Defining Oneself Through The Halakhic Process

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Curriculum

Teenagers are rapidly trying to define themselves.  To prepare them to engage in the halakhic process, they will examine different ways halakhah can be defined, practice creative textual interpretation and finally delve into areas of ethical halakhah, with opportunities to find new meanings in each of them.    

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Topic
  • Jewish Text and Thought
Setting
  • Teen Engagement

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Three teens in thought sitting at a desk

David Bryfman engages with Dr. Mijal Bitton, one of today’s leading Jewish scholars and leaders, in an illuminating, nuanced conversation about defining Jewish peoplehood in a time of polarity. Is it better to be inclusive of all beliefs in a community, or to establish clear boundaries and

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Film strip with black and white photos of families

Journey through Vienna, Salonika, and Buczacz, once-vibrant communities where learning and culture flourished before the Holocaust.

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Ancient Egypt and Modern Germany

This high school Tanakh and history lesson examines Jewish identity and integration in a host society.

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