PCJE Gift of Torah

Below you will find an inspiring master class – “The Next Decade: Moving the Vision Forward” – given by renowned Pardes educator Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield on what it takes to make an excellent Jewish Studies teacher. This class served as the plenary session of the Pardes Educators Alumni Support Project Retreat in March 2012.

Outlining the following five practical guidelines and deeply rooted in classical Jewish text, R. Zvi Hirschfield explores the character of Moshe as a model of the consummate Torah teacher and offers thoughts on how to emulate the Jewish people’s greatest educator:

Torah and Text: Why the Jewish Bookcase Should Be at the Center of the Room
Klal Yisrael: Why We Have to Include Even the Ones We Don’t Like
If I Am Not for Myself: The Unique Teacher Is Essential
We Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends: Partners and Colleagues
Tzipia L’Yeshua: Optimism for the Future

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Zvi Hirschfield

Rabbi Zvi Hirschfield teaches Talmud, Halakha and Jewish Thought at Pardes. He is also deeply involved in Pardes’s programs for Jewish educators, with a focus on tefilah in educational settings, modern Jewish thought, and Israel education. Zvi holds a B.A. in History from Columbia University, pursued graduate studies at Harvard University in Medieval and Modern Jewish Thought, studied at Yeshivat Har Etzion, and received rabbinic ordination from the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.

Before joining Pardes, Zvi served as Director of Judaica at the JCC of Cleveland and taught at the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. He also works as a curriculum writer and staff trainer for the Nesiya Institute. Zvi lives in Israel with his wife, Dina, and their four children.

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