What is / should be our goal in teaching Gemara? skills, commitment, content, concepts ?? Does it make a difference if the students are committed vs. not so ...
Uriel Lubetski
mta-israel@...
Dec 17, 2000 7:25 pm
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... One initial question is how you define commitment. Does it mean that the young man or woman's initial exposure has been happy and aroused appetite for...
Shalom Carmy
carmy@...
Dec 17, 2000 9:00 pm
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Although it seems that Uriel Lubetski and Rabbi Shalom Carmy have beaten me to the kick-off (with a challenging and most appropriate first Shakla and Tarya),...
Benjamin Kramer
bkramer@...
Dec 19, 2000 3:36 am
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I mostly deal with middle school students, although in my current incarnation as the director of a distance education program providing professional...
Jeffrey Spitzer
jeffrey@...
Dec 19, 2000 6:15 am
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Aside from my work at the Lookstein Center, which includes both the listserv with which you are all familiar, as well as building a Virtual Resource Center, I...
Shalom Berger
lookjed@...
Dec 21, 2000 11:52 am
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I too neglected to list my primary occupation as well. I am a proud husband and father to my 4 lovely children. Through them (and through experience that I...
Benjamin Kramer
bkramer@...
Dec 21, 2000 4:31 pm
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Let me introduce myself. My name is Nati Helfgot and I have been teaching Talmud and other Judaic studies in Yeshiva High school settings, both co-ed and...
Nathaniel Helfgot
ravnati@...
Dec 22, 2000 3:10 am
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I forgot to mention one or two points in the first part of my original posting on ahavat torah. I cited R. Blau's comment that "Torah study is much more than a...
Nathaniel Helfgot
ravnati@...
Dec 22, 2000 3:54 am
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I'm Avie Walfish - after teaching for close to 20 years at "ba'alei teshuva" yeshivot in Yerushalayim (mostly at Pardes), I've been at Michlelet Herzog in Alon...
Avie Walfish
avie@...
Dec 22, 2000 8:58 am
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Before dealing with derashot, I usually spend some time talking about the difference between a "Midrash Yotzair", in which Hazal "create" the Halakha from the...
Shalom Berger
lookjed@...
Dec 22, 2000 10:32 am
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Before beginning my post, I would like to offer a brief suggestion on style. As one who sends out shiurim over the internet, there is one piece of advice that...
Aaron Shalom Ross
asr209@...
Dec 22, 2000 2:39 pm
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Shalom Berger's and Avie Walfish's posts remind me of the importance of understanding good teaching as an art and not a science or even a simple trade. In...
RSToren@...
Dec 22, 2000 6:01 pm
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Background: Uriel Lubetski - Teacher of Talmud, Chumash, Halacha, Jewish History, & CompuSci, Israel guidance, at Yeshiva University High School boys (MTA). I...
Uriel Lubetski
mta-israel@...
Dec 24, 2000 4:35 pm
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Although this does not get to the real issues at hand, I want to respond to a few statements made about grading. ... ba ... As one who has experienced both...
Benjamin Kramer
bkramer@...
Dec 28, 2000 3:14 am
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I'm always skeptical of educators who speak with certainty about such troubling and complex issues such as grading, pedagogy, goals and objectives. Education,...
RSToren@...
Dec 28, 2000 8:53 pm
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Are there any participants with experience teaching elementary school? What age do you feel is appropriate to start? Should they be taught mishnayot first?...
Benjamin Kramer
bkramer@...
Dec 29, 2000 4:43 am
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I would like to expand on R. Kramer's questions about elementary schools. Once we have determined what age to begin, how should our goals for younger student's...
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finkel@...
Dec 31, 2000 8:07 pm
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Thank you, Rabbi Kramer, for hitting on a pet topic of mine. I teach junior high school gemara (6th-8th grade), and I constantly struggle with the issue of...
Aaron Shalom Ross
asr209@...
Jan 1, 2001 2:52 pm
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First, I would like to say that I like this new custom of each person introducing themselves. It makes the list seem much more like a real community. I am...
levisohn@...
Jan 4, 2001 2:09 am
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I agree wholeheartedly with Josh Levisohn's concerns about grading and appreciate how clearly he articulated the issues. Assessment is important to convey to...
RSToren@...
Jan 4, 2001 6:43 pm
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Aside from my Lookstein responsibilities, I also teach a shiur Gemara in Midreshet Lindenbaum in Jerusalem. This year we are learning the fourth Perek of...
shalom berger
lookjed@...
Jan 14, 2001 10:45 am
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There was a recent article, in Hebrew, written by Rav Aharon Lichtenstein about teaching Gemara in Yeshivah high schools. The article can be found at the...
benjamin kramer
bkramer@...
Jan 26, 2001 6:39 am
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You apparently need to sign-in in order to access the article. Does everyone know how to log in to e-groups? I believe that you should have received an e-mail...
Benjamin Kramer
bkramer@...
Jan 26, 2001 6:51 am
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Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Shaqla_VeTarya group. File : /Rav...
Shaqla_VeTarya@yahoog...
Jan 26, 2001 4:22 pm
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Now, I believe, you can view the article on our website. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shaqla_VeTarya/files/ then follow directions to sign up as a member. ...
bkramer@...
Jan 26, 2001 4:41 pm
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Disregard the last post. I guess it worked out after all. I assume you all received the same posts that I got (and sent). No, I'm not sure why I got 2 of...
Benjamin Kramer
bkramer@...
Jan 26, 2001 4:49 pm
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Benjy Kramer posted an article by Rav Lictenstein in the files here at egroups. Since egroups has become yahoo!groups, I know that I had trouble accessing the...
lookjed@...
Feb 15, 2001 11:24 am
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This is the message I get when I tried to go to the site. Rabbi Aryeh Blaut...
RebbeB613@...
Feb 19, 2001 7:43 am
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I have IE 5.0 but the Hebrew of Rav Aharon's article was gibberish. I did choose Hebrew as a language in the Options menu. Any advice? Rob Toren...
RSToren@...
Feb 20, 2001 9:02 pm
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Try going to View then Encoding then there should be many Hebrew choices. If there are not, click on more. Then click on the various Hebrew options and see...
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