Machshava:

Chinuch,  Philosophy of Halacha,  Secular Studies 

Description

Synopsis: This shiur (given on 5/12/24) pertains to a critical intersection between hashkafah and pedagogy. As a high school teacher in "the post-modern era," I get a LOT of questions about the mitzvos, prohibitions, and institutions in Torah which seem outdated or which students find objectionable because they run contrary to modern Western values. Over time, I've developed an eight-pronged framework (or "suite of tools") for responding to such questions. In this shiur, I share these eight principles and lead a discussion about how they can be applied to address these difficult but important questions. https://rabbischneeweiss.substack.com/