How can we engage our children if the Jewish things we care about are not the ones that speak to them?
According to a recent article in The Australian Jewish News, the priorities of the adult community are no longer the priorities of the youth, resulting in student dissatisfaction with the style and quality of Jewish education.
A groundbreaking study completed by the University of Sydney highlighted weaknesses in the way Hebrew and Jewish studies are being taught and the curriculums must be revised as Jewry has entered a "new era".
As well as weaknesses in the teaching of Hebrew, the study noted that the Holocaust has become a "non-issue" for students. Children need to find meaning in their Judaism "quite apart from the Shoah", but how?
Today's learners are interested in social action, character, the environment, and food justice. By changing the curricula to meet student’s interest while instilling Jewish value we can change Jewish education to be more suitable for today's learning.
Click here to read the full article from The Australian Jewish News.
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