An Elegant Journey: Jewish Teens Encounter Dignity Beyond Death
"The Final Journey: How Judaism Dignifies the Passage" is a trailblazing curriculum developed to teach Jewish death rituals to high school seniors. For the students, it served as a transformative experience. They emerged more reflective, more spiritual, and with a greater sense of the impo...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2019]
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Religious education
Year: 2019, Volume: 114, Issue: 1, Pages: 4-16 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Secondary school level
/ Curriculum
/ Judaism
/ Death
/ Funeral rite
/ Religious pedagogy
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RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion AH Religious education BH Judaism |
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Summary: | "The Final Journey: How Judaism Dignifies the Passage" is a trailblazing curriculum developed to teach Jewish death rituals to high school seniors. For the students, it served as a transformative experience. They emerged more reflective, more spiritual, and with a greater sense of the importance of community involvement. The article describes in detail the ten-hour course that features a field trip to a funeral home. Also included are educational challenges, an overview of each session, an in-depth discussion of the impact on students, and a description of the 98-page study guide for teachers. |
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ISSN: | 1547-3201 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Religious education
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/00344087.2018.1493562 |