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Essay Growing to Love Hebrew School This week, Lauren Grodstein, the author of The Explanation for Everything, A Friend of the Family, and Reproduction is the Flaw of Love and the story collection… Lauren Grodstein May 20, 2014
Essay 10 Ways You Can Promote Gender Equality in Your Local School Earlier this week, Dr. Elana Maryles Sztokman wrote about seven places where religious radicalism threatens women’s well-being in Israel and ten inspiring ways that… Elana Sztokman May 16, 2014
Nonfiction Lithuanian Yeshivas of the Nineteenth Century: Creating a Tradition of Learning Shaul Stampfer; Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz, trans.
Nonfiction Educating in the Divine Image: Gender Issues in Orthodox Jewish Day Schools Chaya Rosenfeld Gorsetman and Elana Maryles Sztokman
Essay Memories of Swimming: From B- to A‑Meets Earlier this week, Ilana Garon wrote about athletic opportunities at her Jewish day school and running the New York City Marathon. She has been blogging here all week… Ilana Garon November 15, 2013
Nonfiction Why Do Only White People Get Abducted by Aliens?: Teaching Lessons from the Bronx Ilana Garon
Essay The Day School Beginnings of a Marathon Runner Ilana Garon is a high school English teacher and the author of “Why Do Only White People Get Abducted by Aliens?”: Teaching Lessons from the Bronx (Skyhorse, 2013), as… Ilana Garon November 11, 2013
Essay The Teacher Has Plenty to Learn Earlier this week, Melissa R. Klapper wrote about abortion and the complexity of halacha and 5 American Jewish women you’ve (probably) never heard of. She… Melissa R. Klapper July 19, 2013
Essay Dr. Ron Wolfson on Cutting-Edge Work in the Jewish Community Dr. Ron Wolfson, visionary educator and inspirational speaker, is Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles and… Ron Wolfson May 2, 2013
Essay Dr. Ron Wolfson on the Future of Jewish Institutions Dr. Ron Wolfson, visionary educator and inspirational speaker, is Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles and… Ron Wolfson April 30, 2013
Essay Higher Education: A Revelation and a Jewish Perspective Earlier this week, Cliff Graubart wrote about his father and Pat Conroy. He will be blogging here for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning all week.I know… Cliff Graubart January 8, 2013
Nonfiction Moments of the Heart: Four Relationships Everyone Should Have to Live Wholeheartedly Dorice Horenstein
Nonfiction Designing Babies: How Technology is Changing the Ways We Create Children Robert Klitzman
