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Why Does Tuition Cost So Much? The Million Dollar Question
Why Does Tuition Cost So Much? The Million Dollar...
Exploring the costs behind yeshiva tuition.
Aug 16, 2011
By Rabbi Eliyahu D. Teitz
Day School Sustainability: A Potential Blueprint
Day School Sustainability: A Potential Blueprint
A three-step outline to reducing the cost of Jewish education while preserving its integrity.
Aug 2, 2011
By Samuel Moed
Rebel With a Cause
Rebel With a Cause
I’m going back to the 70s and a wicked winter in St. Paul, Minnesota. Winters in St. Paul can be brutal, especially if you’re a teen from another saint-city that’s over...
Aug 2, 2011
By Joyce Schur
“Backpacking”: A Potential Solution to the Tuition Crisis
“Backpacking”: A Potential Solution to the Tuition Crisis
The Blaine Amendment, which is currently written into 40 state constitutions might be show stoppers in getting government funds for private schools. With that in mind, I refer our readers to...
Jul 13, 2011
By Dr. Simcha Katz
Is “Half Shabbos” a New Way of Life?
Is “Half Shabbos” a New Way of Life?
This article first appeared in The Jewish Week (June 22, 2011) and has been reprinted with permission. Steve Lipman is a staff writer for The Jewish Week. At a recent campgrounds...
Jul 6, 2011
By Steve Lipman
YOUTHCON 2011: Open to ALL Jewish Educators
YOUTHCON 2011: Open to ALL Jewish Educators
  YouthCon was created to strengthen informal/experiential educators who are impacting thousands of Jewish youth every year. On Sunday, August 21, 2011, hundreds of informal educators from all over the world...
Jul 6, 2011
By NCSY Staff
First Annual Informal Jewish Educators Convention
First Annual Informal Jewish Educators Convention
YouthCon was created to strengthen informal educators who are impacting thousands of Jewish youth every year. On Sunday, August 21, 2011, hundreds of informal educators from all over the world will...
Jun 21, 2011
By florence
What About the Boys?
What About the Boys?
A recent article of mine (“The Real Power of Dress“) discussed the illusory power of girls’ clothing and the real strength we can teach our daughters. Commentary was generally favorable but...
May 18, 2011
By Rabbi Jack Abramowitz
A Way of Life: Keeping Kosher
A Way of Life: Keeping Kosher
The lady handing out samples at Costco knows it by the way my mom inspects the package. “It is kosher,” she says, as she indicates the OU on the front of...
May 18, 2011
By Jack Winkler
The Hug That Changed a Rabbi
The Hug That Changed a Rabbi
My life was to change more than I realized on the night of my wedding. The prevalent custom was that the groom delivered a learned Talmudic discourse either before or after...
May 18, 2011
By Rabbi Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff

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