Yeshivas, day schools, shuls and other Jewish institutions may employ non-Jews in various administrative and faculty positions. The journey through the Jewish calendar can be lost upon the non-Jewish staff, and yet they commonly have questions about its meaning. Rabbi Reuven Margrett at the Frankel Jewish
“And you will return to the Lord your God, and listen to His voice, according to everything that I command you today; you and your children, with all your heart and all your soul.” Devarim 30:2 Jewish communities worldwide are bracing for an unprecedented teshuvah movement on the heels of Wells Fargo Bank’s CEO
With Elul right around the corner, Rabbi Binyomin Zev Karman, director of curriculum and professional development at the Yeshiva of South Shore, has recently completed and released a new set of pertinent Yom Tov booklets on chinuch.org. They include a new
A cutting-edge software engineer related at my Shabbos table that the reason he become Jewishly observant was that his profession made him feel antiquated, out of breath. He faced an incessant cycle of completing software applications as
As Tisha B’Av approaches, one of the topics foremost in our minds is that of sinas chinam, baseless hatred. The destruction of the Second Beis Hamikdash because of hatred between Jews is a lesson to all of us to improve our relationships bein adam lechaveiro. Shmiras
The Art and Science of Melamdus is an online on-demand course available for all mechanchim and mechanchos. The course consists of four modules: Planning and Delivering a Shiur, Classroom Management, Discipline and Understanding Learning Styles,
Recently, NCSY Education has been releasing some great Jewish infographics. You can see them here. Their latest release is a new Lag Ba'Omer Infographic and is just in time to help the scholar and layperson quickly learn about this special day on the Jewish calendar. It allows one
Just in time for Lag B’Omer, NCSY Education has just released a series of inspiring quotes about Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. You can access all of them and download them here. Each quote includes a takeaway message and food for thought. To that end, we encourage you to use
If your brother becomes destitute and his ability to support himself falters beside you, you shall strengthen him, whether a convert or a resident, so that he can live with you. (Vayikra 25:35) In February 2010, Alejandro Ergas, a 40-something businessman, was at home in Santiago when
Tosafot Yomi is a new learning program for anyone who wants to take their Gemara learning to the next level. The commitment is to learn a Tosafot from each day's Daf Yomi, except for Saturdays and Sundays, which are designated for review. Each day, a 30-40 minute shiur is
