Behrman House: About Us: Winter 2005 Open Lion


Winter 2005

David Wolpe Floats onto LA Times Bestseller List
It’s quite common to find Behrman House titles on educators’ lists, but imagine our delight when we saw Rabbi David Wolpe’s new book, Floating Takes Faith: Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World, at number 15 on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list in November. Read More.

NATE Announces Award Winner
The National Association of Temple Educators has announced that Judith Kuper Jaffe, Principal of Beth Am Temple Religious School in Pearl River, NY, is the winner of the 5765 Behrman House Award—a scholarship of $1,000. Read More.

Author Sees His Book in Action
It’s a treat when an author’s work is used in the classroom and the author can be there at the same time. It doesn’t happen often, so we thought we’d report on one such instance. Read More.

Terry Kaye Appointed Vice President
We are delighted to announce that Terry Kaye has been appointed Vice President of the Firm. Read More.

George Washington Presents—In Person
Did you know that George Washington stood in Philadelphia in July 2004 (yes, the date’s correct) and read his 1790 letter to the Jewish congregation of Newport? Read More.

Put Your Feet Up in the Educators’ Lounge
Now educators can talk to colleagues across the country in our “Educators’ Lounge”—the new online Behrman House site for sharing educational ideas and strategies. Read More.

Behrman House on the Road
NATE, Marriott Marquis, New York City and Bowling Party at Bowlmor Lanes, New York City. Read More.