EDU 5230 Teaching Tefilah

Tefillah presents significant challenges in day school education. This course examines the factors contributing to the negative experiences often associated with morning services and explores practical strategies to transform them into meaningful moments. The tension between fixed ritualized prayer versus spontaneous personal expression (keva and kavanah) will be analyzed, tracing its origins from Tanakh and Chazal through Jewish philosophy. Research on the development of children's and adolescent's attitudes toward tefillah will be reviewed to inform practical approaches that can be implemented to nurture students' spiritual growth and strengthen their connection to prayer within minyanim, classrooms, and their personal lives. Prerequisite(s): EDU 5120.

Credits

3