I had a good run with this website between the births of my third and fourth children. Having come off of a six-month project of my first intentionally public-facing blog, I then closed it down and created this website. I greatly...
While nowadays, it is a given that organizations have websites, in the mid-1990s, BBYO realized it needed a Web presence, and getting a website was something they needed to do. So, “in 1995-1996 they created an International Internet Chairman for...
Last week, an article by Shira Hanau in the Jewish Week detailed the core of the Atwood Affair, in which a fourth-year rabbinical student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah was announced to have been denied receiving rabbinical ordination. For further key...
When people learn online about Jewish life, culture, ritual, and more, they are engaging in substantive, meaningful Jewish education on their own schedule and often exploring topics they may not feel comfortable discussing in person. These are just a few...
The Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education (CASJE) announced the launch of a major project supported by the William Davidson Foundation and the Jim Joseph Foundation for comprehensive research on the pipeline and “career arc” of educators working in...
With the news of the passing of Professor Yaakov Elman (1943-2018), ז”ל, there has been a significant amount spoken and written about his life, his scholarship, and his impact upon this world, beginning with some initial eulogies for him, followed...
The website Morethodoxy is seeking to refresh itself, providing new life and content into a nearly decade-old website. In addition to this attempt at refreshing, the creators behind the website have created a Facebook page to help drive traffic to...
With the recent departure of Rabbi Asher Lopatin as its president, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School (YCT) has not named a next president, but has announced that Rabbi Dov Linzer will head YCT, assuming the school’s leadership, while retaining the title,...
With Professor Yaakov Elman’s passing a few weeks ago, some initial eulogies came out online prior to his funeral, expressing shock and sadness, as well as admiration for Professor Elman. Since then, he was eulogized at his funeral (recorded and...
At this moment, a funeral is currently taking place for a luminary in Academic Talmudic studies. Professor Yaakov Elman (1943-2018), ז”ל was a brilliant, funny, insightful, and kind man. I had the pleasure of auditing a course under him over...
