,What Happens When Your Jewish Educator is NOT Jewish?

What Happens When Your Jewish Educator is NOT Jewish?


 

Publication Date: January 2004

Publisher: Jewish Education Service of North America

Author(s): Ilene C. Vogelstein; Cheryl Wadler Meskin

Research Area: Culture and religion; Education

Keywords: Jewish Identification; Educators; Jewish Education

Type: Other

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

What do educational institutions do when there are not sufficient qualified Jewish educators to fill their needs? The authors explore this conundrum through the lens of early childhood education where programs sometimes hire non-Jews for positions in Jewish education. The article raises concerns about the cost to Jewish education.