Packing up the classroom, a chore that teachers carry out at the end of the school year, can also be a time

By Sherwin Pomerantz The Midwest in the early 1900s was a spiritual wasteland with a nominal Jewish presence at best.  If the

An old joke comes to mind that I think can be adapted for this time of year. I think the new version

In high school my Jewish History professor taught us that the Jews of Eastern Europe had limited contact with nature. According to

One day a number of years ago I was in a heated debate with my chavruta (learning partner). My chavruta was railing

The Haggadah sums up in a word why we as a Jewish community continue to seek knowledge and understanding. It tells us

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וּבְמָקוֹם שֶׁאֵין אֲנָשִׁים, הִשְׁתַּדֵּל לִהְיוֹת אִישׁ–פרקי אבות ב:ה [Hillel] would say… “And in a place where there are no human beings, strive

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 – 27 Adar II 5782 – Curiouser and Curiouser If a cat were to enter a typical school, how