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Learning About Learning: Conversations with Scholars of Jewish Education

Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education at Brandeis University

There is great scholarship being done in the field of Jewish education, but it’s not always accessible. And even when it is, it’s not always obvious why people in the field of Jewish education should care about it. That’s what this podcast is about—making really interesting scholarship on Jewish education accessible and talking with scholars about why it matters. Learning About Learning draws on live conversations, originally conducted as Zoom webinars. Regular episodes feature discussions between Professor Jon Levisohn, Director of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education (MCSJE) at Brandeis University, and a single scholar about a specific piece of their research. Bonus episodes include multiple voices, often discussing a newly released book, recently held conference, or other topic in Jewish education. The MCSJE is committed to advancing the field of Jewish educational scholarship, especially scholarship on teaching and learning, in order to make a deep and lasting difference in the lives of learners and the vibrancy of the Jewish community. That’s our mission. Thanks for being here, and we hope that you enjoy Learning About Learning as much as we do.
Episode 25: Visualizing Jewish Texts and Practices through the Graphic Novel | Dr. Talia HurwichApril 19, 2024
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Episode 24: Spotlight on the Gap YearMarch 20, 2024
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Episode 23: Why Young Jews Love Yiddish | Dr. Sandra FoxFebruary 22, 2024
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Episode 22: How Israeli-Americans Think About Their Kids’ Hebrew Learning | Hannah KoberJanuary 31, 2024
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Episode 21: Navigating Ideological Differences in Pluralistic Jewish Schools | Dr. Esther FriedmanDecember 13, 2023
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Episode 20: Spotlight on Jewish Learning: Past, Present and FutureDecember 12, 2023
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Episode 19: Getting Serious About Play in Jewish Education | Rabbi Judd Levingston, PhDNovember 28, 2023
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Episode 18: What 19th Century Jewish Education Can Teach Us about Jewish Education Today | Professor Laura YaresOctober 30, 2023
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Episode 17: What We Can Learn from Seymour Fox and the Visions of Jewish Education Project | Professor Jon LevisohnMay 08, 2023
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Episode 16: What Girls Learn in Jewish Families | Professor Ilana HorwitzMarch 30, 2023
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Episode 15: Spotlight on MahloketMarch 10, 2023
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Episode 14: Children’s Theories About Judaism | Dr. Anna HartmanFebruary 27, 2023
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Episode 13: Why Jewish Day Schools Should Teach Students to Read Torah | Professor Ziva HassenfeldJanuary 11, 2023
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Episode 11: How Do Jewish Day School Kids Think About the Holocaust? | Professor Meredith KatzDecember 02, 2022
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Episode 12: How Debbie Friedman (and CAJE) Gave Jewish Education a New Soundtrack | Professor Judah Cohen December 02, 2022
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Episode 5: Spotlight on Daf YomiNovember 29, 2022
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Episode 4: Spotlight on Adult Jewish LearningNovember 29, 2022
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Episode 7: Inside Jewish Day Schools Book Discussion | Dr. Alex Pomson and Professor Jack WertheimerNovember 10, 2022
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Episode 10: My Second-Favorite Country Book Discussion | Professor Sivan ZakaiNovember 10, 2022
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Episode 9: How Jewish Communities Educate | Dr. Mijal BittonNovember 01, 2022
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Episode 8: What Can We Learn From Jewish Education? | Professor Ari Y. KelmanNovember 01, 2022
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Episode 6: Accentuating the American Jewish Hebrew Speaker | Professor Sharon AvniNovember 01, 2022
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Episode 3: How the Study of Jewish History Informs the Arts | Professor Miriam Heller SternNovember 01, 2022
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Episode 2: Learning at a Jewish Museum | Professor Laura YaresNovember 01, 2022
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Episode 1: How Camp Ramah Met the Challenges of the 1990s | Professor Jonathan KrasnerNovember 01, 2022
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