Alan Brill has an interesting post on his must-see blog, The Book of Doctrines and Opinions: Notes on Jewish Theology and Spirituality, about Catholic Schools and Jewish Day Schools. This post reminds me of another interesting comparison which has been made, and that is between the Jewish and Catholic communities in Boston. [...]
As a follow-up to my post on the Talmud and comics, I wanted to point out an excellent book which illustrates teachings of the Mishnah through comics. The book is Tallis Ends and Other Tales by R. Don Channen. It was published almost twenty years ago by Gefen Publishing and I am glad [...]
There is a recent post at Seforim which among many interesting topics, discusses some opinions as to “How much effort should people put into learning?,” or maybe more appropriately, “How much effort do people put into learning?” In medieval Ashkenaz, more than one teacher complained about both their students and the general level of learning. [...]
Many studies have been written trying to describe the impact of Jewish education on the adult lives of those who have received a Jewish education. This study comes to the conclusion, not surprisingly, that the more Jewish education a child has, the stronger their Jewish identity and commitment later in life. For [...]
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