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Thinking About Chinuch: January 2014
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Essays and musings on the state of Orthodox Jewish Education, with some tech-stuff thrown in for good measure. Wednesday, January 8, 2014. Why PBL is Hard for Students. If you have ever had an obsessive notetaker in your class, then you know full well what I am referring to. Think about that student who writes down every word that you say, and constantly raises his or her hand to make sure that they wrote down exactly the right thing. Why do students do this? Monday, January 6, 2014. Several well-respect...
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Thinking About Chinuch: The Most Important Year
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Essays and musings on the state of Orthodox Jewish Education, with some tech-stuff thrown in for good measure. Monday, September 1, 2014. The Most Important Year. My youngest child is about to begin second grade (where did the time go? And while that may not seem like the most momentous change that is happening in my house this school year - our oldest is headed to high school, after all - in some ways this is a game-changing moment that is about to take place. Why? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Thinking About Chinuch: Half Shabbos and the Dread of Pesach
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Essays and musings on the state of Orthodox Jewish Education, with some tech-stuff thrown in for good measure. Monday, April 11, 2011. Half Shabbos and the Dread of Pesach. About 7 months ago, Professor Alan Brill wrote a blog post. From my perspective, the issue with half-Shabbos is how it can be prevented. In a lecture that spoke to this issue, Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblatt of Riverdale spoke about the need to re-capture Shabbat for our children. But what do our kids hear? As with Shabbat, are we communica...
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Thinking About Chinuch: August 2014
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Essays and musings on the state of Orthodox Jewish Education, with some tech-stuff thrown in for good measure. Monday, August 25, 2014. Think before you call. David McCullough, in his masterful biography of President Harry Truman. What is so wrong with this? Don't schools constantly speak about wanting to partner with parents in the education of their children? Aren't we happy that parents take an interest in what is going on in school? In other words, the child has not had the chance to speak with the t...
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Why-aanot: Parshat Ki Teitzei - a Collector's Item
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A place for Maayanot Judaic Studies Faculty and Students to reflect and dialogue about Judaism. Please send all comments and questions to besserd@maayanot.org. Now check us out on Facebook - https:/ www.facebook.com/pages/Why-aanot/158509820897115. Thursday, September 4, 2014. Parshat Ki Teitzei - a Collector's Item. To see if you were able to catch all of the pictures connection to the Parsha. This week's Torah Teasers: (see here. Ki Tetzei (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19). Torah Teasers Parshat Ki Tetzei.
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Learning Teshuvot: December 2010
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There is no life without responsa literature, and there is no responsa literature without life" - Rabbi Aharon Rakeffet. All summaries below are done to the best of my abilities and are for the purpose of informing and not paskening. In all cases, a posek should be consulted. Monday, December 27, 2010. More on Artificial Insemination (l'chumra) - Rav Yaakov Epstein - Techumin 24. And the fact that since the semen is obtained via הוצאת זרע לבטלה that this would somehow convey a bad influence on the child ...
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Learning Teshuvot: Taking Maaser from funds recovered from Nazis - Tzitz Eliezer 6:27
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There is no life without responsa literature, and there is no responsa literature without life" - Rabbi Aharon Rakeffet. All summaries below are done to the best of my abilities and are for the purpose of informing and not paskening. In all cases, a posek should be consulted. Monday, September 12, 2011. Taking Maaser from funds recovered from Nazis - Tzitz Eliezer 6:27. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Yavneh Middle School Blog. Rav shlomo min hahar. Rav tzvi yehuda kook.
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Why-aanot: April 2014
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A place for Maayanot Judaic Studies Faculty and Students to reflect and dialogue about Judaism. Please send all comments and questions to besserd@maayanot.org. Now check us out on Facebook - https:/ www.facebook.com/pages/Why-aanot/158509820897115. Friday, April 25, 2014. Alphabetical Parsha Challenge: פרשת קדושים. Is similar to כבד את אביך ואת אמך. What should one do with the leftover meat from a korban that is no longer allowed to be eaten? If we see someone doing something wrong, we have a מצוה. We ar...
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Learning Teshuvot: February 2011
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There is no life without responsa literature, and there is no responsa literature without life" - Rabbi Aharon Rakeffet. All summaries below are done to the best of my abilities and are for the purpose of informing and not paskening. In all cases, a posek should be consulted. Sunday, February 27, 2011. Using Church Candles - Chatam Sofer Orach Chaim 42. I came across this teshuva while preparing my weekly shiur on Ramban - it is based in part on a Ramban from parashat Vayakhel. However, he wonders if the...
