by Sarah | Jul 7, 2025 | News, Teacher Education
Do your students stand up when you walk into the room? In Jewish schools, yeshivas and midrashot of all types, the traditional reverence for educators, particularly Rebbes and Jewish Studies teachers, is being quietly eroded. Teachers struggle to maintain authority in...
by Sarah | Jan 21, 2025 | News
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...
by Sarah | Jan 13, 2025 | News
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,...
by Sarah | Nov 6, 2024 | News
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...
by Sarah | Sep 26, 2024 | News
Sharing the Tanakh in Spanish with Jews Worldwide Ilan Cohen made Aliyah from Argentina alone and served as a Paratrooper. He was killed in Gaza during the Iron Swords War. His family and friends have joined with Herzog College to complete our Spanish Tanakh website...
by Sarah | Aug 15, 2024 | News, Teacher Education
A new initiative for teaching the Bible in schools chooses to focus on the grand narrative of the Bible, instead of concentrating solely on the verses and their interpretations. At a time when Jews from all over the world are once again considering their identity,...
