Dovid Braun, a linguist and Yiddish instructor, has been appointed as the Academic Advisor in Yiddish Language, Pedagogy, and Linguistics at the Max Weinreich Center at YIVO.

Using pop culture in the Judaic Studies classroom can be an effective way to help students connect to the material, build their Jewish identity, and succeed in class.

The author reflects on the issue of "manels" (all-male panels) in Jewish institutions and argues that the problem goes beyond gender representation.

The text explores the impact of educational theory in response to the 1957 Sputnik crisis on Jewish education and specifically Talmud curriculum.