Restoring Dignity to Jewish 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...
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
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...
Approaching Bible Study as Identity-Shaping Learning
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,...