Drops of Honey - Tasting, talking and tagging Jewish education in Pittsburgh and the rest of the Jewish world! A blog by Rabbi Scott Aaron.
Evaluation Research for Jewish Education: Everyone Making Shabbat for Themselves by dropsofhoneyThere is an old teaching in the Jewish tradition that one reason the community needs a system of standards and practice is to prevent everyone from making Shabbat for themselves. Shabbat is a comm...
Israel Education: Evolving a Field to Meet a Growing Need by dropsofhoneyA study was released recently that goes a long way towards helping American Jewry set parameters on whay and how our community educates itself about Israel. Defining Israel Education was autho...
What would make day school more attactive to non-Orthodox parents? by dropsofhoneyI've discussed day schools here at length in the past and the competing interests for non-Orthodox families when it comes to school decisions. A major supporter of day schools, the Avi Chai foun...
Breaking Down the Silos: Sharing Educational Skill Development across Denominational Lines by dropsofhoneyA recent article in the Jewish Chronicle tells about an initiative I am priviledged to teach in on developing better experiential educators for the Jewish community. We know the value of exper...
Podcasting: Jewish Education's New Bandwidth by dropsofhoneyI have had a busy last few weeks both personally and professionally which has kept me away from the blog unfortunately, but that doesn't mean I haven't been keeping my eye out for items to share as...
Spertus College: A Preview of How Pittsburgh Will Benefit by dropsofhoneyI have written here before about the Spertus College Masters of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies cohort the Agency for Jewish Learning sponsors here in Pittsburgh along with the Jewish Feder...
Religious Law and American Freedoms: Remembering the Lessons of History by dropsofhoneyMonday evening, December 12, I was honored to be on a panel discussing different religious legal systems at a forum organized by the Pittsburgh Area Jewish Committee . I was joined by Father L...
Jewish Camping in Pittsburgh: EKC and Beyond by dropsofhoneyAs most of us know by now, Jewish camping has been identified as an important formative experience in the Jewish identity of children. In a community like Pittsburgh, a community-run camp like E...
Talking Turkey about Teaching Appreciation by dropsofhoneyEvery year my colleague Ed Frim, Executive Director of the AJL , sends around a compilation of Jewishly-relevant prayers of Thanksgiving for use at the big turkey feast. I thought it would be n...
Adult Education and Spiritual Direction: One Journey. by dropsofhoneyThe following is a blog post from a friend and student, Barbara Shuman, who is also the former co-chair of the AJL's Adult Education committee here in Pittsburgh and now one of our Vice Preside...