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Direct linkResnick, David – Religious Education, 2002
Rosenak has shown that contemporary Jewish education must negotiate the tension between relevance and authenticity. For those who embrace authenticity as a goal, education is often mediated through heroes--who are ideal cultural types. Such education is hampered by the diminution of heroes in contemporary culture: The hero has been replaced by the…
Descriptors: Role Models, Jews, Judaism, Religious Education
