Parents Are Teachers
Parents are Teachers The Parents Are Teachers (P.A.T.) initiative provides schools with a golden opportunity to offer their…
Students, Teachers, Honor and More
Across the country, students are preparing for the end of the year. Young children happily count the days until there are “no more teachers, no more books,” while older students take to…
Rejoice in Reverence: Play the Lottery
It would be the height of irreverence if one were to come to synagogue on Yom Kippur dressed in a light-hearted or comedic costume. Imagine chanting the deeply inspiring and…
Show Reverence
Place your Jewish books in a central bookcase so it will be clear how much you cherish them.
Reverence for Democratically Elected Leaders
While democracies loathe kings with unlimited power and authority, democratically-elected officials must still be honored and respected for their exalted position.
Love and Reverence
This Shabbat, think about all the wonderful gifts that you have been given by our Father in heaven. When Joseph revealed himself to his brothers with the words “I am Joseph,” why did he…
Identify a Rabbi’s Teachers
In order to appreciate a rabbi’s teachings, one should identify who their teachers are. Rabbis should regularly quote their teachers, so it should not be too hard to figure out who they…
Teachers In Your Life
Let the teachers in your life (either your own or your children’s) know how much they are appreciated.
Meet Rashi, Most Innovative of Teachers
His real name was Shlomo (Solomon), and his father’s name was Itzhak (Isaac). RAbbi SHlomo Itzhaki, RASHI, is perhaps the most revered and the most popular of all commentators on the…
B’ha’alot’cha 5760-2000
"Giving Our Disciples A Firm Grounding" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald In this coming week's parasha, parashat Beha'alotecha, G-d speaks to Moshe and says to him (Numbers 8:2): "Daber el…