Professional Development Resources: Misc

The Broad Torah: Of Pictures on Walls and in Hearts

Originally published in Ten Da’at 8:1, 1995. Appears here with permission. The scene: A classroom full of eager young high school boys learning Torah.... Read more

Psychological and Religious Change of Orthodox Jewish Boys During a Post-High School Year of Study in an Israeli Yeshiva

The following article is a dissertation that explored processes of change in parental relationships, religious levels and mental health that occurred in American Orthodox... Read more

Transitions in the Life of an Educator

Rabbi Grumet, Associate Editor of Ten Da’at, is Associate principal of the Torah Academy of Bergen County Ten Da’at, A Journal of Jewish Education,... Read more

Software and Technology

Davka software Developers and distributors of Judaic software in Jewish history, Hebrew language, Jewish customs and traditions, and more. Hebrew For Me These online... Read more

The Core Values of Conservative Judaism

The Jewish Virtual Library explores the values of Conservative Judaism. If dogmas or doctrines are the propositional language of a theological system, core values... Read more

Judaism in Crisis

Part I – The Problem Part II – Learning from the World of Learning Part III – An Educational Manifesto Part  I – The... Read more

“Too Much on Our Plates”

Back in the early 50’s, my friend’s older sister, Malka, worked as secretary in one of the Bais Yaakov elementary schools.  The children were,... Read more