Education

A Parenting Mantra: “This, Too, Shall Pass”

Each time my wife and I think we have moved past one parenting issue, a new one arises. Our son starts ...

Reasonable Risks

Reasonable risk seems like an oxymoron. I checked a list of examples to see if it appeared, beside “open secret” ...

Plans for a Successful Inclusive Southern School Year

 Each year all of the religious schools that make up our ISJL education network gather in Jackson, MS for our ...

What Does It Mean To Be A Teacher?

Picture yourself as an Educational Director or Educator search committee. There is a position open, and you have narrowed the ...

Summer Hours

Are you one of those people who envies teachers for having summers off? It’s okay…I used to be like you, because ...

China as Sinai and Parakeets on the Roof: The Important Spiritual Art of Jewish Bloopers

I’ll never forget that time I taught the first line of this week’s Torah portion (B’midbar). One English translation begins, “God spoke ...

Jewish Goodbyes

This is the season of goodbyes. I hold my breath while listening to my son say goodbye, with humor and grace, ...

The Place Where I Belong

My 10-year-old son, Micah, came home from school earlier this week humming a familiar tune. “The Place Where I Belong” by ...

Mensch Madness Game 6: Caro vs. Leibowitz

In a much-anticipated Mensch Madness match-up, fans watch eagerly as Morah Nehama Leibowitz and Rabbi Joseph Caro step to the ...

Exceeded Expectations

There is a famous story in the Talmud that describes several rabbis arguing about whether a fellow’s oven is fit ...