Observation ·
Jews Must Resist Becoming a People of the Screen
By Adam EilathJewish education is being overrun by digital media that promise efficiency and convenience at the cost of mastery.
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A New Generation of Jewish Parents Discuss Ruth Wisse’s “Despair Not!”
By Jonathan Silver, Sarah Baird, Elisheva Marcus, David SchwartzRaising Jewish children in a changed America.
Response ·
To Make the Academic Desert Bloom, Look to Religion
By Ari BermanWhile the American university loses sight of its purpose, the future looks bright for faith-based schools.
Response ·
The Future of Higher Education and the Jews: A Symposium
By The EditorsLeading thinkers situate the Jewish question in a larger discussion about how to strengthen, reform, and renew American universities.
Response ·
The Ed-Tech Revolution: A View from the Frontlines
By Miriam KrupkaTeenagers may love their smartphones, but they know intuitively that real learning doesn’t happen on screens.
Monthly Essay ·
Standing Athwart the Ed-Tech Revolution
By Mathis Bitton, Jack SadlerJewish schools can illuminate the tradeoffs of screen-mediated learning, and show the country how to refocus on education’s higher purposes.
Observation ·
Why Can’t the Jews Teach Their Children How to Speak Hebrew?
By Cole S. AronsonAmerican Jewry has spent over $100 million in Hebrew education. The results are far from impressive.
Monthly Essay ·
The Spirit of Jewish Classical Education
By Eric Cohen, Mitchell RocklinJewish teachings have shaped Western civilization from the beginning. How can Jews build schools that encourage the rising generation to take this responsibility seriously?
Observation ·
The Intellectual Fireworks of Talmud Study Move Outside the Yeshiva
By Moshe KrakowskiSome of the most interesting and creative work in all of Jewish studies today is happening neither in universities nor as part of a yeshiva curriculum.
Observation ·
New York State vs. the Yeshivas
By Eli SpitzerThose who defend ḥasidic yeshivas against increasing state regulation have conjured up an unrecognizable fairy-tale world. But the arguments of the state's defenders are even worse.
Observation ·
The State Capitol Plan
By Elizabeth KratzMaury Litwack’s campaign to rescue America’s non-public schools and solve the Jewish community's tuition crisis.
Response ·
What Will Come of Jewish Education When Educators Have Ceded Their Authority?
By Eric CohenAmerican civilization seems to be undergoing a cultural crisis. What does this mean for the purpose and prospects of Jewish schools?
Response ·
The Policy Paths to the Jewish Schools of the Future
By Jason BedrickEven before the pandemic, Jewish families were turning to smaller and more independent methods of schooling. But they need legal and financial help.
Monthly Essay ·
The Jewish Schools of the Future
By Eric CohenAfter the Great Disruption, a new renaissance can emerge, marrying Jewish classical education and novel technology, and confronting the cultural crisis with Jewish exceptionalism.
Response ·
Why Hillel Matters More Than Ever
By Daniel Smokler85% of young American Jews attend college. They need tending.
Monthly Essay ·
The Pew Survey Reanalyzed: More Bad News, but a Glimmer of Hope
By Jack Wertheimer, Steven M. CohenLast year’s survey of American Jews brought dire news—rising intermarriage, falling birthrates, dwindling congregations. Our reanalysis confirms the message, and complicates it.
