Finding your Jewish path in college For my family, when selecting college options, it was never solely about the numbers of Jewish...

Thank you for visiting Jewish Teens this year and reading my blog! Below are interesting stats from the 2014 annual report prepared by...

I recently had the privilege of meeting with parents who attended informal meetings designed especially for them in locations across...

How much time is too much? How many hours does it take to become knowledgeable about something? I know, it’s a very broad question….but...

Do you want a ‘do-over’? On a weekly basis, I interact with members of a cohort that have been recently featured in a rash of reports:...

Hillel has built some stunning buildings. Will your teen walk in the door? What is the college campus like today? How does it differ from...

Enlightened teen education What I’m about to write is counter-intuitive, fair warning given. The phenomenon I’m about to describe has...

what are we teaching teens about belief? A confident, tall, yet boyish 11th grade teenager asked this question of Rabbis who were...

What would you say about how to change the world? Why does Judaism value education so much? How are educational values embedded in our...

Free Speech or Hate Speech? “It should be remembered that any group that is willing to treat Israel and the Jewish people differently...

Wandering Jew (Photo credit: pellaea).             I’m a wondering Jew A while ago, I reached some kind of milestone. I’ve been writing...

Planting seeds for the future of Judaism A recent New York Times op-ed article by Mark Bittman, the well-known chef and author, mentioned...

There’s data, and then there’s what I know I’m lucky. I regularly interact with a cohort of individuals that others write reports about...

Why do some parents understand that continuing their teen’s Jewish education after Bar/Bat Mitzvah is essential, while others don’t make...

Party time (for some) We know that many Bar/Bat Mitzvah Celebrations have gotten way out of hand. Thousands have seen Rabbi Wolpe’s...

Being Jewish? Too easy! The image above came up in a Google Image advanced search (free to use or share) for “Why be Jewish?”. The image...

How to Bring Camp Home Soon, thousands of Jewish teens will arrive to their home communities, having spent an amazing immersive...

The Pot-Hole Problem We’re already past pot-hole fixing season, so I can reflect on it with some degree of dispassion. Disclaimer: I know...

Teens need to be with other teens. Lots of them. Some time ago, I wrote a post called What I learned about marketing from working at a...

Judaism: Where’s the cool? Over 70 seniors recently graduated from a supplementary Jewish community high school. Why was attending cool...