Milkshakes taste good. Jewish education is good. But what job are we really doing for Jewish Teens? I read an article about marketing...

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...

Why didn’t you tell me that people in Malaysia read your blog? That’s what someone recently said to me who was poopooing the very idea of...

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...

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...

"Adolescence" by Giacomo Manzu Image by Ko:(char *)hook Let’s play a game. Read the quote below and try to guess who said it. Ready? No...

Image via Wikipedia With a nod to the TV show, I recently encountered a unique version of the restless young; amazing and energetic young...

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...

There’s a little game I play every so often with web tools. It’s called: ‘Search for “Jewish teens” to see how far they’re ‘off the...

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...