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Article: Hebrew School Reimagined
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- The Jewish Week
- Article date:
- April 8, 2005
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Birkner, Gabrielle
The Jewish Week
04-08-2005
Central Synagogue boosts its education budget to offer a new look at Jewish
history and religion.
During a recent lesson about biblical patriarchs and matriarchs,
fourth-graders at Manhattan's Central Synagogue Hebrew school watched as
role-playing talk show host, "Shecky Bevakasha," mediated a dispute between
Jacob's two wives, sisters Leah and Rachel. While some students watched the
Jerry Springer-like feud play out before them, others observed equally
sensational Torah stories, starring Judaism's forefathers and mothers.
"They were engaged, serious at some moments and laughing hysterically at
others," said David Monblatt, 29, who acted out a ...