Podcast
MM Active Listening
For use with Unit 3, Lesson 1 of Mahloket Matters: Navigating Inner Challenges & Societal Discord through Jewish Texts and Social/Emotional Learning.
Critical issues, Mahloket Matters/conflict resolution
Sefi Kraut
Sefi Kraut is Director of Mahloket Matters at Pardes. Originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, she began her career teaching Tanakh at a Jewish day school in New Jersey in 2004. After making aliyah in 2013, Sefi taught in several gap year programs before joining Pardes.
As Director of Mahloket Matters, Sefi co-created Mahloket Matters Teens, a curriculum that explores personal and societal challenges through Jewish text and social-emotional learning. She also develops and leads fellowships and professional development programs for educators, rabbis, school administrators and organizational leaders. Outside of work, Sefi enjoys playing flag football, a passion she discovered after moving to Israel.
Podcast
Introduction to Mindfulness: Guided Meditation
For use with Unit 2, Lesson 2 of Mahloket Matters: Navigating Inner Challenges & Societal Discord through Jewish Texts and Social/Emotional Learning.
Critical issues, Mahloket Matters/conflict resolution
Article
Introduction to Mindfulness: Guided Meditation
For use with Unit 2, Lesson 2 of Mahloket Matters: Navigating Inner Challenges & Societal Discord through Jewish Texts and Social/Emotional Learning.
Critical issues, Mahloket Matters/conflict resolution
Podcast
Sefi Kraut Shiur Recording for Mahloket Matters
Critical issues, Mahloket Matters/conflict resolution
Podcast
Mahloket Matters 9Adar Resources – Perspective from Sefi Kraut
Director of Education for Mahloket Matters and Pardes Faculty member Sefi Kraut gives her perspectives on her Mahloket Matters: 9Adar Materials – “Leadership and Crime Prevention – What is the most effective way to address crime – punishment or social…
Critical issues, Mahloket Matters/conflict resolution
Article
Mahloket Matters: How Traditional Texts Can Inform Modern Civil Discourse Reflections on teaching at Pardes, Summer 2019
We often think of disagreements as an unfortunate aspect of life. Yet in the tradition of the Mishna, Talmud, and Biblical commentators, mahloket l’shem shamayim (constructive disagreement) is a vital tool to generate critical thinking and personal growth. In fact, Jews have studied…
Critical issues, Mahloket Matters/conflict resolution