Text Study: A Taste of the World to Come
This text study focuses on an excerpt from Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s book “The Sabbath,” in which he quotes the Sages, who said that Shabbat is “a taste […]
Why Change
Addresses motivations for change, and provides a vision of education as it could be. Includes articles, speeches, and other materials.
Text Study: Reflecting on What You Have Done and Understood
This text study focuses on Exodus 24:7, in which the Israelites declare, “Na’aseh v’nishma – we will do and we will hear/understand.” The discussion questions invite participants to […]
Text Study: Rabbi Hiyya and Rabbi Hanina Part 2
This text study focuses on Talmud Bava Metzia 85b, which records a disagreement between two rabbis about how to make sure Torah is taught to future generations. The […]
Text Study of Yitro: Re-Imagining Leadership
This text study focuses on the advice Yitro gives his son-in-law Moses about sharing the burden of adjudicating cases for the people (Exodus 18:13-22). The study questions encourage […]
Text Study: The Need for Change
This text study links traditional Jewish sources and writers on organizational change to encourage participants to reflect on the nature of change in the congregation and why it […]
Text Study: Change in Jewish Tradition
This text study was created for use in the readiness process, but can also be used at any point to discuss the process of change. It provides a […]