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What qualities do you think voters should look for in a presidential candidate? As the country prepares for the 2016 presidential elections, the Pew Research Center surveyed Americans to find out how the general public views presidential traits.  

Will We See You at the 2015 URJ Biennial?

Behrman House will be set up in the Kikar area at the URJ Biennial in Orlando, Florida from November 4th-8th . We'd love to see you! Visit us and browse the latest picture books from Apples & Honey Press, including Farmer Kobi's Hanukkah Match,  Hanukkah Cookies with Sprinkles, Kayla and Kugel, and Mama Doni's new Alef Bet book. Take a look at American classics like Dr.Seuss and Goodnight Moon in Hebrew.

Hack Jewish Education

Behrman House, the leading publisher of textbooks and digital learning materials for Jewish schools in North America, and MindCET, the innovation department of Israel-based CET (Center for Educational Technology) announced today a new pilot accelerator program to identify and support a North American-based Jewish Ed-tech development team beginning in Fall 2015, funded with a grant from the AVI CHAI Foundation. The goal of the pilot program is to jumpstart the creation of new, Jewish educational technology.

It's A Global Testing Day for Behrman House

We regularly host usability testing sessions to get an outside perspective on how our website and digital materials work. Today we took it global! We spent the day testing two of our upcoming products, Hebrew in Harmony, which helps students learn Hebrew using music, and Shalom Uvrachah Digital the new cross device primer for the Online Learning Center.  Unlike our previous usability testings, which were completed in our New Jersey location, this test included participation all the way from Israel.

Behrman House Named 2015 New Jersey Family Business of the Year

We won! Behrman House is honored to be named 2015 New Jersey Family Business of the Year by Fairleigh Dickinson University's Rothman Institute, in the category of businesses under $10 million.

URJ Update: We've Cleared Even MORE Titles

Last week we announced the addition of a modified version of Chai Level 7, the OLC edition of Mitkadem Digital, and A Taste of Hebrew and we are happy to announce another seven URJ Press titles to our cleared and available list. 

Supplemental Materials for Chai Level 7 Workbooks Now Available

While we are in the process of revising the Torah, Avodah, and G'milut Chasadim workbooks for Chai Level 7, we have a set of downloadable annotations and instructions for using the Level 7 curriculum core without the workbooks available now! Chai Level 7 Torah, Avodah, and G'milut Chasadim supplemental instructions can be downloaded for free here. 

Come See us at the URJ Biennial!

From November 4th-8th Behrman House will set up in the Kikar area at the URJ Biennial in Orlando, Florida. We'd love to see you! We'll be bringing CHAI and Mitkadem as well as showing our Online Learning Center and our new lines of student journals that focus on values, holidays, Bible and the environment. Plus we'll have picture books from Apples & Honey Press, American classics like Dr. Seuss in Hebrew, and copies of our fantastically popular Shalom Coloring book.

We're Reintroducing Mitkadem Digital - Now in the OLC!

With a few modifications from its original URJ version, the new Online Learning Center edition of Mitkadem Digital puts YOU in control.  One 12-month license will give a student access to the digital features of Ramot 3-23, and will be renewable yearly, so students will always be able to go back and review work done in previous years. 

Make Coloring Pages Pop with These Texture Tips

We are quickly approaching the much awaited release of Shalom Coloring, the Jewish adult coloring book! To help us brush up on our skills, illustrator Ann D. Koffsky has created a quick video to show us how applying different textures to a coloring page can really make your images pop.

Come See Us at URJ Biennial

Behrman House staff will be attending the 2015 URJ Biennial in Orlando, Florida November 4th - 8th. Will you? Behrman House will set up in the Kikar area of the Biennial. We'll be consulting on CHAI and Mitkadem as well as ways to use our Online Learning Center to reach the goals of the congregational school. We'll also have our new line of student journals that focus on values, holidays, Bible, and the environment on hand for you to see.

URJ Update: Welcoming CHAI Level 7 Curriculum Core, Mitkadem Digital, and A Taste of Hebrew

Behrman House is happy to announce the addition of Mitkadem Digital, Chai Level 7 Curriculum Core, and A Taste of Hebrew to our list of cleared and available titles. 

Behrman House Among 15 New Jersey Family Business of the Year Honorees

Behrman House is delighted to be selected as an honoree as part of this year's New Jersey Family Business of the Year Awards. The award winners will be announced on October 14.

Become a Color Blending Professional with Help from Illustrator Judy Dick

Did you know there are so many different coloring techniques we can practice as we await the publication of Shalom Coloring? Illustrator Judy Dick created this short video to help us become color-blending professionals using a page from Shalom Coloring. 

Understand the Color Wheel with Help from Freddie Levin

As we await the release of the Jewish adult coloring book Shalom Coloring, artist and author Freddie Levin helps us brush up on coloring skills. In this short video, Freddie Levin shows us how the color wheel can help us understand the ways that colors are related, and how to use that knowledge to plan and execute a beautiful coloring project. She'll even show you how it works using an actual project from the book. 

Join Mama Doni and Eric Lindberg on Tour!

The beloved Mama Doni and Eric Lindberg are about to hit the road for their 2015 tour with their two bands, Mama Doni (kids) and Nefesh Mountain (adults), and we have the tour dates here for you to join them! Mama Doni & Eric Lindberg's Tour Schedule: 10/4/15 9:00AM-12:00PM  Hebrew Wizards, Greenwich CT Mama Doni & Eric perform with the Hebrew Wizards School

The Minecraft Sukkah Server is Back!

Last year we introduced a Sukkah Server for the popular game Minecraft - and did we get some creative results! When Minecraft broke into the educational world three 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.

Travel (Virtually) to Israel for the High Holidays with ISRAEL21c: Sukkot

Sukkot has begun and ISRAEL21c has everything you need to help students join the harvest festival activities going on in Israel right now! This year, on October 1st, the annual Jerusalem March will take place.  Thousands of marchers parading through Jerusalem, Sukkot 2014. Photo by Miriam Alster You can encourage students to make their own flags and banners and host your own Sukkot parade!

Share Some 'OldSpiration' Today

Getting old isn't about an end, but a beginning - a time to fulfill old dreams and make new ones a reality. - Getold.com As we age it can be hard to stay positive about our changing bodies and minds. How can we help ourselves, parents, or loved ones keep a positive view of the road we all travel?

Travel (Virtually) to Israel for the High Holidays with ISRAEL21c: Yom Kippur

How can we help students connect to the holiest day of the Jewish year? While some students may not be ready to fast this Yom Kippur, ISRAEL21c has collected photos to help all students observe a different side of the holiday in Israel.  Yom Kippur in Israel has been said to be different than everywhere else in the world. Businesses, schools, and much of the country closes down on the Day of Atonement. 

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