Section archive - Learning Resources

The Jewish Outreach Institute's Big Tent Judaism Coalition is excited to provide a new tool to help families with young children instill the positive values and ethics found in our Jewish heritage while creating quality time with their families: Torah Topics for Today, brief and meaningful conversation-starters drawn from the timeless stories/wisdom found in the Five Books of Moses, empowering parents to spark regular, relevant family discussions with almost no prep time or prior knowledge required.

As Israelis swelter through the summer vacation, a small band of devoted educationalists is putting the finishing touches to a new website that will help teachers at the country’s World ORT-affiliated schools to collaborate on boosting their classroom performance. Due to be up and running in time for the new school year, the website is a simple and attractive on-line platform for sharing lessons that have been prepared for Smart classes, 1,000 of which World ORT is installing in schools throughout Israel’s oulying northern and southern regions.

Moishe House Rocks is a series of digital cartoon videos aimed at empowering young leaders to feel confident and prepared to initiate and lead Jewish rituals in their homes and for their peers. Created in partnership with G-dcast, the package consists of two complementary virtual components: a three-minute cartoon video to introduce and explain a ritual element; and embedded karaoke-style prayers and tunes of the blessings and ceremonies prerecorded with words on the bottom.

The Israel State Archives (ISA) in Jerusalem recently launched an English-language blog, Israel's Documented Story. Its purpose, as its title suggests, will be to tell stories about Israel based on the rich collections of documentation in the possession of the Israel State Archives. This is part of the aim of the ISA to create user-friendly digital access to its held material, and insert it into the public sphere and public discourse.