No digital devices in sight The Los Angeles Times reported that California is coping, almost feverishly it seems, with new measures that...

The Ten Commandments, In SVG (Photo credit: Wikipedia) A while back, I was listening to a televised lecture by Joseph Telushkin on Shalom...

twitter logo map 09 (Photo credit: The Next Web) “Treat every conversation you have on Twitter or Facebook as if it were a nationally...

This past Sunday I met with a group of parents interested in checking out options for their teens’ Jewish education. They were committed...

Negotiating with teens when they say “been there, done that!” The entire school was taking a trip to the relatively new National Museum...

Class Clowns: Not That Funny Recently, I participated in a webinar, sponsored by JESNA, on issues related to complementary...

Just when you think you can keep pace with the bizarre events of the everyday, you find yourself having a discussion with Jewish teens...

Maybe a megaphone would work? I am an advocate for Jewish teens, and believe that all teens benefit from a Jewish education past the...

Some labels might be useful. Others, not so much. I wasn’t prepared for such a troubling question by this earnest 8th grader in my class....

The WordPress.com team sends me a summary e-mail at the end of the year (complete with fireworks!) that help me learn about what you find...

Cell phones: not an opt-out tool for most teeens According to a recent University of Haifa poll, over 94% of Israeli High School students...

There’s an app for that? I recently followed a WordPress blog that offers a daily dollop of inspiration to bloggers. What a gift, right?...

What Will Keep Jews marrying Jews? At a recent holiday party, I had been speaking with a Pastor of  the Calvary Full Gospel Church.  He...

What clock do these teens use? I’ll paint the picture. Last night I chatted with a group of three 9th grade teenage boys, hanging out in...

Are we reaching high enough? I doubt that anyone would say that mentoring teens during the coming-of-age years is not a good thing. It’s...

OMG (Photo credit: mac.lachlan) In our terribly connected world, we’re never really far from seeing devastation up close.  Like unwilling...

Should colleges check you out on Facebook? For Teens, Their Parents, and Jewish Educators: An article in Education Week noted what most...

Figuring out where you stand is the challenge I believe every Jewish teen has to make a fundamental decision, especially when getting...

How are you defining parenting? A recent blog post called “Parents’ Aspirations for Their Children” in Education week  posed this...

Will Jewish Teens Find Answers Here? Hebrew School may answer questions like “what do I need to know for my Bar/Bat Mitvah” but there are...