开封犹太人被同化的原因探析

宋元之际,一批流散的犹太人开始在中国开封定居下来。明中后期开封犹太社团繁荣发展的背后,却出现了由盛转衰种种被同化的现象,其被同化的根本原因在于其经卷的缺失和教堂的一次次的破坏造成的宗教观念的弱化和宗教活动的减少。     

What Really Matters in Synagogue Education: A Comparative Case Study of a Conventional School and an Alternative Program

This article examines case studies of two part-time synagogue education programs, a conventional “Hebrew School” and an alternative program modeled after Jewish summer camp. Using the lens of teaching of Bible to children in Grades 3–5, the study provides insight into similarities and differences between the two types of programs and the impact of the program structure on the proliferation and/or staying power of one or the other. I found that factors of success in synagogue education may not be dependent on a program’s structure (“school”/“camp”) but, rather, on factors such as professional learning and content knowledge, among others.