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Visions of Jewish Education by Seymour Fox (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521528992
ISBN-139780521528993
eBay Product ID (ePID)2343802
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
Publication NameVisions of Jewish Education
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
SubjectJudaism / General, Jewish Studies
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science
AuthorSeymour Fox
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight19 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2002-041244
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"The editors of this significant book have made allowance for all four of the operative definitions of the word 'visions' in its title. Some of its contents are a revelation, others reflect imagination and still others evince perception, while the balance simply represents a point of view." Teachers College Record, 'The publication of a book on Jewish education by Cambridge University Press is a milestone to be celebrated in the emergence of Jewish educational studies as a field of disciplined academic inquiry. This book will be of interest not only to Jewish educators but to a much wider audience concerned with the role of values and vision in the complexities of today's curriculum discussions ... a fascinating collection of essays ...'. Hanan A. Alexander, University of Haifa, 'The publication of a book on Jewish education by Cambridge University Press is a milestone to be celebrated in the emergence of Jewish educational studies as a field of disciplined academic inquiry. This book will be of interest not only to Jewish educators but to a much wider audience concerned with the role of values and vision in the complexities of today's curriculum discussions … a fascinating collection of essays …'. Hanan A. Alexander, University of Haifa
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Dewey Decimal371.82992/4
Table Of ContentPart I. The Vision Project: 1. Envisioning Jewish education; 2. The project in operation; 3. Six visions: an overview; Part II: 4. Visions in detail: what must a Jew study and why? Isadore Twersky; 5. Jewish studies in Israel from a liberal-secular perspective Menachem Brinker; 6. We are as those who dream: an agenda for an ideal Jewish education Moshe Greenberg; 7. Reflections on the educated Jew from the perspective of reform Judaism Michael A. Meyer; 8. Educated Jews: common elements Michael Rosenak; 9. The concept of the educated person: with some applications to Jewish education Israel Scheffler; Part III. Visions in Context: 10. The art of translation Seymour Fox; 11. Before the gates of the school: an experiment in developing educational vision from practice Daniel Marom; Conclusion: the courage to envision.
SynopsisThis book looks at the philosophical consideration of Jewish existence in our time, as reflected in Jewish education, its alternative visions, its purposes and instrumentalities, the values it should serve, and the personal and social character it ought to foster. Prevalent conceptions and practices of Jewish education are neither sufficiently reflective nor thoroughgoing enough to meet the multiple challenges that the world now poses to Jewish existence and continuity. New efforts are needed to develop an education of the future that will honor the riches of the Jewish past and grasp the opportunities of fruitful interactions with the general culture of the present. To promote such efforts, six leading scholars in this book formulate their variant visions of an ideal Jewish education for the contemporary world. This book also translates these visions into educational practice and, finally, articulates a vision abstracted from a case study of a school's ongoing practice., Six leading scholars - representing Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and secular perspectives - address the challenges of the open society to Jewish continuity by considering visions of Jewish education appropriate for our time and circumstances. The book emphasizes the continuity of theory and practice, translating theory into practice., Six leading scholars--representing Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and secular perspectives--formulate their variant models of an ideal Jewish education for the contemporary world. This book addresses the multiple challenges of the open society to Jewish continuity by considering different versions of Jewish education appropriate for our time. It emphasizes the continuity of theory and practice, translating theory into practice as well as articulating theory embodied in practice. The book shows how all religious and ethnic communities might deepen the impact of their educational programs.
LC Classification NumberLC719.V57 2003
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