How the Student Poland Experience Has Changed
The Poland trip has become de rigueur for Modern Orthodox gap-year students. But seismic changes in contemporary Poland and shifting trends in Modern Orthodoxy mean that the content and meaning of these trips are different than they used to be. David I. Bernstein, who has been leading Poland trips since 1992, tells the story of the student Poland experience, then and now.
A World Worth Knowing: Jewish Education’s Crisis of Curiosity
Dovid Campbell explores sources indicating that curiosity is a Jewish value.
Building Upon the Rav’s Legacy in Women’s Learning
Ezra Schwartz
The recently published account of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s inaugural shiur at Stern College has rightfully generated much conversation about women and Gemara study. In light of this appropriate benchmark of forty years,...
Translating Theory into Practice to Revolutionize the Teaching of Talmud
Yaakov Bieler continues the conversation on Talmud education, introducing "action research" to the discussion.
“You’ve Always Had the Power”: On Women and Wizards and Rabbis (Oh My!)
Sarah Rindner draws on L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz, and what the classic story says about the role of women in Orthodox Judaism.
Curriculum, Crisis, and Change: Towards a Talmud Curriculum Grounded in Educational Theory
David Stein with a fresh look at the methods and priorities of teaching Talmud in Modern Orthodox day schools.













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