JRF Resources Library

Congregational Development

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Education

Article: A Jewish Approach To Discipline
By Dr. Shoshana Silberman
Dr. Silberman present a progressive Jewish view of classroom discipline, stressing the concept of the individuality of each child and the importance of students feeling ownership. She gives examples of good and bad disciplinary techniques and connects them to themes in Jewish texts.
Article: Surviving In The One Room Schoolhouse
By Rabbi Julie Greenberg
An article exploring the benefits and difficulties of mixed-age religious school classes, including a case study.
Policy: Special Education Policy
By Adat Shalom Board Of Education
This is Adat Shalom's special needs policy, developed by their education board under their then education director Mary Meyerson. The document balances the desire to be inclusive with the need to be practical about what the congregation can actually promise to provide.

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Jewish Life

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Reconstructionism Today

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Jewish Reconstructionist Federation