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Social Work Programs for the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Community: Shaping a Professional Identity and Meeting the Needs of the Community
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Liat Shklarski – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2024
The ultra-Orthodox Jewish community is characterized by its strict religious observance and is a relatively self-secluding group existing as an enclave system. In the last few decades, a growing number of ultra-Orthodox Jews have pursued social work degrees. Social work is a profession that shares many of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community's…
Descriptors: Social Work, Jews, Judaism, Religious Cultural Groups
A Financial Education Program for Future Bridegrooms in Ultra-Orthodox Yeshivas: The Graduate's Perspective
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Barth, Anat; Trachtengot, Itschak – Religious Education, 2022
The Israeli ultra-Orthodox community is a segregated religious minority suffering from poverty, yet its youth do not receive financial education. This mixed-method research explores the effectiveness of a financial education program for affianced ultra-Orthodox men. 11 interviewees answered qualitative questionnaires, and 201 program graduates…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Jews, Judaism, Religious Education
Building a Community of Young Leaders: Experiential Learning in Jewish Social Justice
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Lough, Benjamin J.; Thomas, Margaret M. C. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2014
This study assesses whether more frequent participation in Jewish activist learning events is associated with higher levels of engagement in social justice-related activities and conceptions of Jewish identity. The study design was cross-sectional and comparative. An online survey was completed by 165 participants in an activist learning program.…
Descriptors: Jews, Judaism, Activism, Social Justice
Religious Tolerance in Oman: Addressing Religious Prejudice through Educational Intervention
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Al Sadi, Fatma H.; Basit, Tehmina N. – British Educational Research Journal, 2013
This paper examines the impact of a school-based intervention entitled "Our Brothers and Sisters in Humanity" on 10th grade female Omani students' religious tolerance. A questionnaire was administered before and after an intervention to a sample of 241 girls, of whom 116 were in the experimental group and 125 in the control group. A…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religion, Religious Discrimination, Intervention
"It Planted the Seeds:" A Retrospective Study of Jewish Family Education's Impact on Families
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Shevitz, Susan; Koren, Annette – Journal of Jewish Education, 2004
Since 1993, Boston's Jewish community has supported "Sh'arim," a regional initiative in Jewish family education (JFE). This paper examines parents' perceptions of the impact of that initiative on their children, themselves and their families as a whole over the past 10 years. After briefly describing the initiative's original goals,…
Descriptors: Jews, Focus Groups, Judaism, Self Concept
What Connects "Good" Teaching, Text Study and "Hevruta" Learning? A Conceptual Argument
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Holzer, Elie – Journal of Jewish Education, 2006
The study of Jewish traditional texts in a "hevruta" learning setting (two people studying a text together) represents past as well as contemporary modes of Jewish religious and devotional study. More recently, "hevruta" learning has made its way into several contexts of professional development in Jewish education, including inservice settings…
Descriptors: Jews, Program Effectiveness, Fellowships, Professional Development