Education

The scratch in the seedling... The art of toddling... A Yeshivah in Egypt... The benefits of being stupid when you're old... and fourteen other stories, insights and essays on education

Lessons from the Torah regarding proper childrearing and education.

According to biblical law, a child is not obligated to observe mitzvot until reaching adulthood. Nevertheless, there’s a mitzvah of rabbinic origin for parents to train their children to do mitzvot and to avoid doing things that the Torah forbids.

Why do we go to such extremes in educating our children--extremes to which we don't go in any other area of life? Turns out, there's a good reason...

The Haggadah teaches us how to respond to the unique needs of four different types of children, or possibly the same child, depending on the circumstances and the motivation behind the question.

I am having a very hard time, as the holidays approach, with teaching my children the beauty of Chanukah and not having them see it as a Jewish x‑mas. I know it has become somewhat of a tradition to give children gifts during Chanukah, but is this really ...

Letting them see how important prayer is to you – and that you're excited to pray – is the strongest message that you can send them. Pray together with your children!

What is unique about the Jewish approach to education? A brief, 3,307-year overview

Then it was haircut time. I squeezed my eyes shut, half expecting the same cries I heard at his bris, which seems like it was just yesterday. But when I looked up, he was grinning.

"One must listen to the Chanukah candles." As it turns out, the candles are master educators. Four messages the candles impart to the educator.