New Reform curriculum: Alienating Jews from Israel

inn ^ | 1/10/16 | Hillel Fendel

[Nachum]

This is Part One of a two-part series.

A new curriculum for Reform Hebrew schools in the United States, already being used by more than 10 such schools, is threatening to alienate young Jews further from Israel than they already are.

Produced by Reform Rabbi Laurie Zimmerman, the new Kindergarten-12th grade course of study is entitled "Reframing Israel." Assuming that the default approach to Israel among Jews is positive and sympathetic, the title does not bode well for supporters of Israel.

And in fact, the stated goal of the new curriculum is “teaching Jewish kids to think critically about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

In an article in the recent edition of Tower Magazine, StandWithUs researchers Max Samarov and Amanda Botfeld state that with the advent of the new course, "the next phase in anti-Israel academic indoctrination is already here – at Hebrew schools across the country."

[Nachum]

A new course of study in Hebrew schools in the U.S. threatens to further alienate Jews from Israel.

[PIF]

“... teaching Jewish kids to think critically about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict ...”

Should not be too difficult to teach the kids how to be good dhimmis or even to convert to Islam. What bunch of self-loathing ‘reformers’ these guys are!

[Bryanw92]

Almost 80% of American Jews voted for Obama...TWICE. Why would anyone be surprised that Hebrew schools in the US would be becoming anti-Israel? That 80% is nothing but Progressive.

[House Atreides]

Jeez...progressives infiltrate everything and everyplace to promote their ideology.

Perhaps George Soros is financing the efforts of these “kapos”...he didn’t profit from the deaths of enough Jews during WW2 to satisfy himself—he wants to run up the score in the 21st century.

[PAR35]

Here's the problem: Rabbi Laurie

[Sans-Culotte]

I’m currently reading Paul Johnson’s Hstory of the Jews. It is basically an overview of Jewish history. “Reform Judaism” struck me as simply a form of Judaism that strove to fit in more, or share similarities with non-Jewish people. I can’t say I’m surprised to see it moving in this direction.

[SandRat]

"the new curriculum is about teaching Jewish kids to think critically about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict"

HORSE ROAD Apples!!!

IT'S TO TEACH THE KIDS TO SURRENDE EARLY TO "The New Ottoman Empire KILLERS."

SO SAYS A CHRISTIAN!!!

[null and void]

...let my right hand lose its cunning...

[jjotto]

Well, the Reform Movement has to do something to enhance its appeal to all those nominal or cultural Christian spouses and children.

[MuttTheHoople]

All European Jews and most American Jews are getting ready to queue up to the trains to take them to the showers.

[faithhopecharity]

The enemy within. Study Jewish history and you’ll see they’ve always had at least their full share of The Enemy Within. It’s a blessed miracle any Faithful Jews have survived.