Tough Questions Teacher's Guide: The Complete Leader's Guide to Tough Questions Jews Ask: A Young Adult's Guide to Building a Jewish Life
Insights, ideas and activities for discussing with students the toughest questions of Jewish life. A step-by-step guide to creative use of the award-winning Tough Questions Jews Ask in the classroom. Each lesson includes: w A clearly stated goal w An opening hook to grab students' attention w Excerpts from the book followed by a series of engaging discussion questions w A selection of Jewish sources addressing these important issues. This comprehensive teaching tool will help you guide each student toward a more mature, carefully thought-out set of personal beliefs.
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Book details
- Author
- Edward Feinstein
- Imprint
- Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- Religion › Judaism
- Topics
- Judaism · Jewish identity · Jewish teens · religious education · classroom discussion · faith and belief · Jewish spirituality · teaching tools
- ISBN-13
- 9781580231879 (Paperback)9781683364702 (Hardcover)
About the author
RABBI EDWARD FEINSTEIN has served as senior rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California, since 2005, having joined the congregation in 1993. His books include Jews and Judaism in the 21st Century and Tough Questions Jews Ask: A Young Adult’s Guide to Building a Jewish Life.
Feinstein received his ordination and doctorate in education from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and holds degrees from the University of California at Santa Cruz and Columbia University Teachers College. Both of his Jewish Lights titles are National Jewish Book Award finalists; Tough Questions Jews Ask was also named an American Library Association Top Ten Books on Religion for Young Readers selection.
Feinstein serves on the faculty of the Ziegler Rabbinical School of American Jewish University and the Wexner Heritage Program.
Edward lives in the San Fernando Valley.