Jewish Life CONTENTS
ISSUE 85 ■ JUNE 2015
OUR COMMUNITY, OUR WORLD
UPFRONT
Jewish Life
OUR COMMUNITY, OUR WORLD
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Jewish Life
OUR COMMUNITY, OUR WORLD
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FEATURES
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Jewish Life
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EDUCATION
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In this issue, discover how the kids juggle kodesh
and secular schooling, learn from teachers who
go the extra mile, plus
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
teaching through song
and dance. The learning
never ends with JL and
the education issue!
Letters
Have your say
Round Up
News from around the world
Inside Story
Tzitzit facts, inventive Israel, and the
US Jewish education system
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The science of happiness
Turning a well-known equation on its head
Forging bonds
Beit Yehudannesburg comes together
Unsung heroes
Mashgichim take centre stage
Israel in context
Taking the lead with disaster relief
Teach your children well
What’s our obligation regarding educating our
children?
Scene at…
Recent local events – where were you?
Teaching through song
Make learning fun!
No child gets left behind
Innovations in curricula
Duality in Jewish schools
Navigating a kodesh and secular education
Advocating for Israel
Tomorrow’s leaders
What makes a great teacher?
Going the extra mile
Remembering our teachers
Paying tribute to those who helped us
get to where we are
Chesed around the world
The Walder Education Pavilion of Torah Umesorah
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