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Papers by Yonatan Glaser

Future teachers will face challenges that are unknown in the educational field of the present. It... more Future teachers will face challenges that are unknown in the educational field of the present. It seems that more than ever, the future teacher will have to display the ability to adapt to changes, understand societal and cultural issues deeply, and to create and maintain a sense of community. (Bar Shalom, Bloch and Peretz, 2007). The four walls of the classroom, which used to define a clear boundary between the class and “the world out there”, seem to become more fluid, fragile, and open to outside influences. Therefore, the future teacher is expected to be proactive and have the skills needed in creating partnerships with the surrounding community (Bar Shalom, Bloch and Peretz, 2007, Bar Shalom, 2006, Epstein & Sheldon, 2006, Sanders, 2005, Sanders et al, 2002). As a strategy to help future teachers adapt to the demands and challenges of the future, The David Yellin College of Education in Jerusalem created, in conjunction with the Jerusalem municipality, a program in Social Entre...

The International Journal of Learning: Annual Review, 2007

Following participation in Dr. Yair Caspi’s “Psychology in Judaism” workshop, the writers contemp... more Following participation in Dr. Yair Caspi’s “Psychology in Judaism” workshop, the writers contemplate whether the teaching of Caspi’s model in academic settings could become simultaneously a fresh addition to interdisciplinary approaches to the teaching of Judaism in Israeli Academic life, and an academic addition to the contemporary trend to Jewish renewal in Israeli society. The model is based on weekly facilitated workshops in which participants both reflect on and discuss their lives and also explore unique interpretations of Jewish texts and ideas, constantly seeking the borderline where their lives inform the text and vice versa. The process leads to the re-enchantment of ancient Jewish concepts, the reinvention of the Jewish religious experience in a contemporary paradigm and idiom, and the possibility of deep transformative insight.

Journal for The Study of Religions and Ideologies, 2010

The authors review the profound and diverse ways in which mysticism is embedded in and influences... more The authors review the profound and diverse ways in which mysticism is embedded in and influences belief, lifestyle, identity and politics in Jewish life in Israel and North America. They outline some existential and cultural dimensions of the conditions in which this phenomena flourish, specifically relating to the condition of post-modernity. The seeming dominance of mysticism over more rational forms of religious belief and behavior is explored. The opposite ideational and historic trends within Jewish mysticism as they relate to national lifestyle, being alternatively closed and parochial or open and universal are reviewed. The authors suggest that, in light of the current situation within and outside of the Jewish people, the latter approach needs to be strengthened.

Future teachers will face challenges that are unknown in the educational field of the present. It... more Future teachers will face challenges that are unknown in the educational field of the present. It seems that more than ever, the future teacher will have to display the ability to adapt to changes, understand societal and cultural issues deeply, and to create and maintain a sense of community. (Bar Shalom, Bloch and Peretz, 2007). The four walls of the classroom, which used to define a clear boundary between the class and “the world out there”, seem to become more fluid, fragile, and open to outside influences. Therefore, the future teacher is expected to be proactive and have the skills needed in creating partnerships with the surrounding community (Bar Shalom, Bloch and Peretz, 2007, Bar Shalom, 2006, Epstein & Sheldon, 2006, Sanders, 2005, Sanders et al, 2002). As a strategy to help future teachers adapt to the demands and challenges of the future, The David Yellin College of Education in Jerusalem created, in conjunction with the Jerusalem municipality, a program in Social Entre...

The International Journal of Learning: Annual Review, 2007

Following participation in Dr. Yair Caspi’s “Psychology in Judaism” workshop, the writers contemp... more Following participation in Dr. Yair Caspi’s “Psychology in Judaism” workshop, the writers contemplate whether the teaching of Caspi’s model in academic settings could become simultaneously a fresh addition to interdisciplinary approaches to the teaching of Judaism in Israeli Academic life, and an academic addition to the contemporary trend to Jewish renewal in Israeli society. The model is based on weekly facilitated workshops in which participants both reflect on and discuss their lives and also explore unique interpretations of Jewish texts and ideas, constantly seeking the borderline where their lives inform the text and vice versa. The process leads to the re-enchantment of ancient Jewish concepts, the reinvention of the Jewish religious experience in a contemporary paradigm and idiom, and the possibility of deep transformative insight.

Journal for The Study of Religions and Ideologies, 2010

The authors review the profound and diverse ways in which mysticism is embedded in and influences... more The authors review the profound and diverse ways in which mysticism is embedded in and influences belief, lifestyle, identity and politics in Jewish life in Israel and North America. They outline some existential and cultural dimensions of the conditions in which this phenomena flourish, specifically relating to the condition of post-modernity. The seeming dominance of mysticism over more rational forms of religious belief and behavior is explored. The opposite ideational and historic trends within Jewish mysticism as they relate to national lifestyle, being alternatively closed and parochial or open and universal are reviewed. The authors suggest that, in light of the current situation within and outside of the Jewish people, the latter approach needs to be strengthened.