Student, Teacher, Learner. How Our Educational Narratives Dictate Our Lives

Class Title – Student, Teacher, Learner. How Our Educational Narratives Dictate Our Lives

Class taught by Nechama Goldman Barash

Class description: In this session, we will look at rabbinic texts that deal with different aspects of education and how this impacts our identity. With each text, I want us to think about the intersection between student, teacher and learner. What is the power of a true educator and the impact s/he has on their students’ lives? In addition, what impact does a student have on the teacher and the classroom? Is there a difference between a student and a learner? Who is the learner in the educational setting? Where can we find the courage and resilience to open ourselves up to knowledge beyond the words of a text? Finally, how does our educational background contribute to our continuing narratives?

Nechama Goldman Barash

Rabbanit Nechama Goldman Barash is Senior Faculty at Pardes, where she teaches contemporary halakha and Talmud and also holds the positions of Education Director of the Pardes Learning Seminar and Sexual Misconduct Officer. Nechama studied in Matan’s Advanced Talmud Institute and Hilkhata. She holds a Masters in Talmud from Bar-Ilan University, and is a certified Yoetzet Halakha from Nishmat.

In addition to her work at Pardes, Nechama is Senior Faculty at Midreshet Torah V’Avodah, Lecturer at Matan Jerusalem, and Director of Kitvuni at Matan. She has published Uncovered: Women’s Roles, Mitzvot and Sexuality in Jewish Law, which explores questions of women and halakha in contemporary Jewish life. Nechama lives in Gush Etzion with her family and enjoys ice cream, meditation and yoga.

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Student, Teacher, Learner. How Our Educational Narratives Dictate Our Lives

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