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The NJRC Education Resource Book

The first edition, published in the summer of 1999 under the direction of Rhonda Mason, is now available by contacting the Rhonda at .  The cost is $18.00.  Checks can be sent to NJRC c/o Rhonda Mason, 4618 Rueda Dr., San Diego, CA 92124

Table of Contents

I. Creating a Paradigm for Jewish Renewal Education

    An Interview with R. Zalman Schachter-Shalomi- by Chana Andler

    Four World Model of Education- R. David Zaslow         

    Creating a spiritual mode of Jewish Renewal Education
    Sara Shendelman

    Excerpts from 'Teaching the Traditional Liturgy-R. Burt Jacobson                       

II. In the Beginning… K- 5th Grade

    Renewing our Kids- Susan Gris

    Weaving a Multicultural Program- Sarita Chavez Silverman

    Or Shalom's Teacher in Service- R.Pam Frydman Baugh
    
    Vocabulary of Jewish Values-Sara Shendelman

III. Coming of Age- Bar and Bat Mitzvah

    Teaching Torah to Children/Teaching Children
    about Torah
       

    Excerpts from 'Crossing the River'- R Burt Jacobson

    Questions for Grandparents of Bar and Bat
    Mitzvah- Sara Shendelman

IV Jewish Youth

    JYCA- Pella Schaffer

    Spiritual education-Shlomo Vile

    Spiritual Education-Andrea Cohen-Keiner

    Learning about the Holocaust and cultural diversity- Esti Pastor-

V. Expressive Arts

    Sacred Dances -Latifa Kropf  

    Excerpts from Linda Hirschhorn's Songbook

    Otiyot- Hebrew Letter Movements- Yehudit Goldfarb                                                                

VI Holiday Programs

    Tu'Bshevat Seder for Children- Latifa Kropf

    Tu'Bshevat Seder- Ayla Grafstein  

    Tashlich & Selichot- Nechama Gottshalk

    Chanukah Mash- Esti Pastor

    Purim Play- Esti Pastor

    Excerpts from Traditions-Sara Shendelman/ Avram Davis

VII Jewish Renewal Schools

    Pure in Heart: Overview of Jewish Renewal
    Schools-Amy Gross

    Sample Renewal Schools:
    Eitz Or, Har Shalom, Etz Chayim, Ruach Hamidbar

    Sara Shendelman-Jewish Arts and Culture School

VIII Resources

    NJRC Education Conference (overview and tape selection)

    Resource list of books- Sara Shendelman

    Nahalat Shalom children's Book List
    Living Judaism R. Wayne Dosick / Golden Rules- R. Wayne
    Dosick

    Metasiddur- David Zaslow & Mettaparsha- David Wolfblank z'l

    ALEPH Core Projects

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