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The State of the Obvious
Joel Grishaver Hebrew School is supposed to teach Hebrew. For a short period after the 6-Day war and in sporadic...
Transliteration and Translation
Joel Lurie Grishaver More than 160 years ago my father was Bar Mitzvah at Temple Ohabai Shalom in Boston. It...
When Colored Textbooks Were New
Joel Lurie Grishaver This is a reflection on a historical moment in Jewish Education. Originally in 1986 Torah Aura Productions...
Jewish RIC-CU-LUM OF THE FUTURE
Joel Lurie Grishaver If we are going to look at the future of Jewish Education, at some point we are...
Free Range Synagogues
Joel Lurie Grishaver The New York Times published an article by Michael Paulson last week, The ‘Pay What You Want’...
The Future’s so Bright…
Joel Lurie Grishaver This is a look at the future of the Synagogue School based on its contemporary present, rather...
The CHUTZPAH IMPERATIVE: a Book Review
Joel Grishaver Part One Jon Landau, famously wrote, “I saw rock and roll future, and its name is Bruce...
Was it Really That Bad?
Joel Grishaver A few weeks ago I wrote a blog entry “Redemption or a Service Industry,” One of my friends...
When First Base is as Good as a Home Run
Joel Lurie Grishaver It all started with the word “engagement.” As soon as it was on the table—we began adopting...
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...
F.A.Q.s or Did You Read Relational Judaism?
Joel Lurie Grishaver 1. “Why didn’t they come?” There were forty families in the family class. At the most recent...
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...
The Last Pew
Joel Lurie Grishaver MY FATHER (z”l) once designed what he considered to be the ultimate North American synagogue. It had...
Hebrew School: On the Frontlines
Joel Lurie Grishaver This piece was motivated by a new essay, “Yes, Something Can Be Done, A ‘Purple’ Solution to...