Cultures and Contexts of Jewish Education (eBook)

Barry Chazan, Robert Chazan, Benjamin M. Jacobs (Autoren)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2017
XXIV, 159 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
9783319515861 (ISBN)

Infos

This book examines the history of Jewish education from the Biblical period to the present. It traces how Jews have formally and informally transmitted their culture and worldview over the years, with particular attention to the shift from premodernity to modernity and to the unique opportunities and challenges of contemporary American Jewish education. Its authors combine historical background and insight with educational expertise to provide a robust portrait of the cultures and contexts of Jewish education and address possibilities for the future. 

Barry Chazan is Professor Emeritus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, and Professor of Education at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Learning and Leadership, USA.

Robert Chazan is S.H. and Helen R. Scheuer Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies and in the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University, USA.

Benjamin M. Jacobs is Visiting Associate Professor in the Experiential Education and Jewish Cultural Arts program at The George Washington University, USA.

Inhalt

Dedication 5
Acknowledgments 6
Contents 8
About the Authors 11
Prologue 12
Notes 21
Chapter 1: Pre-Modern Jewish Education 22
Biblical Israel and Its Educational Vision 23
The Mosaic Message 25
The Prophets and Their Educational Role 28
The Rabbis and Their Educational Leadership 31
The Educational Efforts and Achievements of the Rabbis 35
Maintaining Consistency Under Evolving Circumstances 39
The Jewish Transition into Western Christendom 44
The Jewish Worldview Maintained 49
Notes 50
Bibliography 51
Chapter 2: The Crisis of Modernity 52
Redefining the Role of Religion in Western Societies 54
The New Egalitarian Society 56
Reconceptualizing Jewishness 60
Recreating Organizational Patterns in Western Societies 63
The Modern Challenges to Traditional Religion 66
Maintaining a Jewish Religious Worldview 69
Adapting to the New: The Historic Achievements of the Jewish People 73
New Educational Perspectives and Cultures 76
Notes 77
Bibliography 79
Chapter 3: America: Contexts and Cultures 80
The Evolving Foundations of American Jewish Life 81
Lessons from the Immigrant Experience 85
Expansive Jewish Opportunities in America 86
Organizing American Jewish Life 91
The Holocaust in American Jewish Culture 92
American Jews and Israel 94
Secular American Jewish Culture 97
Communal Cohesion and Its Difficulties 99
Being Jewish in America 101
Notes 102
Bibliography 103
Chapter 4: The Culture of American Jewish Schooling 104
Education, Schooling, and the Culture of Schooling 106
American Jewry’s “Love Affair” with Public Schools 108
The Creation of a Culture of American Jewish Schooling 113
An Alternative Model for Jewish Schooling: The Day School 122
Culture and Counterculture 127
Notes 129
Bibliography 133
Chapter 5: The Counterculture of American Jewish Education 137
The Making of a Jewish Educational Counterculture 141
The “Next Gen” of the Jewish Education Counterculture 148
Notes 155
Bibliography 158
Epilogue 161
In Search of a Paideia 161
From Paideia to Practice 164
Pedagogy 165
Educators 165
A Culture of Education 167
Authority 167
Can It Happen? 168
Coda 170
Notes 170
Bibliography 171
Index 172

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.3.2017
• Zusatzinfo: XXIV, 159 p.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Christentum
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Biblical period to present • Hebrew Bible • Jewish History • Pedagogy • Theology
• ISBN-13: 9783319515861 / 9783319515861