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Mahloket Matters Workshop for Day School Administrators

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United States schools $450 Per person
Canada Schools $360 US Per person*

*Participants from Canadian schools should use the discount code CANADA20 to activate Canadian school pricing.

Presenter(s)
Rachel Friedrichs, Sefi Kraut
Audience(s)
Educational Administrators / Directors of Teaching and Learning, Judaic Studies Professionals, Teachers
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Navigating Inner Challenges and Societal Discord through Jewish Text and Social - Emotional Learning

We are living in a time period in which extreme political polarization and demonization of the other is the status quo. This challenging environment is particularly stressful and draining on adolescents as they navigate the tricky tension between forming an individual identity and a competing need for social belonging.

How can we help our high school and upper middle school students meet these challenges?

By weaving the three components of the Mahloket Matters triangle – constructive disagreement mindset, Jewish text, and social- emotional learning – we aim to maximize the impact of each component by creating a cohesive and skill-building experience for our students.

Join Judiac Studies administrators in a series of six workshops to learn practical strategies and educational techniques for cultivating a constructive disagreement mindset and social- emotional skills via Judaic Studies classrooms and school programming. All workshop participants will also receive full access to the new Mahloket Matters Schools curriculum developed by the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE).

Program Dates

To make the most out of this experience, please plan on attending each of the six days. 

January 16, 2023

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM PT

January 19, 2023

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM PT

January 23, 2023

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM PT

January 26, 2023

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM PT

January 30, 2023

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM PT

February 2, 2023

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM ET
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM PT

Presenters

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Rachel
Friedrichs

Rachel came to Jewish education as someone who loves to learn Torah, enjoys the challenge of breaking down complex ideas and finds connecting to people through ideas and tradition meaningful. Rachel holds a BA in intellectual history from Brandeis University and an MA in Jewish Education from the Hebrew University; she is an alumna of the Pardes Day School Educators Program.

Rachel has a taught Tanakh, Rabbinic literature, Jewish thought and Hebrew language to students ranging from sixth grade through adulthood at a variety of different institutions in North America and Israel, including Young Judaea Year Course (Jerusalem), Yeshivat Hadar (NYC) and Gann Academy (Boston, MA). She also taught English in Gujarat, India for a year and is a certified yoga instructor. Currently, Rachel is the Assistant Director of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators, where she works to create professional development opportunities for day school teachers across North America. Rachel lives in Modiin (Israel) with her husband and three sons.

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Sefi Kraut
Sefi
Kraut

Sefi has had the privilege of teaching Judaic Studies since 2004. She began her professional career teaching Tanakh to middle school students at a Jewish day school in Paramus, NJ. Upon moving to Israel in 2013, Sefi taught in several gap year programs before joining the core faculty of the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators where she is thrilled to be involved in training the next generation of Jewish educators.

Additionally, Sefi is the Director of Education for the Pardes Mahloket Matters Schools project. In that capacity, she has co-created a new curriculum for upper middle school and high school students called, “Mahloket Matters: Navigating Inner Challenges and Societal Discord through Jewish Text and Social-Emotional Learning.” Sefi also teaches on the various Pardes Mahloket Matters fellowships geared toward rabbis, educators, Hillel professionals, and lay leaders.