His beard was red; his face was made Not much unlike a witches. His habit was a Jewish gown, That would defend all weather; His chin turned up, his nose … Continue Reading →
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” Margaret Mead, Coming of Age in Samoa, 1928 Cultural anthropologist and perennial educator, Margaret Mead, often employed the Ancient … Continue Reading →
All men have the stars, but they are not the same things for different people. For some, who are travelers, the stars are guides. For others they are no more … Continue Reading →
. . . the only thing we require to be good philosophers is the faculty of wonder . . . Josten Gaarder, Sophie’s World INTRODUCTION Insofar as education is … Continue Reading →
“The trouble with the future is that it usually arrives before we’re ready for it.” Arnold H. Glasow
On March 15th, the familiar confines of my classroom and whiteboard were supplanted with a virtual, digital, abstract and, hence, boundless space. I soon realized that the world had, indeed, become my pedagogical oyster. Continue Reading →
I was a young teen when my mother a”h told me that, if I didn’t say Pitum ha’Ketoret, “the incense prayer,” I wouldn’t find a husband. I recognized the irony … Continue Reading →
In loving memory of my mother, Judith Kaufman Hurwich a”h “Language most shows a man: speak that I may see thee. It springs out of the most retired and inmost … Continue Reading →
One year ago, I sat down at my dining room table to write my first blog for JOFA. I was still reeling from the realization that, while we celebrated Shavu’ot … Continue Reading →
By Anat Tanner and Timna Hurwich This article was originally published in Hebrew by Anat Tanner, a reporter for Yediot Ahronot, who resides in Skokie, IL (“פאץ’ אדאמס בעברית“). The translation … Continue Reading →
Maya Angelou was convinced that words are things. “You must be careful about the words you use,” she cautioned, “or the words you allow to be used in your house.” … Continue Reading →