The Aleph-Bet of Israel Education
Effective Israel education is holistic and touches all parts of a child’s being: the intellectual, the spiritual, the emotional, and the behavioral, interwoven in such a way as to tie the child to Israel and the Jewish people in the deepest of ways. It is an important component of a larger vision of a meaningful Jewish education for 21st century Jewish life.
We welcome you to the Aleph Bet of Israel Education!
Read Welcome to Israel Education, an introduction to the Aleph-Bet by Anne Lanski, iCenter Executive Director
Israel Education is a vital component of the overall identity development and education of our young as Jews and as human beings.
Israel Education is both child- centered and Israel-centered. In an ever-changing world, Israel Education is based around what we currently know about the young, their development, their interests, and their world.
Israel Education encompasses both the contemporary State of Israel and its people, the historic and religious connection to the Land, and the ongoing link between the Land, the State and the Am Yisrael (Jewish Peoplehood).
Israel Education is presented through a thoughtful selection of themes, subjects and values reflecting a meaningful curricular scope and sequence.
Israel Education integrates contemporary, historic and religious narratives, as a means to support the development of personal narrative.
Israel Education highlights contemporary arts and culture because both of these reflect the heart, soul and vibrancy of Israeli society and have the power to influence and meaningfully engage people.
For Israel Education, the Hebrew language is an important dimension of Jewish identity development and connection with the modern State of Israel.
Israel Education takes place as part of a comprehensive ‘culture’ that encompasses all aspects of the Jewish educational settings in which it takes place.
The personal experiencing of Israel is an indispensible component of a comprehensive Israel Education.
Israel Education fosters authentic experiences with Israeli peers to deepen both the individual and collective Jewish identities of young people.
Israel Education requires educators who possess a deep commitment to and love for Israel and are able to engender the same love and commitment in their students through broad knowledge and well-honed pedagogic skills.
