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A collection of articles from a diverse group of Jewish leaders and thinkers that cover philosophical aspects of Jewish Peoplehood as well as practical implications for Jewish organizations, schools and communities. Over the years, the Papers have covered a large range of topics relating to Jewish Peoplehood.

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Re-envisioning Peoplehood Education for Generation Z

Jodie Goldberg

Reimagining Peoplehood Education for Generation Z involves embracing their universalist identities, harnessing their desire for active learning, and empowering them to shape the Jewish future through project-based learning.

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30.8

Signifying Meanings: What Semiotics Can Teach Us About Peoplehood and Peoplehood Education

Clare Goldwater and Shuki Taylor

Clare Goldwater and Shuki Taylor discuss the challenges and potential directions for Peoplehood Education, drawing on semiotic theory to understand how signs (signifiers) convey meanings (signifieds) related to Jewish Peoplehood.

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30.1

A Framework for Evaluating Success in Jewish and Peoplehood Education

Ezra Kopelowitz

Ezra Kopelowitz presents a framework for evaluating Jewish and Peoplehood Education by assessing its success in nurturing a holistic "Jewish consciousness" across six dimensions, emphasizing the importance of relevance, curiosity, normalization, leadership, mastery, and collective Jewish identity in educational outcomes.

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30.12

Jews Must Go: A Jewish Grand Tour – Travel as a Peoplehood Practice

Jeremy Leigh

Jeremy Leigh proposes a "Jewish Grand Tour" as a pedagogical strategy for fostering Peoplehood consciousness, advocating for travel to significant Jewish sites as a way to deepen connections within the global Jewish community and explore the diversity and interconnectedness of Jewish history and culture.

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30.14

Sustaining a Creative People: Learning the Habits of Creative Thinking

Miriam Heller Stern

How can creative thinking be cultivated in Jewish education to strengthen Jewish collective identity and contributions to society, reflecting on the historical adaptability and problem-solving nature of Jews?

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30.16

From the Editor

Shlomi Ravid

New issue explores the profound role of Jewish culture in shaping a vibrant collective consciousness, igniting a shared destiny, and fostering a meaningful Jewish future through artistic expressions and communal engagement.

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31.1

Jewish Peoplehood – A Bridge in Time and Space

Daniel Goldman and Shira Sherez-Zik

Jewish Peoplehood is explored as a profound sense of belonging that transcends space and time, bridging Israeli-Diaspora relations through diverse encounters and mutual learning, empowering individuals to take action in promoting Jewish unity and culture.

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30.9

Education and Global Jewish Identity: An Examination of Peoplehood in Israeli Educators’ Creative Writing

Anat Infeld-Goodman

This study explores the presence of Jewish Peoplehood in Israeli educators' identities through their creative writings, revealing a strong local and communal Israeli identity with limited global Jewish connection, raising questions about the influence of Israeli Jewish education on fostering a sense of belonging to the broader Jewish People.

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30.11

Jewish Peoplehood Education – Does It Exist?

Itamar Kremer

Jewish Peoplehood Education, centered on identity and belonging, requires an integration of knowledge, skills, and transformative experiences, advocating for a holistic educational approach that fosters strong connections among Israeli youth and the global Jewish community.

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30.13

Peoplehood Education – A Work in Progress

Shlomi Ravid

Shlomi Ravid reflects on a decade of progress in Jewish Peoplehood Education, emphasizing the evolution of understanding towards a comprehensive worldview that integrates engagement, consciousness, and commitment to the Jewish collective, aiming for a nuanced, open-minded approach that balances passion with critical reflection.

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30.15

Building Peoplehood Through Culture and the Arts

Shlomi Ravid

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A Global Tapestry of Arts, Culture and Community Building

Smadar Bar-Akiva

This article highlights how the arts and culture serve as powerful tools to nurture a positive Jewish identity, strengthen Jewish Peoplehood, and bridge diverse Jewish communities globally, using music, theater, and photography as compelling examples of their impact.

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31.2

CJPE

The Center for Jewish Peoplehood Education serves as a resource and catalyst for developing the field of Jewish Peoplehood. It also serves as the central entity to address the challenges of Jewish Peoplehood education. CJPE offers institutions and individuals the resources and support to obtain professional development, content and programmatic development. It will achieve this through research, resource and content development, evaluation, convening, lectures, and mentoring and consulting.

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