Every year during the summer months, observant Jews spend three weeks expressing increasing levels of national mourning that commemorate tragedies that befell the Jewish people in the distant past.

If anyone should be able to define what is a hero is all about it should be Christopher Reeve (1952-2004) who famously played the role ofSupermanin the acclaimed 1978 movie, and who himself...

The Ji Team believes that every aspect of Ji Alef-Bet should be a learning moment, and it is for this reason that the character who guides learners through learning the Alef-Bet is called 'Kivi'. 

What is a solar eclipse?Well, this is when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, and by doing so, blocks the suns light.

During a solar eclipse the sun continues to shine, but it appears as...

The story is told of the great Napoleon Bonaparte who was walking through the streets of Paris on the Fast of the Ninth of Av. As he passed by a synagogue he heard wailing and crying, and so he sent...

Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor, comedian, and producer once said;

“Doing nothing is very hard to do... you never know when you're finished.”

Teachers and students alike anticipate the final day of...

When J.K. Rowling sought to describe the sights of Hogwarts in the summer months, she wrote how ‘the castle grounds were gleaming in the sunlight as though freshly painted; the cloudless sky smiled...

While not every planned class may be great, great classes come from great planning. Here are 7 simple rules for how to lesson plan, with some specific pointers for Judaic Studies teachers:

According to the great Jewish thinker Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, there are two aspects of Jewish identity.

Jews have always placed a great emphasis on education and the Jewish tradition regards parents as the ultimate educators.

Rather than the home being a place where a child is free from study, the...