Yona Shem-Tov

Bio: Yona Shem-Tov is an academic researcher from New York University. The author has contributed to research in topics: The Holocaust & Intellectual history. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 7 citations.

History: Issues in the Teaching and Learning of Jewish History

Abstract: Recalling, reviewing, reconsidering, and/or remembering the Jewish past plays a central role in most contemporary preK-12 Jewish schools the world over.1 In North American Jewish day high schools––the main focus of this chapter––teaching and learning Jewish history normally occurs through formal classroom instruction in Jewish history, Judaics, and/or general history courses, as well as through informal educational experiences including holiday celebrations, commemorations, and historical field trips. When taught chronologically, the course of study typically covers some or all of the following topics: the Hebrew Bible’s historical narratives; the ancient Israelite settlements in Palestine; the dispersion of Jews into the diaspora; Jewish life in medieval Europe, North Africa, and the Near East; modernity, enlightenment, and emancipation in western and eastern Europe; Jewish life in North America; the Holocaust; Zionism and the State of Israel; and the contemporary Jewish community. Methods for teaching Jewish history are mostly the same as in any history course, namely primary source analysis, discussion, debate, lecture, roleplay, simulation, and inquiry.

Promoting Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Learning in Congregational, and Day Schools

Abstract: Outcomes in the inter- and intra-personal realms are central to the goals of Jewish education, yet educators often struggle to address them in a meaningful way. In this article, we describe...

Teaching Kids to Care about Jewish Problems: A Noddings’ Approach

Abstract: Drawing on Noddings’ work on religion and education (1993), moral education (2002), and citizenship education (2005\, 2015), this article contemplates how educators both in public schools and paroc...

Jewish History Engagement in an Online Simulation: Golda and Coco, Leah and Lou at the Jewish Court of All Time.

Abstract: This study investigates the Jewish history engagement for middle school students “playing” in the Jewish Court of All Time (JCAT), an online simulation of a current events court case with historica...

Design-Based Research Mobile Gaming for Learning Jewish History, Tikkun Olam, and Civics

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