A Significant Challenge in teaching rabbinic and biblical texts to children and young adults

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“Rabbinic texts and biblical texts were initially written for an elite, adult community,” he said. “To create a pathway for children and young adults to immerse themselves in this world, and feel a sense of ownership is the real challenge.”

Rabbi Andrew Davids quoted in Hannah Dreyfus, “What Should Day School Students Know, And When They Should Know It?”, The Jewish Week (22 August 2014), 37.

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