Developing Communal Future Jewish Imagery with a Group of Teenagers

Publication Date: March 1996

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): David Passig

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: Community Building; Jewish Culture; Youth

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This article describes an effort to facilitate interaction among parents, Jewish educators, and teenagers for the purpose of generating new thoughts and future solutions. The teenagers developed a set of mission statements for the community Hebrew school that point to a striking transformation in its role—from a provider of supplementary Jewish education to a primary provider of Jewish experience. The community should re-evaluate its educational mission and structure based on this glimpse into the teenagers' inner world.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.72 no.3, Spring 1996.