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Lookjed Digest XV:49

Shalom Berger — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:26:13 +0300

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Topics in this issue

I. New Lookstein Center Programming:
ELAI - Educational Leadership Advancement Initiative
The Flipped Jewish Studies Classroom - A New Model for Jewish Teaching and Learning
II. Queries:
Preteen Sex Education (Wecker)
Studying more than one tractate in an academic year (Y Blau)
A line between sweet and skimpy (R Blau)
III. Jedcamp - An exciting Professional Development opportunity (Pittinsky)
IV. Amudey Hod - Parashat Beha’alotekha (Glaser)

Lookjed Digest XV:48

Shalom Berger — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:49:45 +0300

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
Nevi'im Curriculum, Goals and Outcomes for Grades 4 - 8 (Schwartz)
Seeking energy-efficient schools (Carmel)
II. Digital Connectivity Between Teachers and Students (Goodman, Mandel)
III. Amudey Hod – Parashat Naso (Glaser)
IV. Shavuot Educational Resources and Videos (Richman)

Lookjed Digest XV:47

Shalom Berger — Mon, 6 May 2013 14:01:05 +0300

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Topics in this issue:

I. Query:
Summer assignments (Norin)
II. Academic research and classroom practice (Bieler)
III. Sources on male sexuality (Gotlieb)
IV. Kohelet and Fahrenheit 451 (Levine)
V. Religious Zionist Education in America - The View from Here (Kanter)
VI. Digital Connectivity Between Teachers and Students (Samuels)
VII. Kindergarten Hebrew reading text (Schwersenski)
VIII. Restoring Historical Jewish Buildings (Paul)
IX. Yom Yerushalayim materials:
Jerusalem | BJPA's May eNews & Reader's Guide (Cohen)
Educational Resources for Jerusalem Day (Richman)

Lookjed Digest XV:46

Shalom Berger — Wed, 1 May 2013 15:26:22 +0300

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
Kohelet and Fahrenheit 451 (Shollar)
Sex education sources for males (Pearlberg)
Academic research and classroom practice (Berger)
II. Religious Zionist Education in America - The View from Here (Mansdorf, Kantor, Abelesz)
III. Digital Connectivity Between Teachers and Students (Fischbein)
IV. An image for Shavuot (Gottschalk)
V. What’s Considered Fair Competition? (Green)

Lookjed Digest XV:45

Shalom Berger — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:16:12 +0300

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
Photos of contemporary Jewish leaders (Kobrin)
Daily Schedule (Lev)
Religious Zionist Education in America - The View from Here (Spolter)
II. Digital Connectivity Between Teachers and Students (Shaviv)
III. MACs and Hebrew (Levine, Rosenbaum, Drebin)
IV. Flipping the classroom to improve professional practices (Solomon)
V. Amudey Hod – Parshiyot Behar-Behukotai (Glaser)

Lookjed Digest XV:44

Shalom Berger — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:25:01 +0300

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
     Structuring movement in our schools (Glasser)
     Digital Connectivity Between Teachers and Students: Texting, Facebook, etc. (Lasson)
     Macs and Hebrew (Yeres)
II. Hebrew reading text for Kindergarten (Gotkin)
III. International Chidon video and media (Frazer)
IV. Iyyar holiday connections (Unterman)
V. Feedback on the NETA program (Gat)
VI. Amudey Hod – Parashat Emor (Glaser)
VII. New Israeli Educational Stamps (Richman)

Lookjed Digest XV:43

Shalom Berger — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 12:20:13 +0300

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Topics in this issue:

I. Query:
Hebrew reading text for Kindergarten (Nachlas)
II. Religious counseling in day schools (Goldmintz)
III. Feedback from schools using NETA (Sheinkopf)
IV. Amudey Hod - Parashat Aharei Mot and Parashat Kedoshim (Glaser)
V. Yom HaZikaron/Yom HaAtzmaut resources
Al Hanisim for Yom Ha'atzmaut (Spitz)
Yom HaZikaron/Yom HaAtzma’ut images (Gottschalk)
Panim. Yom. Zikaron. Memorial project from Beit Avi Chai (Malchi)
Educational Resources and Cool Videos for Israel Independence Day (Richman)

Lookjed Digest XV:42

Shalom Berger — Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:17:58 +0300

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
Religious counseling (Grant)
Student looking to volunteer in Israel (Lubetski)
II. Iyar Holiday connections (Leshem)
III. When the simple meaning of verse contradicts halakha (Hendel)
IV. Amudey Hod - Parshiyot Tazria and Metzora (Glaser)
V. Yom HaAtzmaut - Tweetfest (Samuels)

Lookjed Digest XV:41

Shalom Berger — Sun, 7 Apr 2013 16:35:14 +0300

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
Connections Between Holidays of Iyar (Cohen)
Math and Sefirah (Shollar)
II. Keeping Students Safe (Levine)
III. Films for Yom HaZikaron / Yom Ha'Atzmaut (Halivni)
IV. When the simple meaning of a verse differs from Jewish law (Blau, Boublil, Levine)
V. Feedback from middle schools that use NETA (Tasch)

Lookjed Digest XV:40

Shalom Berger — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:27:51 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Schools using NETA (Abowitz, Besser, Rosenberg)
II. When the simple meaning of verse contradicts halakha (Grumet, Klitsner, Kahn, Yitzchak Blau)
III. Balancing Torah and Science (Zimmer/Feder)
IV. "God created man in His image" (Ben-Chaim)
V. Pesach Resources -
Haggadah Resources (Katz)
Alephbeta Passover mini-course (Stern)
267 Passover Videos and 104 Passover Humor Files (Richman)

Lookjed Digest XV:39

Shalom Berger — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:16:14 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Query:
Feedback from Middle Schools that use NETA (Silver)
II. When the simple meaning of a verse differs from Jewish law (Berman, Israel, Derovan)
III. Timeline for Archaeology and major Jewish events (Werber, Guberman)
IV. Balancing Torah and Science (Zuckerman)
V. In the Divine Image (Kahn)
VI. Off the Daf and Into Israel (Mishkin)
VII. Passover Educational Resources and 240 Passover Videos (Richman)

Lookjed Digest XV:38

Shalom Berger — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:45:39 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
Timeline for Archaeology and major Jewish events (Plaut)
The role of English Gemara in day school education (Rose)
When the simple meaning of a verse differs from Jewish law (Blau)
II. Healing and Visiting the Sick (Green)
III. Balancing Torah and Science (Forester, Fleischmann, Berkowitz, Pear)
IV. In the Divine image (Katz)
V. Preparing for a New Pope: Judaism & the Pope over the Last Half Century (Green)
VI. Amudei Hod – Parashat Vayikra (Glaser)

Lookjed Digest XV:37

Shalom Berger — Tue, 5 Mar 2013 14:51:30 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Query:
Healing and Visiting the Sick (Frankiel)
II. In the Divine Image (Kahn, Walfish)
III. Making sure that our students are safe (Samuels)
IV. Teaching Tefilah / Kavanah (Hendel)
V. Going “Off the Derech” (Derovan)

Lookjed Digest XV:36

Shalom Berger — Sun, 3 Mar 2013 15:32:46 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Query:
Online MA in Tenach (Sint)
II. How do teachers balance Torah and modern scientific theories?
(Sterman, Adler, Dickstein, Paul, Bergstein, Hayman, Hendel)
III. Amudei Hod – Parshiyot Vayakhel-Pekudei (Glaser)

Lookjed Digest XV:35a

Shalom Berger — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:07:29 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
How do teachers balance Torah and modern scientific theories? (Gersten)
"Proving" God and Judaism (Blau)
II. Making sure that our students are safe (Paul)
III. Defining “In His image” (Grumet, Sokolow, Kanarek, Frankiel, Ben-Chaim)
IV. Teaching Tefila/Kavana (Berman)
V. Online Masters in Education programs (Golbert)
VI. Amudey Hod – Parashat Ki Tissa (Glaser)

Lookjed Digest XV:35 - Special Shushan Purim Edition

Shalom Berger — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:45:50 +0200

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Lookjed Digest XV:34

Shalom Berger — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:48:09 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
Defining “In His image” (Fleminger)
Making sure that our students are safe (Levine)
II. Teaching Tefila/Kavanah (Katz, Kadish)
III. Online Masters programs in education (Komisar, Daum, Eisenberg)

Lookjed Digest XV:33

Shalom Berger — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:35:18 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Query:
Tefilah: Kavanah (Klugerman)
II. Do day schools accommodate special needs students? (L. Richman, Jacobs)
III. Online Master's Program in Jewish Education (Turetsky, Shalva, Kanarek)
IV. Girls’ Tefilla and Woman role models (Scheinerman)
V. Jewish Education Innovation Challenge (Feld)
VI. Amudey Hod – Parashat Tetzaveh (Glaser)
VII. New Israeli Educational Stamps (J. Richman)

Lookjed Digest XV:32

Shalom Berger — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:45:20 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
Do day schools accommodate special needs students? (Finerman)
Online Masters programs in education (A. Berger)
Dangers of Going to Learn in Israel (Levine)
II. Tefillah for girls in coed schools (Sommer)
III. Women Role Models for Day School Students (Spolter, Shapira)
IV. More on the Beth Jacob movement in Poland (Levine)
V. Amudey Hod – Parashat Terumah (Glaser)
VI. English - Hebrew Purim Vocabulary (Richman)

Lookjed Digest XV:31

Shalom Berger — Thu, 7 Feb 2013 16:52:00 +0200

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Lookjed Digest XV:30

Shalom Berger — Sun, 3 Feb 2013 03:31:34 +0200

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Lookjed Digest XV:29

Shalom Berger — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:00:18 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
Angels in Jewish life and literature (Kohn)
Hebrew Reading Fluency benchmarks (Hochheimer)
II. Off The Derech (Jablon, Levy, Sommer, Gotlieb, Levine, Ben-Chaim)
III. Difficult passages in Tanach (Ben-Chaim)
IV. Women and Day School Education (Wiener, Neuman)
V. Israeli election results (Gotlieb)
VI. Two Pirkei Avot resources (Norin)
VII. Amudei Hod – Parashat Yitro (Glaser)

Lookjed Digest XV:28

Shalom Berger — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:45:13 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
Off the Derech (Berman)
Difficult passages in Tanach (Lazar)
II. Women and Day School Education (Zuckerman)
III. A “Lookjed classic” – Discussing Jewish Studies curricula (Kramer, Kislowicz, Micley)
IV. Amudei Hod- Parshat Beshalah (Glaser)
V. Tu B’Shvat Resources (Green, Richman)
VI. Educational Resources for International Holocaust Remembrance Day (Richman)

Lookjed XV:27 - Lookjed Classic - Curriculum discussion

Shalom Berger — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:49:54 +0200

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Topic in this issue:

A Lookjed “classic”: Discussing Jewish Studies curricula

Lookjed Digest XV:26

Shalom Berger — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:09:03 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
Understanding by Design Curriculum for Sefer Melachim (Wasser)
Hilchot Shabbat for Kids (Weiss)
II. New Toldot Yisrael movie - The 35 Heroes of Gush Etzion (Halivni)
III. Pirkei Avot query (Kanarek, Jacob)
IV. Women and day school education (Bellows)
V. Israel Election 2013 - Sources and Websites (Jacobs)
VI. "Hiding in Plain Sight" - new video from Jewish Crossroads (Horwitz)

Lookjed Digest XV:25

Shalom Berger — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:25:34 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Queries:
Pirkei Avot query (Frankiel)
Personnel/HR manual (Mercer)
Women and day school education (Finerman)
II. Israel Election 2013 - Sources and Websites (Leshem)
III. Ayeka manifesto (Jacob)
IV. Judaic Studies Alternatives for Weaker Students (Jacob)
V. Amudei Hod - Parashat Bo (Glaser)
VI. Cool Google Doodle - Eliezer Ben Yehuda - father of modern Hebrew (Richman)

Lookjed Digest XV:24 - Special Israeli election issue

Shalom Berger — Tue, 8 Jan 2013 15:14:20 +0200

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Topic in this issue:

The upcoming Israeli election

1. General election information
2. Israeli Newspapers
3. Interactive resources
4. Political party websites
5. Political Commercials

Lookjed Digest XV:23

Shalom Berger — Sun, 6 Jan 2013 16:08:35 +0200

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Topics in this issue:

I. Query:
Clique resources (Josephy)
II. A Manifesto of Jewish Education (Ben-David)
III. Rethinking the Yeshiva Curriculum (Berman, Hendel)
IV. Amudei Hod – Parashat Va'erah (Glaser)
V. Purim, Passover and Yom HaShoah images 5773 (Gottschalk)
VI. New Israeli Educational Stamps (Richman)