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In News on January 30, 2007 at 5:07 am

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See The Jewish Star as it appears in print 1-19-07

In News on January 19, 2007 at 2:35 pm

Educational model stresses clarity

In Education, Feature, News on January 19, 2007 at 1:39 pm

A seventh-grade class at Yeshiva of South Shore receives instruction in the Goldhar method from Rabbi Avraham Goldhar.

A seventh-grade class at Yeshiva of South Shore receives instruction in the Goldhar method from Rabbi Avraham Goldhar.

Yeshiva of South Shore to be among first Goldhar-certified schools

BY AMY GOLDSTEIN

Issue of Jan. 19, 2007

Arthur Shield’s seventh grade social studies class at the Yeshiva of South Shore is learning to review the concepts of diffusion. In 14 seconds. Rabbi Avraham Goldhar of Passaic, N.J., asks the students to fill in the blanks.

“Diffusion is the movement of particles through air from high concentration to …” “Low,” the students respond together. “It happens through the cell membrane or …,” he said. “Outside the cell,” they respond. “Is energy required?” he asked. “No,” they answered.

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