The Jewish High School A Complete Management Guide

Essential for: PRINCIPALS OF JEWISH SCHOOLS (AT ALL LEVELS!) - ADMINISTRATORS - SCHOOL PRESIDENTS AND BOARD MEMBERS - SCHOOLS OF EDUCATION - PD, TRAINING COURSES, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS - JEWISH COMMUNITY PROFESSIONALS A complete practical manual for Jewish school management - the first and only book of its kind. Written for High Schools, it is also of interest to professionals and lay leaders at every level of the Jewish school system. In simple, clear language, it gives principles and practice for every area of school operations. Suggested 'scripts' are provided for many difficult situations. Contents: 1 The Quality of the School / 2 The Principal / 3 The Board of Directors / 4 Management and Structure / 5 The instruments of Change / 6 The General School Programme / 7 The Jewish Programme / 8 Managing Tensions between 'General' and 'Jewish' / 9 Managing Staff / 10 Problematic teachers / 11 Managing Students / 12 Discipline, Rules etc. / 13 Managing Parents / 14 Managing Community / 15 Managing non-Academic Issues / 16 Fundraising and Alumni / 17 Memo - To: The Principal ..". Paul Shaviv is one of the great Jewish educators of our time ... he has produced an indispensible guide to how to achieve excellence in Jewish education" - Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. ..".an invaluable and unprecedented contribution to the field.." - Rabbi Josh Elkin, PEJE " ... this is going to be the standard reference book on Jewish school management from now on. All school leaders - novice or veteran, lay or professional - must have this book on their shelf -- if not on their desk" - Dr. Marc N. Kramer, RAVSAK. "I loved this book - one of the most interesting and informative books on leading a school I have ever read. It was like being guided through a school by a wise, witty and hugely experienced practitioner ... Packed with intelligent insight and practical advice ..." - Alastair Falk, UJIA, London UK ORDERS PROCESSED DIRECTLY BY AMAZON.COM

The education provided by Canada’s faith-based schools is a subject of public, political, and scholarly controversy. As the population becomes more religiously diverse, the continued establishment and support of faith-based schools has reignited debates about whether they should be funded publicly and to what extent they threaten social cohesion. These discussions tend to occur without considering a fundamental question: How do faith-based schools envision and enact their educational missions? Discipline, Devotion, and Dissent offers responses to that question by examining a selection of Canada’s Jewish, Catholic, and Islamic schools. The daily reality of these schools is illuminated through essays that address the aims and practices that characterize these schools, how they prepare their students to become citizens of a multicultural Canada, and how they respond to dissent in the classroom. The essays in this book reveal that Canada’s faith-based schools sometimes succeed and sometimes struggle in bridging the demands of the faith and the need to create participating citizens of a multicultural society. Discussion surrounding faith-based schools in Canada would be enriched by a better understanding of the aims and practices of these schools, and this book provides a gateway to the subject.

A perfect guide to those wishing to understand the contemporary Jewish day school. This book takes readers inside Jewish day schools to observe what happens day to day, as well as what the schools mean to their studenets, families, and communities. Many different types of Jewish day schools exist, and the variations are not well understood, nor is much information available about how day schools function. Inside Jewish Day Schools proves a vital guide to understanding both these distinctions and the everyday operations of these contemporary schools.

The High Holy Days -- Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur -- are for many Jews the highlight of the Jewish year. The liturgy for the Days of Awe are the longest and most complex of the year, leaving a large number of attendees without a complete understanding of the occasion's significance. Entering The High Holy Days provides historical background and interpretation of the ideas, practices, and liturgy and lends them contemporary relevance to today's Jews. Reuven Hammer received his ordination and doctorate in theology from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He is the former president of the Rabbinical Assembly and head of the Rabbinical Court of the Masorti Movement.

Classroom teaching. it addresses supplementary school settings and features a Noticeably larger section devoted to the growing day school sector.

This book contains entries from thousands of publications whether in English, Hebrew, Yiddish, and German-books, research reports, educational and general periodicals, synagogue histories, conference proceedings, bibliographies, and encyclopedias-on all aspects of Jewish education from pre-school through secondary education.