately in studies...

This is the e-mail I received today: Hi Ruth!  How are you? I hope all is well! As my mom told you, I am now teaching at a local...

You would think it would be easy to market a product that has intrinsic long-term value, is priced well, offers tremendous flexibility,...

I’m by nature an optimistic  person (I’m a Jewish educator, after all). But, there’s no doubt that when I consider the topics I’ve...

Image via Wikipedia Some parents are guilty of treating Jewish education like a side dish, something that will never star as the main...

Image via Wikipedia I kid you not.  The headline is exactly what the large billboard sign posted on the edge of the synagogue’s property...

What are the obligations of a Jewish supplementary high school in raising the ethical level of its students? How do we hold our students...

Image by Alex E. Proimos via Flickr I met with several teens yesterday, and when I asked them to tell me about their Jewish identity,...

Freeflyer09. Use does not imply endorsement I read the article “Employees are faster and more creative when solving other people’s...

A report came out recently detailing the volunteer activities of Jewish young adults.  Some interesting facts emerge: The good news  is...