Tanakh as Our Story

Tanakh as Our Story

This essay by Rabbi Dr. Shuky Reiss, Head of the Herzog College Tanakh Department, was first published in the Lookstein Center Journal of Jewish Educational Leadership entitled “Teaching Tanakh”, Winter 2025  (Our photo shows Rav Shuky teaching Tanakh at...
Plot Twists in Megillat Esther

Plot Twists in Megillat Esther

Toward the conclusion of Megillat Esther, there is a description of the reversal that takes place in the narrative: “…On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned, and it was the Jews who overpowered their...
Herzog Global Joins DEEP Consortium, Attends Prizmah Conference

Herzog Global Joins DEEP Consortium, Attends Prizmah Conference

Herzog Global has been invited to join the DEEP Consortium, a community of independent organizations that provide high-quality professional development to educators in Jewish day schools.  DEEP stands for “Developing Embedded Expertise Programs”, and its mission is to...
Spanish Rimonim Teachers Beat the War

Spanish Rimonim Teachers Beat the War

Just as previous cohorts overcame the COVID pandemic, the 2024 cohort of 21 teachers from Latin America overcame cancelled flights and incoming missiles to fly to Israel for their Winter Seminar. Judaic Studies teachers from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico,...
South Africa Schools Tour

South Africa Schools Tour

In September 2024, Rabbi Reuven Spolter visited South Africa to meet with Judaic Studies educators and department heads discuss their professional development needs. He was invited to give two presentations at The Academy Jewish & Hebrew Education Symposium in...