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Religious Institute has BIG Plans for the Gateways Haggadah

By: Meredith Hirschberg, Director of Education at Temple Beth Torah, Wellington, FL

What Would YOU Ask Abraham?

Why do we keep telling the story of our people from one generation to the next? Each time we tell stories from the Torah we learn something about ourselves and our relationships. How can we help students understand important Jewish values that continue to guide us today?

Congratulations to Our Friend Dr. Louis Nagel on His Lifetime Achievement Award!

How to Choose the Right Haggadah for Your Seder

Whatever your style for Passover, there is a Behrman House haggadah that will suit your seder.  This highlighted list below can help you find just the right haggadah for you and your seder guests!

Are Your Students Getting the Clarity They Need?

Success is built around clear communication and understanding. How can we make sure we are providing clarity to better our students' Hebrew learning? In a recent article by eJewish Philanthropy, writer Avrum Lapin stresses the importance of clarity in his field of non-profit work.

An Educator's Guide to Using The Gateways Haggadah

Recently we introduced the new inclusive Gateways Haggadah: A Seder for the Whole Family to families with children of all abilities. How can we help educators use the Haggadah with their students as well? Our partners at Gateways: Access to Jewish Education have provided us with the new Educators Guide to Using The Gateways Haggadah to help provide educators with tips and complete a seder with their students. 

The 5 Apps Your Students Should be Using NOW

Today's students are digital geniuses. Expand their learning beyond Trivia Crack and Candy Crush with these five fun and educational Behrman House Apps. Augmented Reality

Jewish Identity - The Debate about What it is and What it Means for Jewish Education

How do we measure Jewish identity? Stanford professor, Ari Y. Kelman has been actively studying "how people learn to be Jewish" and recently shared his views in jweekly.  Even as a teenager Kelman questioned why all the educational questions seemed to be connected with the value of a strong Jewish identity. 

Available Now: Augmented Reality App Brings the Alef Bet to Life

Help Students interact with the printed pages from Let's Discover the Alef Bet using the new Augmented Reality App from Behrman House.

We're Bringing the Alef Bet to Life and You Can be the First to Try it!

Now students can interact with the printed pages from Let's Discover the Alef Bet in an entirely new way, using the new Augmented Reality App from Behrman House. Watch the pages come alive with help from the camera on your mobile device or tablet to activate digital elements in the popular folders that introduce the Hebrew letters. 

How Well are Your Students Decoding? Find Out Now!

You're back in the swing of the second half of school, but are your students? You can help them brush up on their Hebrew skills while tracking their progress in decoding with the Hebrew Reading Assessment by Lesley Litman. 

The Gateways Haggadah: A First of Its Kind

Behrman House proudly collaborated with Gateways: Access to Jewish Education to welcome families with children of all abilities and disabilities to their Passover table with the help of our new haggadah.  In a recent article from The Jewish Advocate by Director of Marketing and Communications at Gateways, Rachel Fadlon provided a little insight behind The Gateways Haggadah: A Seder for the Whole Family.

Are Part-Time Religious Schools Getting the Support They Deserve?

Have we demoralized supplemental school education directors? Lisa Harris Glass and Stephanie Hausner seem to think so. In the recent article, "Synagogue-based Religious Schools: A Community Responsibility," Glass and Hausner touched on the idea that we have consigned our number one opportunity - to inspire a lifelong love of Judaism and positive Jewish identity -  to a "less than" status.

Rabbi Danny Zemel's Non-Jewish Parent Aliyah Blessing Brings Changes for Interfaith Families

To provide a welcoming, inclusive ceremony for interfaith families, Rabbi Daniel Zemel of Temple Micah in Washington, DC created a different Bar-Bat Mitzvah blessing. 

Coming Soon: Augmented Reality App Brings the Alef Bet to Life

Help students interact with the printed pages from Let's Discover the Alef Bet using the new Augmented Reality App from Behrman House. This February students will watch the pages come alive with help from the camera on their mobile or tablet to activate digital elements in the popular folders that introduce the Hebrew letters. 

Educator Gets Results by Encouraging Hebrew Practice at Home with the Online Learning Center

We know that students are more successful learning Hebrew when they also practice a little at home. Here's how one educator encourages them, using the Online Learning Center. Lynn Calnek, Principal and Director of Life Long Learning at Temple Kol Tikvah in Davidson, NC, teaches 6-10 students who are new to Hebrew, learning the Alef Bet.  "It's hard for me to have tutors for each individual student," Calnek said. "The Online Learning Center gives me a better way to teach these students all together."

Available Now! The Gateways Haggadah: A Seder for the Whole Family

We celebrate Passover with family and friends, singing songs, saying prayers, and eating holiday foods that help us remember the Passover story. This is a special time of year that all should enjoy.

The Best of 2014

2014 brought so many great things to Behrman House this year. As the year is winding down we wanted to take another look at our favorite additions and what's to come for 2015. 

4 Ways to Encourage Students' Learning This Winter Break

It's important to help students maintain their Hebrew progress while they are on winter break.  In a recent article from The Washington Post, they presented 4 tips for students during break. We were inspired and put a Jewish touch on their suggestions for a more Jewish focus.  Here is how families can prevent educational atrophy:

Hebrew Through Play: Apps and Games

Keep students focused during winter break with fun, family friendly Hebrew apps and games.  Children won't get rusty with Hebrew letter recognition with the Unlimited Alef Bet interactive mobile app. Families can use their iPhone, iPad, and Android devices to successfully learn to decode the Alef Bet with animated Hebrew words that talk!

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