Teachers Change Jewish Lives: A Lesson from 1924

By: Leah Meir I was reminded of my father when I read a recent New York Times article entitled “Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain”.  This major study found that good teachers have lasting effects on their students’ lives that go way beyond academics,...

Takeaways from Chanukah 2011/5772

By: Yossi Prager As Chanukah draws to an end, I have begun to think about the takeaways from the holiday that I hope will inspire me well into 2012.  Rather than focus on the traditions of the holiday, my thoughts drift to the underlying events and the sense of pride...

While Working on WHY, Let’s Not Forget the WHO

By: Michael Berger At the GA convention earlier this month, Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, the author of “Empowered Judaism,” one of the co-founders of Mechon Hadar, and a 2008 AVI CHAI Fellow, gave an inspiring plenary address on the essential role Torah study must play in...

Why Rosh Hashana is Also a Day of Joy: A Personal Reflection

By: Yossi Prager Rosh Hashana is considered a Day of Awe, the result of it being a day of divine judgment.  However, a little-known biblical story mandates that it is also a joyous day, for reasons that remain relevant today. The story begins some 2,500 years ago, on...
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