This article discusses the importance of moral development and proper ethics. To read the article, click here.
Teaching Moral Sensitivity — and Truth
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The Relationship Between English and Hebrew Reading and Externalizing Behavior Amongst Orthodox Jewish Boys
This article examines the association between reading problems and behavior problems in bilingual situations. To read the article, click here.
Appropriating Kohlberg for Traditional Jewish High Schools
To see Barry Kislowicz's doctoral dissertation (Teachers College, Columbia University, click here.
Modern Orthodox Jewish Day Schools and Non-Jews
This article explores the variety of issues and differences between Jewish Day Schools and Non-Jews. To read the article, click here.
Teaching Students to Cheat or Not to Cheat
This article originally appeared in Ten Da'at, vol. 4, 1, 1989, pp. 19-21. Appears here with permission. The recent New York Regents exam scandal involving some yeshiva high school students and graduates has, once again, focused the attention of many Torah educators...
Among Strangers
This article originally appeared in Tradition 28, 1994. Reprinted here with permission. To the Editor: The Editor's Notebook has used everyday observations to draw conclusions about life among Orthodox Jews. In that spirit, I share with the readers of Tradition some...
The Law and the Land: Why Biblical Israel has Artificial Territorial Boundaries
This article originally appeared in Tradition, 28,2, 1994. Appears here with permission. I. Israel’s Territorial Boundaries Anyone acquainted with the first mishna in the Talmudic Tractate of Gittin1 is aware of the importance which halakha attaches to the exact...
Kol Ishah Reviewed
Rabbi Yehuda Henkin reviews an article entitled “Kol ‘Isha,” by Rabbi Saul J. Berman. To read the article, click here.
Students’ Identification with Israel
Ideas by participants of the "Engaging the Disengagement" Online Discussion and Semadar Goldstein of The Lookstein Center 1. Classroom debates: a) A soldier’s dilemma – “What should I do? Should I risk my life to protect a handful of Jews in disputed territory...
Knowledge and Attitudes of Post High School Jewish-American Orthodox Students in Israel- A Follow-Up
This article is a rejoinder to a previous research article that explored the attitudes and knowledge of Post High School American students in Israel. To read the original article, click here. To read the Follow-Up article, click here.