Drops of Honey - Tasting, talking and tagging Jewish education in Pittsburgh and the rest of the Jewish world! A blog by Rabbi Scott Aaron.
Storytelling Through Song: Judaism's Oldest Pedagogic Method by dropsofhoneyChametz Sameach (Happy leavening)! Like many of you, I am just back from a much-needed Passover break away from my computer or at least my work-related files. I am realizing that I was so busy...
To Live and Learn in LA: The Milken School by dropsofhoneyA recent story caught my eye announcing the split between one of the largest Jewish high schools in America and its founding institution, a Reform synagogue. The Milken Community High School of...
Congregational Education: To Know or To Feel? by dropsofhoneyI recently returned from a trip to New York City where I was part of a series of meetings at the Jewish Education Project which is the counterpart in their Jewish community to my employer, the...
Funding the Everyday: A D'var Torah by dropsofhoney( This piece I wrote also appeared in the March 3, 2011, issue of The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle.) March 5 is Shabbat Shekalim, one of four special Shabbats preceding Passover in the Hebrew mo...
And G-d Said: Gender and Biblical Text in Jewish Education by dropsofhoneyI was recently asked in an adult education class on the Hebrew prophets if there is a gender-neutral edition of the Jewish bible. She is a member of a Reform congregation and has noticed with appr...
Boy oh Boychik: Where are the Teenage Jewish Boys? by dropsofhoneyI recently had the pleasure of being the invited speaker at a local Pittsburgh congregation for their men's club Shabbat service. As part of the program, the men's club officers presented all th...
Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful: Jewish Education and Bad Weather by dropsofhoneyWeather delays are a part and parcel of living in Pittsburgh and this year most of the country. As I write this, for example, I am at home with my kids on a 2 hour delay for their day school. This...
Day Schools III: A National Conversation on Making It Affordable by dropsofhoneyI recently posted two other discussions on day school both locally and nationally and how they are doing in the current economy. I was recently made aware of (thanks Ed!) a new blog focusing sole...
Remembering Our Place in The March: MLK Weekend and Jewish Education by dropsofhoneyThis is the weekend of rememberance for Dr. Martin Luther King who was gunned down so tragically in 1968. The civil rights struggle was assisted by countless Jews who saw an opportunity to fulfil...
Civility: Thou Shalt Teach It Diligently to Thy Children.... by dropsofhoneyLike all of us, I was horrified to turn on my television after Shabbat this past weekend and learn about the horrific shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) and some 19 others. As ...