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Tag: Teaching Methods

0 Education Holidays

Apologetically Fun: Helping Kids Learn to Say They’re Sorry

Sari Kopitnikoff in Jewish Action · 15 Sep

Sari Kopitnikoff, a Jewish educator, presents creative ways to teach children the importance of apologizing during the Yamim Noraim season.

0 Jewish Law Education

I Like to Learn Talmud the Way I Learn Shakespeare

Rivka Bennun Kay in 18forty · 30 Jul

Rivka Bennun Kay reflects on her experiences with Talmud study, comparing it to her journey with Shakespeare.

0 Jewish Law History

#96: Origins of Oral Torah

Torah 101 · 8 Jun

Rabbi Wolbe delves into the foundational elements of Oral Torah, discussing its unique coexistence with the Written Torah as mandated by divine perfection and necessity.

0 Holocaust Education

The ‘Gestapo Game’ at the high school where Tim Walz worked was part of a trend Holocaust educators now reject

Andrew Lapin in Forward · 17 Aug 2024

Tim Walz, currently a Democratic candidate for vice president, was involved in a controversial teaching activity dubbed the Gestapo Game at Mankato West High School, which involved students portraying Jews and Gestapo officers.

0 Holocaust Education

As a Holocaust educator, I’ve grappled with same questions Tim Walz explored — and that’s reassuring

Mike Soffer in JTA · 16 Aug 2024

The author reflects on their experience as a Holocaust educator in response to a rise in antisemitic incidents in a Chicago suburb school.

0 Holocaust Education

What I learned about the Holocaust playing a game called 'Gestapo'

Jodi Rudoren in Forward · 2 Sep 2022

The article by Jodi Rudoren explores the provocative and unsettling educational board game, "Gestapo: A Game of the Holocaust," which was discovered at a synagogue.