Attitudes of students in the Israeli public education system towards Ḥalutzic–secular Jewishness

This study examines the perceptions of students in the Israeli public education system regarding secular interpretations of Judaism. The study analyzes a curriculum unit that was taught to Israeli high school students, which engaged the students with textual study of biblical, rabbinic and secular-ḥ...

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Authors: Sakal, Vered (Author) ; Shkedi, Asher (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 2021
In: Journal of Religious Education
Year: 2021, Volume: 69, Issue: 2, Pages: 273-289
RelBib Classification:AH Religious education
BH Judaism
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B Secular
B Israeli public education system
B Qualitative Research
B Jewish
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Summary:This study examines the perceptions of students in the Israeli public education system regarding secular interpretations of Judaism. The study analyzes a curriculum unit that was taught to Israeli high school students, which engaged the students with textual study of biblical, rabbinic and secular-ḥalutzic sources. Applying qualitative research methods to the students' attitudes about the secular text, the research shows that most students associate being Jewish exclusively with a belief in God, and a religious reading of the Bible. As a result, they portray the secular-ḥalutzic text, and its ideas about Jewishness, as non- and even anti-Jewish.
ISSN:2199-4625
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Religious Education
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s40839-021-00141-x