On Truth, Tradition, and Respect in Jewish Education


 

Publication Date: January 2000

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Zohar Raviv

Research Area: Culture and religion; Education

Keywords: Youth; Jewish Continuity; Jewish Texts

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Our approach to Jewish education must undergo a profound change in order to assume its role as society's agent for transmitting Jewish values and beliefs. Our purpose is not to continue a given tradition, but rather to empower our students to build upon the past and help shape the future. This requires a greater use of extra-textual bodies of knowledge, a respectful attitude to our youth, and a formalizing of the field of informal Jewish education.