Sage Tales Teacher's Guide: The Complete Teacher's Companion to Sage Tales: Wisdom and Wonder from the Rabbis of the Talmud
Insights, Ideas and Thoughtful Questions for Discussing with Students the Wisdom Tales of the Ancient Rabbis
A helpful guide to creative use of Sage Tales: The Wisdom and Wonder of the Rabbis of the Talmud in the classroom. Includes:
- An overview of how to use Sage Tales in a variety of educational settings
- A lesson plan for how to teach Sage Tales in seven to nine sessions
- Intriguing discussion questions to guide students in an exploration of key themes found in the wisdom tales of the ancient rabbis
This teaching tool will help you guide each student to a deeper understanding of early rabbinic Judaism and the wise lessons hidden within the narratives of the rabbis of that time.
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Book details
- Author
- Rabbi Burton L. Visotzky
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 12
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism
- Topics
- rabbinic Judaism · Jewish wisdom · Jewish spirituality · ancient rabbis · classroom discussion · religious education
- ISBN-13
- 9781580234603 (Paperback)9781683362760 (Hardcover)
About the author
RABBI BURTON L. VISOTZKY is Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and the author of nine other books, including Sage Tales: Wisdom and Wonder from the Rabbis of the Talmud and Reading the Book: Making the Bible a Timeless Text.
Visotzky was named one of Forward’s top fifty Jewish leaders in America. He serves as director of the Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies and of the Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
When not writing, Visotzky consults with and appears as a featured participant in public media, including the PBS television series Genesis: A Living Conversation with Bill Moyers, and lectures as a scholar-in-residence in synagogues, churches, and mosques throughout North America.