teaching

Meaningful Resolutions: On Living a “Long” Life

An important reminder from a Southern Jewish student

Tell It Again

Sometimes we need to hear the same stories over and over

The Class I Almost Couldn’t Teach

Even experienced educators can get intimidated by the "I" word.

Reasonable Risks

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

Tisha B’Av: Why Commemorate Tragedy?

Every person has a different way of dealing with grief; some cry, shout, pray, fast, or choose to celebrate and remember ...

Reflecting On A Year of Southern Jewish Life

Another school year has come and gone, and the ending of the school year just so happens to coincide with ...

A Road Trip Into History For My Southern Jewish Students

We all know this adage to be true: History repeats itself. Unless, of course, we can learn from it and ...

When Life Hands Us A New Lesson Plan

As teachers, we put a great deal of planning into our lessons. We give a lot of thought to what ...

Embracing Challenges

I have a weak knee, which may someday need to be replaced. I know the single most important thing I ...

The Catholic Mentsch Teaching Jewish Sunday School in the Mississippi Delta

News flash: In Greenwood, Mississippi, Jewish religious school has officially been deemed “cool.” And it’s thanks in large part to ...