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3 Ways to Engage Students this Giving Tuesday

On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, families, students, teachers, and community centers around the world will come together to celebrate generosity and giving. Here's how you can encourage students to get involved. 

Hot Topics: What Does Jewish Tradition Say About Gun Control?

Guns kill an average of eight young people under age 20 every day in the United States. Because of the dangers guns can present, proponents of gun control advocate for new laws that will limit gun possession, sales, and use. But while some want more gun control laws, others believe that the right to bear arms - granted to every U.S. citizen by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution - should be protected. 

OLC Secret New Feature: Get a Head Start

This past summer the Online Learning Center gained some new features to better suit your classroom needs, including this secret feature for a quick and easy head start to setting up your classrooms. As part of the changes we made to the OLC this year, there is a small, secret new feature for you to get a head start setting up your OLC classes even before you purchase your licenses!

Effective Stories and Storytelling

Stories offer bonding time with families, foster creativity, and build memories to be cherished for a lifetime. 

Come See Some Creative Sukkahs!

We previously sent invitations to join us on our new Sukkah server and we are impressed! Check out these awesome Sukkah's created in our virtual Minecraft world. Minecraft is a limitless game made from breaking and building blocks. Players can adventure on their own or play with friends on multiplayer servers.

How Can These 'My Jewish Coach' Tips Help in Your World?

Age Wisely with Resilience and Spirit

Aging can often feel like an inevitable drift. Our new book Wise Aging can help provide the roadmap for the journey we are all on.  We have the power to prepare--to build our resilience and navigate the challenges. Will we turn towards the opportunities, and continue to find joy and meaning in our lives? Strengthen relationships with our adult children? Have the courage to find new ways of living? How can we make the most of the aging process, and develop into deeper, wiser people?

Resources for Talking with Students About Israel and the Gaza Conflict

As educators we are still struggling over the best ways to address Israel and the Gaza conflict with our students. 

Adding More Hebrew Experiences to Our Program

When Ashley Plotnick, Hebrew School Principal at BJBE, Deerfield, IL ordered 345 sets of Ulpan Alef, we were curious: how was Ashley planning to use the Modern Hebrew folders? So we asked.

Hot Topics: How Does Jewish Tradition Define Beauty?

In 2006, Abercrombie & Fitch CEO shocked society by revealing their direct market - pretty people. Is this the fashion industry's ideal perception of our bodies?  From an early age our culture is taught that thin is the only body shape that looks good. How can we as educators help students understand that society's definition of beauty is ever-changing?

Take a Look at the New Hebrew Karaoke App!

Hebrew Karaoke has been downloaded hundreds of times for iPhones and iPads! Have you joined the fun? Take a look at the new app and how you can sing, record, and share the new Alef Bet song today. When you sing along with Hebrew Karaoke on your iPad you can add your own sound effects with a personal drum kit!    

Hot Topics: Should Marijuana Be Legal?

As Jews we are required to follow the law, yet our tradition tells us not to stand idly by when our neighbor is in trouble. Marijuana has evidence to be beneficial in treating certain diseases, yet is still illegal in many states. If medical marijuana can truly heal, then might its use be permissible?  Teens can juggle the idea of legalizing marijuana and the negative possibilities to develop their own view through the newest lesson plan from the new Hot Topics series.

Help Young Learners Set Goals to Reflect this Yom Kippur

Your young students may not be ready to fast this Yom Kippur, but you can help them understand the importance of focusing on prayer to reflect with this activity from Jewish Holidays Jewish Values Journal.

Build Your Own Sukkah on Our New Minecraft Server

When Minecraft broke into the educational world two years ago, teachers quickly enjoyed the creativity and problem-solving that students learned from such a simple game.  We enjoyed it too and want you to join us on the new Sukkah Server. Minecraft is a limitless game made from breaking and building blocks. Players can adventure on their own or play with friends on multiplayer servers.

Free Apps Offer Fun Hebrew Learning

Spend family time practicing Hebrew with these fun and FREE Hebrew apps.  Help children successfully learn to decode the Alef Bet with Unlimited Alef Bet. Behrman House's interactive mobile app for the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices introduces children to Hebrew letters and simple words while enjoying animated Hebrew words that talk. 

New Hot Topics Series Kicks Off with a Free Lesson Plan

Our new Resource Libraries series, Hot Topics, presents a balanced investigation of some of today's thorniest issues, and provides opportunities for teens to develop personal responses to them.  Students will explore eight issues from a Jewish perspective featuring:

Welcome Students Back to School with Refresher Hebrew Exercises

It's been a long summer!

Connect Parents and Students with the Magic of Shabbat Interactive

Families with children, ages 6-11, can explore Shabbat on their own terms with Shabbat Interactive.  This online game helps children make meaning of all the core elements of Jewish identity and is a great resource for educational family time. Usually $9.99, Shabbat Interactive is available free through the Behrman House Online Learning Center this year.

It's Time to Add Music to Your Tefillah Program

Teachers and youth group leaders can relate directly to their teens’ lives as they bring music, digital devices, Facebook, and personal discussion into the classroom. The purpose? For teens to identify core Jewish principles embedded in Jewish rock music.

Gearing Up for the High Holidays

Feel more comfortable participating in services this year. Don't sit silent just because you feel nervous about Hebrew. We have tools to help learners of all ages practice Hebrew reading skills.  Don't understand what the prayers say or why we say them? Hineni Prayerbook Hebrew for Adults goes beyond teaching rote prayer. It helps you understand the themes, the origins, and the deeper meaning of each one.

Teach Israel

 Experience Modern Israel

New from Behrman House. Fly to Israel without a plane ticket.

Discover Israel

 Let's Discover Israel

Offer younger children an exciting and age-appropriate introduction to the Jewish homeland