Teaching and Learning in Jewish Day Schools

Jonathan B. Krasner, Jon A. Levisohn, Sharon Avni

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Brandeis University Press
16 July 2025

Teaching skills & techniques; Study & learning skills: general

Series: Mandel-Brandeis Series in Jewish Education

Examines how day schools are educating diverse Jewish youth in a variety of content areas.

Teaching and Learning in Jewish Day Schools offers an important analysis of Jewish day school classrooms today. In light of difficulties initiating, evaluating, and sustaining educational innovation, this volume takes stock of what is happening among students and teachers in contemporary Jewish day school classrooms. The authors of this volume confront and question several bedrock principles of Jewish education to address how day schools intersect with broader societal issues including race and gender. They point to themes and topics that scholars and practitioners are grappling with to explore new potential pathways to evaluating student learning and learning outcomes: assessing core subject areas; understanding the ways social and environmental factors contribute to learning; and studying how race, ethnicity, class, and gender shape student learning and school culture. The chapters address topics relevant to educators working in contemporary Jewish day schools including Zionism, the outcomes of Israel education, Jewish engagement, the experience of Latinx students, community building, and more.

Edited by: Jonathan B. Krasner, Jon A. Levisohn, Sharon Avni
Imprint: Brandeis University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781684582709
ISBN 10: 1684582709
Series: Mandel-Brandeis Series in Jewish Education
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 16 July 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction Chapter 1: Learning the Language of Zionism Chapter 2: Knowledge and Connection as Outcomes of Israel Education Chapter 3: Intercomprehending in Action: Text-Based Discussion in a 7th Grade Bible Classroom Chapter 4: Connected but not Con?dent: The Gender Con?dence Gap Regarding Israeli Politics and History Chapter 5: Understanding Attitudes of Jewish Day School Students: A New Typology of Jewish Engagement Chapter 6: Responsive Classrooms Meet the Rabbis: The Impact of Delet on Teachers’ Community Building Practice Chapter 7: What do Parents Want from Hebrew Studies in Jewish Day School Education? Chapter 8: Three Conceptions of Rabbinics: Understanding Teachers’ Thinking Chapter 9: Four Approaches to the Instruction of Halakha Chapter 10: Signature Pedagogy and Constituent Authenticity: A New Model of Authentic Activity in Jewish Day School Classrooms Chapter 11: Orienting Students to Engage with Pluralism: A Cultural Approach Chapter 12: Designing Schools Around Five Dimensions of Community Chapter 13: Sometimes Seen: The Experience of Latinx Students in Jewish Day Schools Conclusion: What We’ve Learned about Teaching and Learning in Jewish Day Schools, and What We Still Need to Learn

Jonathan B. Krasner is associate professor and the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Professor of Jewish Education Research at Brandeis University with a joint appointment in the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education. Jon A. Levisohn is associate professor and the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Chair in Jewish Educational Thought at Brandeis University, where he directs the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education. Sharon Avni is professor of academic literacy and linguistics at Borough of Manhattan Community College, part of the City University of New York.

Reviews for Teaching and Learning in Jewish Day Schools

“From Bible to Zionism, Jewish history, and Hebrew, subject matter becomes the stage that provides access to how teachers teach and how learners think in Jewish classrooms. A virtual tour of schools of different denominations, ages and content areas treats readers to analyses of teachers’ pedagogies and learners’ experiences, including those of Latin American, Haredi, urban, and suburban Jews.” * Miriam Heller Stern, CEO, Builders of Jewish Education, Los Angeles * “Researchers and practitioners alike will benefit from the volume’s accessible presentation of rigorous research. Readers will gain insight into how learning and development happen in these settings and an appreciation of the role Jewish day schools play in fostering positive Jewish growth.” * Jeffrey Kress, provost and professor of Jewish education, Jewish Theological Seminary *