Wednesday, February 27, 2013

More options for modern Orthodox campers

by Rachel Wizenfeld, Contributing Writer

Camp Judah West, which has run travel and sports camps in West Los Angeles for the past four years, has procured a rental location near San Diego and. . .

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

LINK to daylong learning

by Kylie Jane Wakefield, Contributing Writer

On any given night, upward of 75 Jewish men and women cram into a building at 1453 S. Robertson Blvd. to study Torah, discuss religious texts and. . .

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Learning Trope

by Claudia Boyd-Barrett, Contributing Writer

When Ronald Rosenblatt chants the haftarah for congregants at Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills, the 70-year-old West Los Angeles dentist feels a deep. . .

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Sepulveda Pass class

by Evan Henerson, Contributing Writer

When he greets students next month who have enrolled in his four-session class “The Sepulveda Pass: From Creation to Carmaggedon,” instructor and. . .

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Studying Sephardic roots

by Michele Chabin, Contributing Writer

Adina Jalali, a 15-year-old student at Yeshiva High Tech in Los Angeles, has many Ashkenazi friends, but when her parents recently offered her the. . .

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Gifted diaspora teens

by Michele Chabin, Contributing Writer

Growing up in Los Angeles, Asaf Shasha, then 16, had everything a teenager could want: a loving family, good friends and a comfortable home. Still,. . .

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Reimagining religious school

by Rabbi Jocee Hudson

From my first interview at Temple Israel of Hollywood (TIOH) in 2009, when the search committee declared, “We want revolution, not evolution!” to. . .

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Day school affordability

By Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz

In religious Jewish communities, the affordability of day schools is one of the most discussed social challenges. Supporting vibrant, successful,. . .

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Study: No anti-Semitism, anti-Israel push at most college campuses

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Ninety-seven percent of U.S. and Canadian college campuses report no anti-Israel or anti-Semitic events, and the campus-based anti-Israel divestment. . .

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Educators’ conference focuses on Holocaust

By Ryan Torok

Educators from Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and San Luis Obispo participated in a weeklong professional development workshop on Aug. 6-10 on. . .

Monday, August 20, 2012

Takin’ it to the schools: Outreach efforts go public

by Josh Lipowsky, JTA

When Rabbi Adam Raskin arrived at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Md., last year, he was determined to reach out to teenagers uninvolved with the. . .

Monday, August 20, 2012

American Hebrew Academy facing ambitious challenges in bid for elite status

by Ben Sales, JTA

Sitting at an oblong table, 11 students, each with a school-provided computer tablet, discuss John Steinbeck’s "Of Mice and Men," parse the four. . .

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Tradition meets future at Yeshiva High Tech

by Liam Keegan, Contributing Writer

Yeshiva High Tech, a new Jewish high school opening this fall, will offer students a blended-learning curriculum -- a form of education that gives. . .

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Breaking down classroom walls with resilience theory

by Amanda Gelb

Why is the summer's poetry slam on the loss of the Beit HaMikdash (the Holy Temple) seared into our educational memories, while the details of. . .

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Focus on kids’ character, not grades

by Lisa Keys, JTA

Not long ago, psychologist Madeline Levine gave a lecture at a Jewish day school near her home in Marin County, Calif. The topic: "Your Average. . .

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Ongoing education at the click of a mouse

By Tom Teicholz

It seems like only yesterday that my friend Teri was telling me that if she could do college all over again she would take different courses:. . .

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Private schools chalk it up to federal dollars

By Ryan E. Smith

It’s not unusual for elementary school students at Sinai Akiba Academy to walk into class and be greeted with the following message: “Dear. . .

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Osteopaths changing the face of health care

by Rachel Wizenfeld, Contributing Writer

If you're like most health consumers, you probably don't know what osteopaths are, let alone what sort of medicine they practice. However,. . .

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Shining stars - our list of outstanding graduating seniors

Each year, we profile a group of outstanding high school seniors, culled from the many nominations sent in by you, our readers. And each year, we. . .

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Taking her role(s) seriously

by Eve Bilger, Contributing Writer

Disguised as an elderly woman in czarist Russia, Sheridan Pierce took the stage at Brentwood School. As the bright lights touched her face and the. . .

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

A song in his soul

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax

Quinn Lohmann closes his eyes and tilts his head slightly. His fingers find their place between the frets of his guitar, and his voice rings out,. . .

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

It’s all about the kids

By Naomi Pfefferman

When his late grandmother was first diagnosed with terminal cancer three years ago, Jason Aftalion was moved by the volunteers who visited her at. . .

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Sometimes, less is more

by Rebekah Blume, Contributing Writer

In her junior year, Oakwood senior Katherine Bernstein spent two weeks in Sierra Leone with the North Hollywood school's immersion program. Amid. . .

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

A real page-turner

by Olivia Herstein, Contributing Writer

Corinne Kentor may be coming of age in the iPad and Kindle era, but she feels most at home surrounded by books. The more classic the volumes, the. . .