David Alon
Teaching the Biblical Period Builds a Foundation for Jewish Identity
The Tanach is our owner’s manual. If we want to operate this complex thing we call Jewish identity, it’s probably worth reading the instruction book. Are we doing enough to engage on a daily basis with our ancient sources?
Visiting Tel Aviv: A Peek at Reform Teens’ Cultural Zionism Curriculum
Teacher: “Class, what’s the definition of Zionism?”
Students, in unison: “Zionism is the aspiration of the Jewish people to build a Jewish democratic state in Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel)!”
High schoolers in the URJ Heller High study-abroad program in