22 Jan Focus on the Child: Assessment at Schechter Manhattan

Last Friday, the second grade students showed me the maps of…

15 Jan Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere…

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are…

08 Jan STEAM in our Classrooms

One of the goals for our first year of the Lieberman Family STEAM…

11 Dec Spreading Light Throughout the Jewish World

As we lit the Chanukah candles each evening this week, it felt…

04 Dec Jewish Identity Formation in Israel and the Diaspora

“.בית הספר הקונסרבטיבי הנפלא ״סולומון…

20 Nov ופרוש עלינו סכת שלומך

Our thoughts and prayers turned to Paris this week, in the wake…

13 Nov Special Programs: Making Connections Beyond the Classrooms

This week was filled with special programs and events at Schechter…

06 Nov Launching the Lieberman Family STEAM Center

On Wednesday evening Schechter Manhattan was filled with energy…

30 Oct Rabbinics Standards and Benchmarks: Reaching for a Very High Bar

The room was filled with the hum of discussion and debate. In…

One Size Does Not Fit All: Differentiated Instruction

Early in my teaching career I found myself frustrated. Even when…