In this post, I want to show you how creative you can get as an organization or fundraiser in order to not only say “thank you” in a special way, but also to pull in even more donors and make them want to become a part of your message and family. OHEL’s event is a prime example of innovative fundraising. Many of our clients try
Often, it is hard to find or "get" a minyan when traveling, on campus or while out at social events. The Minyan Now iOS app and Minyan Now Android app allow Jewish people to create a minyan of 10 males over the age of Bar Mitzvah. This app solves the above mentioned problem by pinging and notifying Jewish males in the immediate area that you or a fellow friend is in need of a minyan. The app then facilitates the process
During the Holocaust, the Bielsky Brothers, Tuvia, Zus (Zush), Asael, and Aron Bielsky led a unique partisan brigade in the forests of Belorussia. Rather than focus on killing Nazis and Nazi collaborators like other partisan groups did, the Bielskys focused their energies on saving as many Jews as possible. Living hidden in the forests and... Read more »
With the Book of Bereishit upon us, I want to share with you a website called: ClassTools. Classtools has a bunch of games that you can create for your classes to provide a unique type of assignment. When I first searched through the website, three jumped out at me. Twister (a mock Twitter account), SMS (a mock text message exchange), and Fakebook (a mock Facebook account).
With the Shemittah year now upon us, as a rabbi and educator you will be confronted by questions such as: “I am visiting my son who is in Yeshiva in Israel this year. What can I eat at a restaurant?" Hey rabbi, what’s with Shemitta? "My family doesn't value Shemittah. Do you have any links that I could send them to better appreciate this year?” NLEResources.com is proud to present its readers with a roundup of Shemittah Resources. This page is a centralized
For those who are planning to give classes about Shabbos between now and Parshas Noach in your community, we at Torah Live are giving FREE access to our entire training videos about Shabbos, with over two hours of high quality multimedia presentations and video clips! Our highly acclaimed material has been used by hundreds of prestigious
With the Northern Hemisphere’s school year just underway, we wanted to take this opportunity to inform our readership of rabbis and educators about a handy service called Remind. This site is free for teachers to use and helps you connect with students and stay in touch
In early 2013, we highlighted a new site called: Sefaria. You can read that original blogpost here. Since our post went live, we continue to get great feedback from our readership telling us how much they enjoy using the site. Recently, Sefaria announced that their database
With Rosh HaShanah right around the corner, many people are looking for a new Jewish Calendar. To that end, if you have a congregant or student looking for a free way to print their own Jewish Calendar -- you need to look no further! Jacob Richman created a new
Over the last few weeks, a congregant or student may have called you out on Facebook or Instagram to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. It should come as no surprise that the ALS Association announced that it has raised more than $100 million through this challenge. At NLE Resources,
