Allen Selis, at The Blogs

Sep 5, 2024, 11:33 PM

Ceremonies commemorating October 7? It’s way too soon

The war and frequent acts of terror are reasons enough, but also, we need distance from those events to make sense of them

Aug 2, 2024, 5:44 PM

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Bumper stickers for our fallen

The Coke machine is plastered, covered, shrouded with pictures, a short quote, and dates - each for an October 7 victim or a soldier killed since

May 24, 2024, 12:54 AM

Why do Israeli lawyers defend terrorists?

The answer says volumes about the soul of this country. I see Vadim at kiddush every Shabbat, right after morning services. It’s a ritual unto itself. Kiddush, cookies, a shot of middle-grade scotch (I’m partial to Monkey Shoulder lately) and...

Dec 22, 2023, 2:14 PM

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Our children are quietly mourning

When tech class means a 3rd-grader completes his first Word task with the (typed) fact that his cousin was slaughtered by Hamas

Dec 15, 2023, 1:38 PM

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Pulling tomatoes off the vine to the sound of artillery fire

We 15 volunteers needed to fill 80 pallets of 6 two-liter tubs each, if we wanted to help keep the farm on its feet

Nov 23, 2023, 10:06 PM

Feeling Black and Blue This Friday

It's late November and the radio is buzzing with ads for "blue November" sales. Um, what's blue November? Or blue Friday? Or...others are calling it "November Yisraeli." What gives? Let me take a step back. Among the minor frustrations I...

Oct 16, 2023, 8:49 PM

Don’t Distance Me

Our children’s mental health and academic performance suffer when they are away from school. Bring them back now. After the first day of distance learning, the Facebook page of the Yishuv where I do most of my teaching was in...

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Dr. Allen Selis is the founder of the educational technology startup STEM Crafters. Allen is passionate about great teaching, skeptical about "Startup Nation" hype, and invests personal time and energy in children's learning on a daily basis.

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