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Survey” The Situation: It’s Not Always What You Think

Debi Swedelson Mishael (Advanced warning: This is a trick question.) Which of the two students in this picture is on...

JEDLAB Update

Peter Eckstein The summer of 2014 saw a continuation of the shift in the culture of JEDLAB. Yes, for many...

The History of American Hebrew Teaching—How We Got Here

Joel Lurie Grishaver Shandeh School and Talmud Torah From the mid-twenties forward, there were three kinds of Jewish education for...

I Wanna Start a Fad

Joel Lurie Grishaver There are a lot of places to look for what is hot in Jewish Education. You can...

What’s Up at JedLab

Peter Eckstein Sometimes the conversations on JEDLAB are “ripped from the headlines”. Recently, the New York Times published an article...

Questioning Paddles in the Classroom

by Debi Swedelson Mishael I ask a question and all twelve of my students reply at the same time! It’s...

Awesome—Watch Your Languague

Idie Benjamin and Dale Cooperman “Awesome block construction!” “Awesome cleanup, everyone!” “Awesome phone!” Awesome is breathtaking, magnificent, wonderful, amazing, stunning, staggering, imposing,...

“Potent Quotables”

by Debi Swedelson Mishael Many years ago, as I was reading a copy of Reader’s Digest I saw the “Potent...

More Effective “Personalization.”

Joel Lurie Grishaver I get this e-mail from Ira Wise that is titled: “Your Next Topic” with just a web address...

Derekh Eretz—The Power of Please and Thank You

Idie Benjamin and Dale Sides Cooperman Adults often refer to “please” and “thank you” as the magic words. They are...

Keva & Kavanah in the Classroom: The Real Lesson Learned

Debi Mishael קבע וכונה We’ve just concluded the busy month of Tishrei תשרי and for many of us, the Religious...

JEDLAB – THE NEW PLACE IN THE CLOUD

Peter Eckstein One of the hottest properties in the Jewish world doesn’t exist on earth. It’s in the cloud, located...

Tech-i-ya 4.1

by Adrian A. Durlester We’re back with another year of columns discussing technology in Jewish Education, This year we’re trying...

Experiencing Jewish Prayer: A Review

Ira J. Wise There have been a number of articles and a bit of buzz about making religious school more...

Living Map of Israel

Laurie Bellet There is a map of Israel (or is it a mural?) hanging in the hallway across from the...