NCSY is proud to announce a new staff learning program, open to anyone who is interested!
Each week, there is an source sheet attached to guide your learning for the coming parsha. Each source sheet includes the following: List of key Rambans on the parsha, including a brief explanation of what issue the Ramban is discussing in
Currently, those who learn or teach a Daf Yomi shiur are entrenched in studying Yevamos. This tractate discusses many intricate cases that involve cases of Yibum and Chalitza. Many find that the cases are best understood only after drawing charts and illustrations to visualize each case theGemara discusses. And so, we are pleased to let our readership
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
