Pluralism, Values, and Jewish Texts for the ISJL Education Fellows
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These are the slides from an online learning program prepared by Jewish Women's Archive for the Education Fellows at the Institute for Southern Jewish Life. Accompanying documents include: Henrietta Szold's Letter to Haym Peretz: http://jwa.org/media/henrietta-szold-s-letter-to-haym-peretz-on-saying-kaddish-for-her-mother Advertisement from "Mother Earth" Magazine, edited by Emma Goldman: http://jwa.org/media/advertisement-for-yom-kipur-picnic-organized-by-goldman-and-her-colleagues
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- 4. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change Values, Actions, Context Values Actions
- 5. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change What did she believe? What motivated her? What impact did she have on the world? What do I believe? What motivates me? What impact do I want to have on the world? Wrestling with Big Questions
- 6. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change Enduring Understandings • Historical sources teach us about the context in which they were created. • Exploring historical sources gives us a safe way to think about our values and talk about our differences. • In every generation, Jews have wrestled with diverse beliefs and practices. Conflict and disagreement are part of communal life. • For pluralism to be successful, we must understand ourselves and strive to both understand and respect others.
- 7. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change Essential Questions • How can historical texts help us reach our educational goals? • What makes a text “Jewish?” • How do we reconcile conflicts between our own values and the values held by others or by our communities?
- 8. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change First Text: Letter to Haym Peretz • Source the text • What is it? • Who wrote it and who is it to? • When and where was it written? • Analyze the text • Why was this letter written? • What does this text tell us about the author’s values and beliefs? • What does this text tell us about the historical context in which it was created?
- 10. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change What does this text teach us? 1. How does this text conflict or align with your Jewish values? 2. How does this text conflict or align with the Jewish values of the communities you serve? 3. What, if anything, can this text teach us about Judaism and pluralism?
- 11. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change Second Text: Advertisement from Mother Earth Magazine • Source the text • What is it? • Who wrote it and who is the intended audience? • When and where was it written? • Analyze the text • Why was it written? • What does this text tell us about the author’s values and beliefs? • What does this text tell us about the historical context in which it was created?
- 13. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change What does this text teach us? 1. How does this text conflict or align with your Jewish values? 2. How does this text conflict or align with the Jewish values of the communities you serve? 3. What, if anything, can this text teach us about Judaism and pluralism?
- 14. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change Closing Discussion • What questions do you have? • How might you use these sources in the communities you serve? • What would your goals be in teaching these texts?
- 15. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change About the Twersky Award • Any Jewish educator working with students in grades 6-12 • Apply for the award or nominate a friend/colleague • Two prizes • Winner receives $2,000 + $400 for their school/program • Finalist receives $500 + $100 for their school/program • Deadlines: • Submissions: Monday, June 1, 2015
- 16. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change Submission requirements • Statement of purpose • Lesson plan • Classroom product (handout, assignment, etc.) • Two examples of student work • Two letters of support (from supervisor, colleague, student, parent, etc.)
- 17. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change Other Examples
- 18. Sharing Stories Inspiring Change Adapting and Scaffolding Texts for Younger Students Thursday, April 23@ 1pm With Jonah Hassenfeld, Stanford School of Education and Jewish Studies
Editor's Notes
- On some scale, this is what pluralism looks like. We all have different priorities and ways of articulating our beliefs. But our core values are the same. We must get past the differences if we want to be in community with one another.
- Our values and beliefs drive the way we are in the world, the way we interact with others. This happens within community—especially in Judaism. Historical sources tell us both about an individuals values and motivations to act, as well as about the societal context of their lives and the communities of which they were a part.
- History provides a safe platform/foundation/launch pad for our students to wrestle with big questions about themselves and their own lives. However, this can be tricky when their answers to these questions seem to conflict with others’ or with their community’s values as a whole. It is our responsibility as educators to help students sit and move through these moments of conflict and tension. This is related to pluralism.
- Mugshot was from when she was implicated in the assassination of President McKinley in 1901.