Roads to the Palace: Jewish Texts and TeachingBerghahn Books, 1. aug. 1995 - 308 sider Is Jewish education simply an ancient and archaic type of socialization into "customs and ceremonies" or a sophisticated practice, based on rich cultural conceptions of the educated individual, the decent society and the relationship of knowledge and virtue? This author, rather than offering a dry analysis, takes the reader on a leisurely yet careful excursion into the world of Jewish tradition in order to discover models of the educated human being within it. In the process, the reader discovers dialogues between Western philosophy and Talmudic Midrash and is offered a fresh view of culture, faith and identity. |
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Section II A PHILOSOPHER OF JUDAISM FOR JEWISH EDUCATION | 31 |
THE ROAD TO THE PALACE | 33 |
RAMSEY MEETS THE RAMBAM | 50 |
LEARNING TRUTH AND IRONY | 66 |
GODS TREASURE | 89 |
A GLOOMY TALE OF THE HUMAN SOUL | 91 |
INITIATION AND COMMITMENT | 187 |
HILLEL CONVERTS THREE STRANGERS | 189 |
A THEORY FOR A SAGE | 205 |
Section VI THE JEWISH EDUCATOR AND JEWISH SOURCES | 221 |
A LEXICON FOR JEWISH EDUCATION | 223 |
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | 245 |
REALMS OF JEWISH LEARNING | 258 |
POSTSCRIPT | 277 |
FIVE EDUCATORS EXPLORE YIRAT SHAMAYIM | 108 |
A MIDRASH ON YIRAT SHAMAYIM | 130 |
THE EVIL INCLINATION AND BEYOND | 145 |
WHY ANGELS NEED NO TORAH | 147 |
PURSUING PEACE AND LOVING TRUTH | 164 |
GLOSSARY | 279 |
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