Written by Anonymous, 10 of August, 2011

How You Can Afford to Upgrade Technology in Your School

Jewish educators are frustrated when they can’t afford to buy new laptops, a projector, carts, and other computer hardware and software for the school. How can they close the digital gap between home and school when they have no money to do so? Here are three ways to boost your school’s budget so that you can upgrade your technology.

Written by Aviva Werner, 09 of August, 2011

Babaganewz Celebrates Ten Years!

Can you believe it’s been ten years since the birth of Babaganewz? Join us as we reminisce about the Jewish values resource that has become an integral part of teaching middle schoolers about their Jewish heritage.

Written by Vicki Weber, RJE, 05 of August, 2011

Behrman House to Distribute for Gefen Publishing in the US

With an inaugural shipment of a large order for "Confidential: The Life of Secret Agent Turned Hollywood Tycoon – Arnon Milchan," Behrman House this week became the US distributor for Jerusalem-based Gefen Publishing House. “I’m excited,” said Ilan Greenfield, President of Gefen Publishing. “I’m really impressed by their organization and especially their staff."

Written by Vicki Weber, RJE, 04 of August, 2011

Digital Hebrew for Today, Plus Big Plans for Tomorrow

Need a new approach to Hebrew? Right now you can teach four full years of Hebrew—Primer through Prayer Literacy—using the integrated digital-plus-book approach that’s backed up by proven research on Hebrew language acquisition and has been tried and tested in hundreds of schools. And our multi-media pre-primer for second grade is coming this January. PLUS get the advance scoop about our Online Learning Center. Your school could be a test site—apply now!

Market Failure—On Our Side of the Digital Gap

Written by David Behrman, 27 of July, 2011

The digital gap in Jewish education is a paradox. Everyone involved—most especially donors and intellectual entrepreneurs—is investing considerable resources, time, passion, and skill, all in furtherance of a common goal. Yet the outcomes are suboptimal and the result is market failure. Here are six reasons why.

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Written by Vicki Weber, RJE, 22 of July, 2011

Behrman House in the News: Rabbi Bradley Artson on Keeping Kosher

In a recent article in the Jewish Journal of Greater LA , Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson of American Jewish University, discusses keeping kosher as "a tool to help us clarify choice making." His book, "It's a Mitzvah," helps anyone move step by step into Jewish living. Read the full article.

Behrman House Summer Hours

Written by Vicki Weber, RJE, 18 of July, 2011

Behrman House is open late on Monday-Thursday this summer to help you plan for the school year. Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm, Fridays, 9-5 Eastern time. Call us! We're standing by to take your order.

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Written by Jessica Gurtman, 12 of July, 2011

Learn a Bit of Hebrew and Reconnect with Your Judaism

Learning Hebrew can be fun! Let Behrman House show you two easy ways to learn the language of our people.

The Wrong Side of the Digital Divide

Written by David Behrman, 09 of July, 2011

We check our technology—our innovation—at the door when it comes to educating our children in our religion and heritage, and we send a message that the latest technologies—the ones our kids find so compelling—aren’t right for the Jewish world.

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Written by Vicki Weber, RJE, 05 of July, 2011

Praise for Blessings and Baby Steps, by Rabbi Ilana Grinblat

Review by Rabbi Jack Riemer, writing for the South Florida Jewish Journal. "Now I understand why we need women rabbis. No man could have written this book or taught us the Torah that it contains . . . This is a book that expectant parents and those with small children can learn much from. But it is not only for them. Anyone who wants to know where and how to find holiness in the midst of this world, and how we can relate to the sacred that is found in places that most of us never notice, will benefit immensely from this book."