Jewish Portal of Teacher Education

Source: HaYidion – Winter 2015

This issue - of Hayidion presents a wealth of guidance and examples for day schools to stay on top of their game. Articles discuss how schools ensure that athletics stay informed by a school's mission, by embodying Jewish values and embracing inclusivity; how they can use sports as a vehicle for teaching about and fostering love for Israel; how a wide range of sports can bring out the best in students and faculty; and how schools can more broadly employ movement and teach healthy living.

Among the articles in this issue are:

• Sports Medicine and Athletic Training: Living Our Values, Expanding Our Mission - Mike Riley, Jessica Matula and Aileen Goldstein
• Color War Isn't Just for Campers - Ayelet Margolin Lehtman
• Israel Education Playbook - David Lasday
• Creating an LGBT Inclusive School Athletic Program: From Intention to Action - Pat Griffin and Idit Klein
• Sports Le-Shem Shamayim: The Sacred Mission of High School Athletics - Marc Baker and Pam Roecker
• Interview with Emma Farber, Equestrian
• From the Editor: Jewish Schools and Sports: Win-Win - Barbara Davis, Executive Editor
• More Than a Game: JCC Maccabi and Athletic Endeavor - David Ackerman and Jonathan Fass
• Creating an Athletics Handbook that Reflects School Values -Corrie Mizusawa
• Physical Activity for Students with Special Needs - Jake Weiner
• Including Sports in the Israel Trip - Josh Halickman
• "In the League Together": Religious and Secular Children, Soccer and a Meeting of Identities - Yochai Sharon
• More Than Just a Game - Aharoni Carmel
• Having Faith in Sports - Miriam Heller Stern
• A League Not of One's Own: Competing With Public Schools - Rob Cohen, Janet Herman and Josh Breitman
• Ultimate Frisbee: Ultimately Fun, Ultimately Jewish - Benjamin Joffe, Judd Kruger Levingston
• Meeting the Health and Fitness Needs of Day School Students - Phil Papier
• Learning Perseverance Through Perspiration - Azaryah Cohen