April 12 | Jewish Portal of Teacher Education

Apr. 12, 2011

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MOFET JTEC Portal Newsletter

Dear Subscriber,

We are delighted to send you the latest issue of The MOFET JTEC Portal resource listing.

The current bulletin contains research findings, educational resources, conference information, etc. selected from journals and other Jewish education publications.

As the Pesach Festival approaches we have included a number of items which we hope can help make your celebration of the Festival of Freedom, Spring and Matzot a richer experience for you, your families and your students.

The MOFET International Channel would like to take this opportunity to announce the launching of our sister MOFET ITEC Education Portal in Spanish, which will serve Spanish speaking educators around the world.

We would also like to invite you to join our upcoming free Jewish education webinars:

A Millstone Round His Neck and He Studies Torah? The Tension between Personal Career and Family Obligations as Depicted in the Stories of the Sages with Prof. Avigdor Shinan in Hebrew on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, 7:00 – 8:30 P.M. Israel time

Si tan sólo nos hubiera acercado al Monte Sinaí, y no nos hubiera entregado la Torá, ¡hubiera sido suficiente? with Rabino Dr. Mordejai Maarabi in Spanish on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, 7:00 – 8:30 P.M. Israel time

Wishing you a joyous and uplifting Pesach and interesting and enjoyable reading,

Reuven Werber

The MOFET JTEC Portal Team

April 12, 2011

Jewish Portal of Teacher Education

Please note: a complete list of recent additions to the portal follows the Featured Items.

April 2011

Featured Items

Passover Exodus Twitplay

Educator Lisi Geffen was looking for a creative way to interest high school students in learning the Pesach story, which they study year after year. Her creative solution is today’s technology teaching tip – The Pesach Twitplay. You’ve heard the Passover story, now watch it unfold, in real time, with a modern twist, on Twitter. 8 characters live the story over 3 weeks. The characters in this play are being played by a group of online educators and their friends as a pilot run for this activity. Follow them on Twitter using the #exod2011 hashtag.

Haggadot.com – The Global Seder Table

This website is a resource for Jews of all backgrounds to make the Haggadah that feels meaningful to them for a contemporary seder, with unique perspectives gathered from individuals worldwide. Whatever your background, Haggadot.com invites you to find your place in the Passover conversation through the seder's central text, the haggadah. Now you can access classical texts and contemporary interpretations to create a more personalized Passover experience.

Gateways Passover Learning Resources

Gateways recently launched a resource bank of activities for special needs students. Their goal is to share user-friendly resources that will be helpful and effective when working with any type of learner. Resources are organized by thematic units, such as holidays, and by type, such as file folder activities. A collection of resources for Passover and the Seder are now available on their website.

Order your Seder in a Box – Boston Area Residents

Aiming to make Passover more accessible to the young adults, JewishBoston.com , an online hub for the area’s Jewish community, is offering its first do-it-yourself Seder kit. Free to Boston-area residents, ages 18 to 40, who sign up by April 8, “Seder in a Box’’ includes just about everything but the food and the guests: a Seder plate, a basic Haggadah, a leader’s guide, recipes, a shopping list, instructions for setting the table, and a matzo cover.

The Yad Vashem YouTube Eichmann Trial Channel

Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority, has opened two new YouTube channels showing the video documentation of the Eichmann trial to mark its 50th anniversary, one with a simultaneous English-language translation. The channels are a cooperative effort between Yad Vashem, The Israel State Archives, and Google. The Eichmann Trial Channel contains over 200 hours of trial sessions and a compilation of testimonies. Yad Vashem also created a website about the trial with featured documents, testimony, photos and articles about the trial.

Kveller – A Website with a Jewish Twist on Parenting

Kveller.com is the first and only Jewish parenting website aimed at parents from across the Jewish religious spectrum, with special attention paid to interfaith families and the less-affiliated. From its popular Jewish Baby Name Bank to its prolific bloggers, Kveller has content reflecting all types of Jewish families: observant, interfaith, queer, divorced and more. It also connects parents to local organizations and events, including piloting online communities with calendars of events and lists of resources, as well as local Facebook groups.

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