We believe that Israel education should be provided to all young Jews and their families including the diverse and sometimes competing narratives at play in Israel today. While Israel education involves the acquisition of knowledge i. Beyond its cognitive elements, it also provides experiences that transmit emotions and behavioral elements to engage the whole learner. One of the best approaches to Israel education offers authentic encounters with Israelis and the land of Israel, most commonly presented as travel to Israel — a fundamental component of good Jewish education.
Knowledgeable and skilled educators are integral to any positive educational process. Educators responsible for Israel education should have deep subject matter knowledge and the ability to represent content effectively toward the fulfillment of the purpose and goals of the curriculum.
Israel educators must know how to create educational experiences that support independent critical thinking by the learner. Educators must also be committed to representing content in a nuanced, open-minded, multi-faceted perspective across cultures and issues. Most young Jews will be confronted with the big questions surrounding Israel at some stage of their life.
What does it mean to have a Jewish homeland? What are the possible relationships between a Jew living outside of Israel towards the Jewish state? Can a Jewish state maintain its democracy? What does it mean for a historically persecuted people to now hold a position of power and strength?
To be reflective of the authenticity of Israel today, Jewish learners must be exposed to the positive aspects of Israel as well as its complexities, struggles, and conflicts, which can be fraught with anxiety and emotion. It must embrace the educational principle that complexity and struggle is often best encountered when it is built on a foundation of love and emotional attachment.
Our youth will inevitably encounter Israel in multiple formats and forums; Jewish education should provide the foundation for this engagement — a foundation that will carry them through college and into adult family life. The best way to effect systematic change in Jewish education is to empower Jewish educational leaders with the knowledge, skills and the resources to develop models of education that will engage more Jewish youth and their families.
In England, Sir Meyer A. Spielman — served as inspector of schools for juvenile delinquents and as a pioneer in the Borstal movement for their rehabilitation. Sir Philip J. A refugee from Nazi Germany, where he was professor of psychology at the University of Frankfurt, Karl Mannheim enhanced his international reputation when he was professor at the University of London's Institute of Education by his publications on the sociology of knowledge and education.
In the United States, the Jewish contributions to general education in the 20 th century have been varied, frequent, and profound. Supreme Court's Oregon decision upholding the constitutionality of parochial schools.
Lillian D. Vice Admiral Hyman G. Of particular value was the analysis by Fred M. In the professional field of education, numerous Jews have distinguished themselves: Isaac B. Kandel and Harold J. Noah in comparative education; David P.
Krug, Morris Meister, Paul C. Rosenbloom, and Joseph J. Abraham A. Kurtzman was superintendent of public instruction in Pennsylvania.
Most of these experts exercised considerable influence on education in other countries. Another powerful force in education was the mostly Jewish United Federation of Teachers in New York with over , members.
Two Israelis have won international recognition in education. Ernst A. Kaznelson ed. Roth, The Jewish Contribution to Civilisation 3 , 37—53 bibl. Sources: Encyclopaedia Judaica. All Rights Reserved.
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Christian-Jewish Relations. Demography of World Jewry. Even though children can thrive in this environment, there is a unique sense of belonging that comes from being around other Jewish kids, who celebrate the holidays you do and understand your traditions.
With Jewish learning programs offered at Torah High , we help Jewish teens realize their place within Judaism—how they are a part of a chain that goes back thousands of years and how they can connect with a community today.
That sense of belonging is one of the cornerstones of Jewish education, and it is one of the most important benefits that a young adult can gain when graduating from a Jewish educational program. One of our children asks us a question about Judaism that…well, we simply do not know the answer to. Supporting Jewish education means that your child will always have a place to ask the hard questions, where discussions about contradictions and difficult concepts in Judaism are learned from professionals who have spent their entire lives studying the subject.
Kids these days are getting smarter and smarter, and with Google at their fingertips, they have every possible avenue to explore different opinions about their Judaism. Having an outlet to explore those questions is one of our main goals at Torah High.
Once high school is over, and kids go off to university, they will begin to make their own choices.
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