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This can best be explained by understanding the dilemmas that my daughter Tehilla when considering her options for the future.
On the one hand, she had been teaching English successfully for a number of years. She eagerly presented her lessons to a welcoming audience.
However, she faced doubts and hesitations when considering a permanent way of life for the future.
�Is this what the Jewish nation needs at this time? We face difficulties and problems, and I want to represent the next generation in a way that will promote Jewish life and traditions. How can I do that as an English teacher? Is that really the profession that I should select for my future?�
After considerable soul-searching, she concluded English teachers can also help the Jewish nation develop, grow, and flourish. The same can be said about teacher of science, geography, social studies, gymnastics, civics, languages, or any other subject area. Of course, the approach to the subject must be adapted to Jewish needs, but Jewish concepts can be included in every subject area. This result could be even stronger than teaching Judaic studies. It can instill the feeling that Judaism is a way of life, and not just a separate or distinct subject that is removed from the real world.
Those thoughts led to the birth of our Jewish Teaching Forum.
Tehilla developed several additional goals:
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