One minute. Three reasons. Why just three reasons? Simple. Your time is valuable. Plus everyone’s way too busy getting ready for the...

Are we selling the right “product”? It used to be that you couldn’t use words like “sell”, “product” or “market” easily when talking...

From the 1950’s, but great teachers create impact no matter the year This summer I’m working with an intern through a program that...

let’s change some paradigms for the sake of JTeens What would it take for the Jewish community to join in efforts to motivate Jewish...

Check out the really short list In what seems a long time ago, I wrote a post about the Jewish community’s ‘in-the-box-thinking.’  As a...

What are we selling? Why would Jewish teens buy? This morning I read a piece by Reform Rabbi Dana Evan Kaplan titled “We...

The more things change, the more …..well, you can fill in the blank here. This is on my mind as we approach the summer and thousands of...

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...

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...

By now, I think most educators have figured out that technology is not something that can be isolated from educational endeavors, but...

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...

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...