PODCAST God Interviews: Educating about God in Jewish Schools

Rabbi Shmuel Feld, Founding Director of the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge, explores approaches for teaching God in Jewish day schools with three leading pedagogical experts.

Who Is God and What Is Belief?

Rabbi Shmuel Feld interviews Rabbi David Aaron, Dean and Rosh Yeshiva of Orayta in Jerusalem on how to approach conversations about God with Jewish day school students. He asserts that belief should give people’s lives greater vitality and meaning rather than disempowering them.

Believing That and Believing In: Dynamic Faith in God

Rabbi Shmuel Feld interviews Rabbi Dr. Michael Shire, Dean of the Shoolman Graduate School of Jewish Education at Hebrew College Boston, on how to approach conversations about God with Jewish day school students. Rabbi Dr. Shire distinguishes between teaching about the essence of God and the experience of God.

Sharing Our Vulnerability and Authentic Selves When Talking about God

Rabbi Shmuel Feld interviews Rebbetzin Yehudis Golshevsky, Director of SHIVITI in Jerusalem, on how to approach conversations about God with Jewish day school students. She suggests that discussing belief is not necessarily about certainty in God; belief is about helping students find meaning in living in a Jewish way.