Active Jewish Learning is a book for teachers, educators, rabbis, and anyone else involved in the field of Jewish education. It presents techniques for making Jewish learning come alive in any environment, especially in the school classroom. Its authors offer activities and strategies designed to enliven learning, deepen understanding, and promote retention.
Active Jewish Learning contains strategies to enliven classes of any age group, divided into four sections:
1. The Tachlis of Active Jewish Learning
2. How to Get Students Active from the Start
3. How to Help Students Acquire Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes Actively
4. How to Make Learning Unforgettable
Torah Aura Productions publishes books for Jewish schools and families that help celebrate our heritage and our faith.
We have over 25 years of experience as the leading creator of high quality educational materials that enable Jewish children to become empowered Jewish adults.
Our books guide and enhance the Jewish knowledge, spirituality and identity of children and their families, and our innovative tools bring Judaism alive in synagogues, Hebrew schools, and day schools.
Torah Aura Productions was founded in 1981 by a group of innovative Jewish educators who looked out at the field of Jewish education and found materials that were shallow and dull. They started a company to create new tools for families and teachers that would be exciting and meaningful. For more than two decades, Torah Aura has revolutionized the way Jewish schools enable their students to become empowered Jewish adults, and has helped families make Judaism a meaningful presence in their homes.
Some of the areas we publish in:
- Torah and Bible
- Talmud
- Jewish teaching
- Jewish parenting
- Jewish ethics and values
- Jewish holidays
- the Jewish lifecycle
- Israel
- Hebrew
- Jewish prayer
Torah Aura Productions: Making success in Jewish education an achievable reality.
'Active Jewish Learning is a gift to all who want to enhance the quality of Jewish learning. It offers many strategies and steps for creative, engaging teaching in a rich and multi-faceted menu.'
- Rabbi Robert Abramson, Director, Department of Education, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
'The 57 strategies and the dozens of variations and examples presented in Active Jewish Learning will keep students turned on and turn even novice teachers into pros. Every teacher and group worker needs a copy of this invaluable and challenging collection.'
--- Audrey Friedman Marcus, Co-founder, A.R.E. Publishing, Inc.
'Active Jewish Learning is a must-read for anyone interested in teaching about Judaism. Applying 35 years of teaching expertise, Shoshana and Mel Silberman bring their engaging and practical approach to all Jewish educators.'
--- Dr. Ron Wolfson, Fingerhut Professor of Education, American Jewish University and President, Synagogue 3000
'Shoshana and Mel Silberman are passionate about creative Jewish education. Their book Active Jewish Learning gives all Jewish teachers an invaluable resource that can be used every time they want to involve their students.' ----- Helene Z. Tigay, Executive Director, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
