Description

Type

Master
Methodology

Blended
Location

Jerusalem (Israel)
Duration

1 Year

Credits

40
Online campus

Yes
Virtual classes

Yes

The prestigious Hebrew University's Melton Centre for Jewish Education offers a 1 Year Blended Masters Degree study program in Jewish Education. This program focuses on Social Sciences, Educational Philosophy, Jewish and Israel Education. Students spend 6 weeks in the summer on campus in Jerusalem, Israel while the rest of the studies are taught through distance learning. Hebrew University is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world.

Facilities

Jerusalem (Israel)

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Start date

On request

About this course

Who is it intended for?

Educators in formal and informal frameworks that want to deepen their understanding and strengthen their skills in teaching Jewish texts and philosophies to students of all ages.

Requirements

Students must have completed their undergraduate (Bachelor) degree with a GPA (average grade) of 80% or higher, be able to study in English and have relevant experience in education.

What marks this course apart?

This highly affordable program is the only MA in Jewish Education which teaches Israel Education and Social Entrepreneurship. Israel Education focuses how educators can teach Israel and Zionism, free of politics, and includes tours of the country. Social entrepreneurship will teach students how to become leaders in their educational organizations and communities.

What happens after requesting information?

We will send you additional information about the enrollment process. The first step would be an eligibility check, where you will be asked to submit in English your CV/resume showing your experience and a scan of your academic transcripts.

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Subjects

Social Change
Leadership
Education Development
Education Sociology
Education Management
Social Theory
Religion Philosophy
Religions
Religious Studies
Jewish education
Jewish texts
Biblical texts

Teachers and trainers (3)

Dr Michael Gilis

Lecturer: Ethics and Jewish Education in the Thought of Emmanuel Levin

Dr. Howard Deitcher

Faculty member at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education

Dr. Howard Deitcher is a faculty member at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education and its former director. He is currently directing educational projects in 5 countries worldwide and is a member of a team that recently received a grant from the Covenant Foundation to produce a Bible Education program integrating a Philosophy for Children Approach for Jewish Schools in the USA. He is writing a children's book on “Questions about God and the Meaning of Life”, and is also researching "Questions of Jewish Spirituality in Children's Lives.”

Dr. Jonathan Mirvis

Senior lecturer at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Mirvis is a senior lecturer at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is Hebrew University's foremost academic specialist in social entrepreneurship, social innovation and adult Jewish education. He lectures to graduate students and conducts research on these subjects at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education, The School of Social Works Program in Non-Profit Management, and the Business School's MBA Program. In 2004 he received the Kaye Innovation Award for his development of the social franchise model. See sis book: "Our Challenge" on Jewish Education in the Diaspora

Course programme

Spring Semester – Online

Curriculum and the Teaching of Jewish Texts
Visions in Jewish Education
Israel Education and the Challenge of Zionism in the 21st Century

6-Week Summer Semester in Jerusalem

Social Sciences and Jewish Identity
Informal and Experiential Education
Midrash and Talmud: Texts on Education
The Philosophical World of the Young and Its Implications for Jewish Education
The Place of Israel in Contemporary Jewish Culture and Education

Autumn Semester – Online

Issues in Philosophy and Jewish Education
Jews' Communities Around the World and Jewish Education
Renewing the Practice of Israel Education
Ethics and Jewish Education in the Thought of Emmanuel Levinas
Leadership and Social Entrepreneurshipin Jewish Education

Additional information

To hear lecture summarys and student testimonials, see www.majewisheducation.net/evideo

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