Jewish Education Matters

H Friedman

We interview guests to hear perspectives on the state of Jewish education and how it can be improved.

Episodes

  1. 11/16/2022

    Improving Hebrew Language Education

    In this episode, I talk to Yair Shahak about his educational philosophy. This discussion includes how he's improving Hebrew language education in his school, how he coaches students who compete in the Chidon HaTanakh (international bible contest), and how he teaches himself new languages.

    1h 29m

  2. 11/06/2022

    When School is Optimized for One Goal - Producing Torah Giants

    In this episode, I speak to Sam Katz, who grew up Hasidic and then left the religion and became an immunologist. An implicit theme in this wide-ranging conversation is the question of who is the most important constituent to a school - God, parents, or kids?  And would schools change if they framed who they were serving differently. I referenced the "Great People Theory" of history, which believes that individual heroes move history.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_man_theory

    1h 17m
  3. Is Gemara Overemphasized?

    08/11/2022

    Is Gemara Overemphasized?

    Our debut episode is a free-flowing conversation about Orthodox Jewish Day Schools (yeshivas) with master educators Pesach Sommer and Matt Schneeweiss.

    1h 9m
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We interview guests to hear perspectives on the state of Jewish education and how it can be improved.

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