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American Jewish UniversityLos Angeles, California
JON A. LEVISOHN, 2014 PROGRAM CHAIRLAUREN APPLEBAUM, 2014 CONFERENCE CHAIR
THE NETWORK FOR RESEARCHIN JEWISH EDUCATION
Annual 28th
Conference JUNE 8 – JUNE 10, 2014
WELCOME TO THE 28TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF THE NETWORK FOR RESEARCH IN JEWISH EDUCATION.
We look forward to a fascinating conference as we convene academics, practitioners and researchers from
many disciplines and institutions to share the latest studies in the field of Jewish educational research.
This year, sessions follow four formats:
PAPER SESSION:Presentations of completed or nearly completed work
SPOTLIGHT SESSION: Open, interactive session about key issues in Jewish education
ROUNDTABLE SESSION:Multiple perspectives on an important topic in Jewish education
CONSULTATION: Collegial discussion of work in progress
The conference promises to be an exciting venue for exchanging ideas and for networking with fellow Jewish education professionals.
PROGRAM COMMITTEE:Jon A. Levisohn, Program Chair
Lauren Applebaum, Conference ChairBen Jacobs, Meredith Katz, Jeff Kress, and Tali Zelkowicz
NRJE COORDINATORBeth Lutzker-Levick
NRJE CHAIRJonathan Krasner
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� PROGRAM � SUNDAY, JUNE 8
1:00-3:00 PM JJE BOARD MEETING ..................................................................................................... Board room
2:30-6:30 PM REGISTRATION ......................................................................................................... 3rd Floor Lobby
3:00-3:30 PM FIRST TIMERS' ORIENTATION ......................................................................................... Room 307 Facilitator: Tali Zelkowicz (HUC-JIR)
4:00-4:30 PM INTRODUCTION & WELCOME ........................................................................................ Room 223 Jon A. Levisohn (Brandeis), Program Chair Lauren Applebaum (AJU), Conference Chair Miriam Heller Stern, Dean Graduate Center of Education, AJU
4:30-6:00 PM SESSION S1 ........................................................................................................................ Room 223
CELEBRATING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JOURNAL OF JEWISH EDUCATION: WHAT WE STILL DON'T KNOW ABOUT JEWISH EDUCATION Convener: Michael Zeldin (HUC-JIR) Panelists: Isa Aron (HUC-JIR), Sharon Avni (CUNY), Sharon Feiman-Nemser (Brandeis), Jonathan Krasner (HUC-JIR), Jeffrey Kress [via video] (JTS), Sivan Zakai (AJU)
6:00-7:00 PM RECEPTION ..................................................................................................... Patio outside Room 223
CELEBRATING THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE JOURNAL OF JEWISH EDUCATION Sponsor: The Journal of Jewish Education and The Network for Research in Jewish Education
7:00-8:00 PM DINNER ..................................................................................................................... Berg Dining Hall
8:00-9:00 PM KEYNOTE .................................................................................................................. Berg Dining Hall
PEDAGOGIES OF ENGAGEMENT Professor Lee Shulman (Stanford)
9:00-9:30 PM DESSERT RECEPTION ............................................................................................. Berg Dining Hall
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MONDAY, JUNE 9 8:00-9:30 AM REGISTRATION ......................................................................................................... 3rd Floor Lobby
8:00-9:00 AM BREAKFAST ............................................................................................................... Berg Dining Hall
8:00-9:00 AM CASJE MEETING ........................................................................ Designated Tables in Berg Dining Hall UPDATE AND DISCUSSION OF FUTURE DIRECTIONS (OPEN TO ALL PARTICIPANTS)
8:00-9:00 AM ALOHA MEETING .......................................................................................... Executive Dining Room
9:00-10:30 AM SESSION M1 A. SPOTLIGHT SESSION .................................................................................................. Room 224
WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA THAT HIGH-QUALITY EXPERIENTIAL JEWISH EDUCATION SHOULD SATISFY? Convener: Gail Dorph (MTEI) Panelists: Sheldon Dorph (Independent Consultant), Daniel Pekarsky (University of Wisconsin), Laura Novak Winer ( JTS)
B. PAPER SESSION ............................................................................................................. Room 225 TEACHING STORIES Chair: Pearl Mattenson (Rosov Consulting) Respondent: Moshe Krakowski (YU)
A Framework for a Moral-Imaginative Pedagogy of Talmudic Narratives Joshua Gutoff (Gratz) Enhancing the Journey: How Jewish Children's Stories Shape Theological Lives Howard Deitcher (Hebrew University)
10:30-10:45 AM BREAK .......................................................................................................................... 2nd Floor Patio
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10:45-12:15 AM SESSION M2 A. SPOTLIGHT SESSION .................................................................................................... Room 224
BECOMING A BOLDER, MORE DELIBERATE CHANGE AGENT THROUGH ACTION RESEARCH Convener: Isa Aron (HUC-JIR) Panelists: Miriam Heller Stern (AJU), Nicole Greninger (Temple Isaiah, Lafayette, CA)
B. PAPER SESSION ........................................................................................................... Room 225 MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE Chair: Jon A. Levisohn (Brandeis) Respondent: Elliot Dorff (AJU)
Miracle as the Favorite Child of Faith: The Pedagogical Implications of Franz Rosenzweig's Concept of Miracle As a Way of Knowing Greg Beiles (University of Toronto) The Educational Philosophies of Mordecai Kaplan and Michael Rosenak Jeffrey Schein (Jewish Education Center of Cleveland), Eric Caplan (McGill) C. PAPER SESSION ................................................................................. Sperber Community Library
THE CHALLENGES OF TEACHERS' WORK Chair: Rona Novick (YU) Respondent: Ben Jacobs (NYU) "Let's Talk about It Later": Navigating Dilemmas of Practice in the Jewish Day School Context Frayda Gonshor Cohen (Mills) Comparing Sense of Preparedness and Faculty Support Among Delet Graduates at Brandeis and HUC-JIR Eran Tamir (Brandeis)
12:15-1:15 PM LUNCH ................................................................................................................................ Room 223
GREETINGS Dr. Robert Wexler, President of AJU STATE OF THE NETWORK Jonathan Krasner, NRJE Chair PRESENTATION OF NRJE RESEARCH AWARD
1:15-1:45 PM BREAK
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1:45-2:30 PM SESSION M3 CONSULTATION SESSION Supplementary Religious Education across Faith Traditions ....................................... Room 223 Elissa Kaplan (Growing Projects)
Disrupting Religious Identity: Jews and Clinical Pastoral Education .......................... Room 223 Naomi Kalish (NYU)
Family Dialogue about New Technologies: ................................................................... Room 225 The Role of Paradox and Stance for the Educator Jeffrey Schein (Jewish Education Center of Cleveland)
A New Approach to Hebrew in Congregational Jewish Education ............................. Room 230 Nicole Greninger (Temple Isaiah, Lafayette, CA)
Teaching the 'Rabbi Tale': A Discussion Toward a Theory of Practice ........................ Room 223 Barry Holtz ( JTS)
2:45-4:15 PM SESSION M4 A. PAPER SESSION .................................................................................. Sperber Community Library
ASSIMILATION RECONSIDERED: AMERICAN JEWISH CULTURAL STRADDLING IN THE CONTEXT OF SCHOOLING AND BEYOND Chair: Bruce Phillips (HUC-JIR) Reconsidering Assimilation and the Nature of Boundaries: Notes from the Field Bethamie Horowitz (NYU) Embracing the Boundary Conflicts of Jewish American Biculturalism Tali Zelkowicz (HUC-JIR) Negotiating the Boundaries of Hebrew Sharon Avni (CUNY)
B. PAPER SESSION ................................................................................................................................... Room 224
EXPLORING TEACHERS' THINKING Chair: Gil Graff (BJE-LA) Respondent: Meredith Katz (JTS) Pedagogy Lishma: Cultivating an Investigative Stance in Teachers of Jewish Texts Ziva Reimer Hassenfeld (Stanford) & Jon A. Levisohn (Brandeis) Teacher Perceptions of a Successful Jewish Community Day School Graduate Sarah Levy (Hebrew College/Northeastern University)
C. ROUNDTABLE SESSION .............................................................................................. Room 225
INITIATION AND LEARNING BY WHOLES Chair: Ofra Backenroth (JTS) Panelists: Joe Reimer (Brandeis), Arielle Levites (NYU), Jonah Hassenfeld (Stanford)
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4:15-4:30 PM BREAK .......................................................................................................................... 2nd Floor Patio 4:30-6:00 PM SESSION M5 A. PAPER SESSION ........................................................................................................... Room 224
WHAT ARE STUDENTS THINKING? Arielle Levites (NYU) Respondent: Michael Shire (Hebrew College) Hearing Students’ Voices: Adolescence, Spirituality and Prayer Deena Sigel When the Truth Isn't What Happened: The Epistemology of Chumash Learning Moshe Krakowski (YU) 4:30-6:00 PM B. ROUNDTABLE SESSION .................................................................... Sperber Community Library
TEACHERS AS LEARNERS: A DISCUSSION HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SHARON FEIMAN-NEMSER TO JEWISH EDUCATION Chair: Lee Shulman (Stanford) Panelists: Gail Dorph (MTEI), Barry Holtz ( JTS), Susan Kardos (AVI CHAI Foundation), Michael Zeldin (HUC-JIR) Sponsor: Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education at Brandeis University
6:00-7:00 PM RECEPTION ........................................................................................... Ostrow Terrace Garden Sponsor: Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education at Brandeis University
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TUESDAY, JUNE 10 8:00-9:00 AM BREAKFAST ............................................................................................................... Berg Dining Hall 8:00-9:30 AM REGISTRATION (luggage storage available) 9:00-10:30 AM SESSION T1 A. ROUNDTABLE SESSION ........................................................................................ Sperber Community library
ISRAEL EDUCATION IN DAY SCHOOLS: THE DIFFICULT QUESTIONS BACKSTAGE OF A MAJOR RESEARCH STUDY Chair: Shira Rosenblatt ( Jewish Federation of LA) Panelists: Pearl Mattenson (Rosov Consulting), Alex Pomson (Rosov Consulting), Jack Wertheimer (JTS/AVI CHAI Foundation) B. PAPER SESSION .......................................................................................................... Room 230
PROFESSIONAL TRAJECTORIES OF EDUCATORS Chair: Elissa Kaplan (Growing Projects) Discussant: Eran Tamir (Brandeis) Badges for Jewish Educator Professional Development Sam Abramovich (University at Buffalo) Ready to Lead?: Jewish Religious School Principal Leadership and Management Training Eran Vaisben (UC Davis) 10:45-12:15 AM SESSION T2 A. PAPER SESSION ........................................................................................................... Room 224
COMPLICATING ISRAEL EDUCATION: STUDIES OF DAY SCHOOL STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF ISRAEL Chair: Ari Kelman (Stanford) Respondent: Steven M. Cohen (HUC-JIR) “Because Israel is Meant for Me”: Kindergarteners’ Thoughts and Feelings About Israel Sivan Zakai (AJU) Narrating Collective Identity: Jewish American High School Students Write the History of the State of Israel Jonah Hassenfeld (Stanford) B. ROUNDTABLE SESSION .............................................................................................. Room 225
ON-LINE LEARNING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISPOSITIONS IN JEWISH EDUCATION Chair and Respondent: Dawne Bear Novicoff Panelists: Rona Novick (YU), Meredith Katz (JTS), Suzanne Brooks (YU) 12:15 PM BOXED LUNCH ........................................................................................................... 2nd Floor Patio
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� NOTES �
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Samuel Abramovich ......................................... T1B
Isa Aron .......................................................S1, M2A
Sharon Avni ............................................... S1, M4A
Ofra Backenroth .............................................M4C
Greg Beiles ......................................................M2B
Suzanne Brooks ............................................... T2B
Eric Caplan ......................................................M2B
Frayda Gonshor Cohen ................................ M2C
Steven M. Cohen ..............................................T2A
Howard Deitcher .............................................M1B
Elliot Dorff ........................................................M2B
Gail Dorph ............................................ M1A, M5B
Sheldon Dorph ................................................ M1A
Sharon Feiman-Nemser .................................... S1
Gil Graff .......................................................... M4B
Nicole M. Greninger .............................. M2A, M3
Joshua Gutoff ...................................................M1B
Jonah Hassenfeld ................................... M4C, T2A
Ziva Reimer Hassenfeld .................................M4B
Barry W. Holtz ......................................... M3, M5B
Bethamie Horowitz ....................................... M4A
Ben Jacobs .......................................................M2C
Naomi Kalish...................................................... M3
Elissa Kaplan ..............................................M3, T1B
Susan Kardos ................................................. M5B
Meredith Katz ......................................... T2B, M4B
Ari Kelman ........................................................ T2A
Jonathan Krasner .................... S1, Monday Lunch
Moshe Krakowski ...................................M1B, M5A
Jeff Kress ...............................................................S1
Jon A. Levisohn ......................................M2B, M4B
Arielle Levites ....................................... M4C, M5A
Sarah Levy .......................................................M4B
Pearl Mattenson ...................................... M1B, T1A
Rona Novick ............................................ M2C, T2B
Dawne Bear Novicoff.......................................T2B
Daniel Pekarsky .............................................. M1A
Bruce Phillips ...................................................M4A
Alex Pomson ...................................................... T1A
Joe Reimer ...................................................... M4C
Shira Rosenblatt ............................................... T1A
Jeffrey Schein ......................................... M2B, M3
Michael Shire ................................................. M5A
Lee Shulman ................................... Keynote, M5B
Deena Sigel .................................................... M5A
Miriam Heller Stern ....................................... M2A
Eran Tamir .............................................. M2C, T1B
Eran Vaisben ..................................................... T1B
Jack Wertheimer ................................................ T1A
Robert Wexler ............................... Monday Lunch
Laura Novak Winer ......................................... M1A
Sivan Zakai ................................................. S1, T2A
Michael Zeldin ......................................... S1, M5B
Tali Zelkowicz ................................................. M4A
� INDEX OF PRESENTERS �
CONFERENCE PATRONSAVI CHAI FoundationCovenant FoundationJack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for StudiesThe Jewish Community Foundation of Los AngelesJim Joseph FoundationThe Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life
CONFERENCE SPONSORSAmerican Jewish University Brandeis UniversityHebrew CollegeHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion Schools of Education, Los Angeles and New YorkThe Jewish Theological SeminaryNew York UniversityStanford UniversityYork University
WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO:Dee Garner, AJU Department StaffSam Levitt, AJU Director of FacilitiesRachel Silverman, AJU Graduate AssistantHannah Tobin Cohen, Akiko Yonekawa, AJU Conference VolunteersNicole Ray, Program Designer
CONFERENCE HOST
American Jewish University
NRJE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEJonathan Krasner, ChairBenjamin M. Jacobs, SecretaryEli Schaap, TreasurerMichael Zeldin, Journal of Jewish Education, Senior EditorJeff Kress, Lisa Grant, Past NRJE ChairsLauren Applebaum, 2014 Conference ChairJon A. Levisohn, 2014 Program ChairOfra Backenroth, 2013 Conference Arrangements ChairMeredith Katz, 2013 Program ChairMichelle Lynn-Sachs, Newsletter EditorCarol Ingall, Emerging Scholars Award Committee ChairRachel Lerner, Sarah Ossey Graduate Student Representatives
PROPOSAL REVIEWERSScott Aaron, Agency for Jewish LearningIsa Aron, HUCSharon Avni, CUNYOfra Backenroth, JTSDavid Bryfman, Jewish Education ProjectFern Chertok, Brandeis UniversityBeth Cousens, Imagine: Jewish Education ConsultingHoward Deitcher, Hebrew UniversityShira Epstein, JTSSharon Feiman-Nemser, BrandeisGabe Goldman, AJULisa Grant, HUCHilary Greenberg, Independent ConsultantBarry Holtz, JTSBethamie Horowitz, NYUBenjamin Jacobs, NYUElissa Kaplan, Growing ProjectsMeredith Katz, JTSAri Kelman, StanfordMoshe Krakowski, YUJeff Kress, JTSZachary Lasker, JTSMichelle Lynn-Sachs, Independent Researcher and ConsultantDeborah Miller, JTSMeir Muller, University of South CarolinaAlex Pomson, Hebrew UniversityJoe Reimer, BrandeisKaren Reiss Medwed, Northeastern UniversityRenee Rubin Ross, Jim Joseph FoundationJeffrey Schein, Jewish Education Center of ClevelandStuart Schoenfeld, York UniversityDiane Ticktin Schuster, HUC-JIRSusan Shevitz, BrandeisMichael Shire, Hebrew CollegeDeena Sigel, Independent ScholarMiriam Heller Stern, AJUEinav Symons, Kadima SchoolLeah Wolff-Pellingra, Temple Sinai, Saratoga Springs, NYSivan Zakai, AJUMichael Zeldin, HUCTali Zelkowicz, HUC
THE NETWORK IS GRATEFUL TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT AND EFFORTS IN MAKING THIS CONFERENCE A SUCCESS: