Description
What does the Torah teach us about the importance of establishing a Jewish homeland? According to the Torah/Chazal, how does the establishment of a Jewish State play a role in the beginning of the redemption? How do Chazal apply the mitzvah to live in Eretz Yisrael in our day? This course will consider these questions and many others as students explore the topic of Zionism within the context of a contemporary religious perspective. Together, we will travel back through time and discover our Biblical connections to the land of Israel throughout Tanakh and Jewish History. We will study the teachings of Chazal from Talmud and Rishonim through modern-day thinkers like Rav Kook, Rav Lichtenstein and Rav Soloveitchik. Rabbi Peretz Hochbaum was Principal of Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy of the Jewish Educational Center in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He has a track record of excellence as an educator, administrator and innovator. Rabbi Hochbaum is a musmach of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) at Yeshiva University, and has served as a teacher and principal at a number of Yeshiva day schools, including: Hebrew Day School of Montgomery County, HANC, Yavneh Academy, and Rambam Mesitva. He was Founding Director of Camp Kaylie, Head Counselor at Camp Morasha, and Educational Director and Rabbi at Camp Raleigh. Rabbi Hochbaum earned his BA in Political Science, an MS in Jewish Education from Yeshiva University, and completed his doctoral studies in Educational Leadership at American University.
Prerequisites
None
Course Objectives
- Students will understand our religious connection to the Jewish homeland.
- Students will analyze Jewish texts that point towards the establishment of a Jewish State as it relates to the Atchalta D'Geula (the beginning of the redemption).
- Students will recognize the centrality of Eretz Yisrael in our lives as Jews.
Additional Requirements
None
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Details
Discipline:
Judaic Studies
Level:
High School Standard
Program:
OJSC
Grade:
9, 10, 11, 12
When Offered:
Duration:
weeks
Lab Kit Purchase Required:
No
Accredited:
Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges
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