Talking with Students in Middle Childhood about the News from Israel and Gaza* (2025)
Learning from Children’s Ideas about October 7th and the Israel-Hamas War* (2024)
Our Kids’ Hardest Questions (2024)
How to Talk to Kids about What’s Happening in Israel Right Now (2023)
Walking the Tightrope: Talking about the Current Situation in Israel with Children (2023)
Addressing Kids’ Big and Difficult Questions (2023)
What do my children understand—and what should I tell them—about the Israeli-Palestinian violence? (2021)
The Local, the Digital, and the Political: Teaching Israel and the Pandemic (2021)
Dwelling in the Space Between: Jewish Responses in a Time of COVID* (2020)
Here’s How to Talk to Your Kids About the Violence in Israel and Gaza* (2019)
The Other Conflict: Teaching Children to Understand Wedge Issues in Israeli Society (2018)
Don’t Avoid Talking To Your Kids About the Pittsburgh Shooting (2018)
4 Steps for Talking to Kids about the Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting (2018)
Why Jewish Parents Should Talk About Neo-Nazis with their Children (2017)
Four Tips for Talking to Your Kids about White Supremacism (2017)
Dialogue Across Difference: The Power of Collaboration When Colleagues Disagree* (2016)
Discourse Across Diversity (not Standardization) in Israel Education* (2016)
From Multiple Choice to Multiple Choices: Rethinking Israel Literacy in Our Schools (2016)
Israel Education Needs Coaches, Not Cheerleaders* (2016)
My Grandfather, Rabin, and Me: Notes on the Optimism of Youth (2015)
Children and the Conflict (2015)
How to Talk to Your Kids About the Violence in Israel (2015)
Teaching About Israel After Election Day…And Every Other Day* (2015)
Talking About Israel with Our Students* (2015)
Your Kids Are Ready to Talk About Israel. Are You?* (2014)
The Opportunities of Teaching Jewish History (2014)
Jewish Education Caught in the Crossfire of a Most Uncivil War (2012)
Listening to Student Voices (2012)
Our Divisive Discourse (2011)
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