21st Century Torah

by | Jul 12, 2011

By Sarah Kass In a few weeks time, when we read Parshat Eikev, we will once again be invited to contend with the warning in Devarim Chapter VIII against building big houses and amassing great physical assets, lest we “become haughty and forget God”   and foolishly...

Half-Shabbos in Con“text”

by | Jul 7, 2011

By: Michael S. Berger The Jewish blogosphere and other media have been all abuzz these last two weeks since the New York Jewish Week ran a cover story on the phenomenon called “half Shabbos” – the reality that many Modern Orthodox teens continue to text privately on...

The Next Generation of Jewish Education –Part 1

by | Jul 1, 2011

The Challenges & Opportunities for the Next Generation of Jewish Education Excerpted from Yossi Prager’s address to the 2011 graduates of the Azrieli School for Jewish Education. Graduation speakers are generally charged with inspiring graduates to ambitions...
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