Yechiel Hoffman
Yechiel Hoffman earned a certificate in Jewish Day School Teaching from Hebrew Union College’s Rhea Hirsch School of Education and Rabbinic Ordination from Rav Dan Channan of Yeshivat Pirchei Shoshanim. Yechiel transitioned into teaching as a DeLeT fellow, placed at Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy, before coming to Milken Community High School, where he has taught for the last four years.
TEEN: Orientation Meeting
Teen Approved
Attention teens: now is your time to learn about the amazing programming set up for you (and that you helped to build!) during the conference.
"Yucky" Texts: Dealing With the Hard Stuff in Our Traditions
Gregg Drinkwater,
Yechiel Hoffman
Identity and Responsibility,
Text and Thought,
Teen Approved
Many educators and lay people alike find many parts of the Bible and other classical Jewish texts challenging, if not downright disturbing. How do we deal with these texts in our classrooms and our daily lives? Do we re-interpret them, skip over them, or get angry at them? This session will suggest some ways of dealing with what we are calling "yucky texts," not because they are inherently yucky, but because they are the texts that cause us trouble and discomfort.
21st Century Jewish Education
Identity and Responsibility,
Teen Approved
As the information age revolutionizes educational frameworks nationwide, how does the Jewish community evaluate and rethink the way we prepare young people to live as Jews locally, nationally, and globally? Join in for an interactive workshop as we begin the conversation to brainstorm, design and develop a model for Jewish education in the 21st century. We will consider: What knowledge and skills should a Jew know? How will technology affect Jewish learning and community? How has digital communication flattened the notion of peoplehood? How has the democratization of content created access to new ideas for young people? How have globalization and redefined communal boundaries created less hyphenated identities and more pluralized, marginalized and homogenized identities? Appropriate for teens and adults.
JewTV: Judaism Goes Viral
Arts and Performance,
Teen Approved
What would happen if Jews really ran Hollywood. And they were teenagers. Come see the hottest TV lineup, coming to your dish, cable and antenna. See the newest reality shows "My Super Sweet Bat Mitzvah," "Pico Real World," and "Flavor of Jew." Emote with the new Chai-time drama "From Golubeski to Golub: Evolution of the American Jew." Laugh with The Office's episode ""Lecture on Judaism." Stay after the screening for a special Q&A with the filmmakers and explore how viral videos can be a great tool to educating American about Judaism.
