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## Sammy Morhaim

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Sammy Morhaim is the UK and European manager of Jewish Interactive. Sammy was recently Head of Jewish Studies at the King David School Manchester, an outstanding school, where he also led training on using iPads in education. An innovative and energetic Jewish educator, his passion is in keeping Judaism relevant and he often lectures on the subject. He is an expert in combining educational pedagogy with technology and has developed many digital games for Jewish learning. He has had practical experience implementing technology in his classroom and in many other school settings. Sammy has two BA degrees, in Humanities and Education respectively and he is a Qualified Teacher. Sammy studied in Yeshivot Ohr Sameach, Kerem B'Yavneh and Aish HaTorah.

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## [Why is using video in teaching so valuable?](https://info.jewishinteractive.org/blog/why-is-using-video-in-teaching-so-valuable)

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How often do you view a YouTube video to learn something that helps you do your job? Once a month? Once a week? Daily?Research has shown that half of all employees view YouTube videos for...

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## [Are we obligated to recite Brachot - Blessings?](https://info.jewishinteractive.org/blog/are-we-obligated-to-recite-brachot-blessings)

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# In Deuteronomy 10:12, Moses tells the Jewish people: "What (mah) does God ask of you?" The Talmud (*Menachot 43b*) explains that the word mah can be read as me'ah, meaning 100. In other words, God...

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# Naima JPS, école primaire juive du Nord-Ouest de Londres, est heureuse d’annoncer son nouveau partenariat avec Jewish Interactive.

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When faced with the following three tasks as a teacher, which of the following takes priority: **Marking, Planning or Resource creating/searching**?

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