Wrestling with God: An Adult Learner Finds Meaning in Study

Publication Date: January 1999

Publisher: Jewish Education Service of North America

Author(s): Barbara K. Shuman

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: Jewish identification; Reform Judaism; Jewish Text; Adult education

Type: Report

Abstract:

The author discusses her own experiences with Torah study, and the ways in which Torah study can contribute to Jewish identity and continuity. She further discusses the kallah model of 24-hour immersion in Torah study as implemented by the Reform movement's Department of Adult Jewish Growth.

In Agenda: Jewish Education, ed. By Arthur Vernon, no. 12, Summer 1999, p. 31-33