Visions of Jewish Education [Hardcover]

Six leading scholars address the current myriad challenges to Jewish continuity.This book addresses the multiple challenges of the open society to Jewish continuity by considering variant visions of Jewish education appropriate for our time and circumstances. Six leading scholars--representing Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and secular perspectives-- formulate their variant visions of an ideal Jewish education for the contemporary world. The book emphasizes the continuity of theory and practice, demonstrating the application of theory as well as articulating theory embodied in practice. More broadly, the book seeks to demonstrate how all religious and ethnic communities might deepen the impact of their educational programs.This book addresses the multiple challenges of the open society to Jewish continuity by considering variant visions of Jewish education appropriate for our time and circumstances. Six leading scholars--representing Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and secular perspectives-- formulate their variant visions of an ideal Jewish education for the contemporary world. The book emphasizes the continuity of theory and practice, demonstrating the application of theory as well as articulating theory embodied in practice. More broadly, the book seeks to demonstrate how all religious and ethnic communities might deepen the impact of their educational programs.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.Part I. Thelsa