Experience and Jewish Education

John Dewey wrote Experience and Education in 1938. It created the foundations of Experiential Education.

Now, David Bryfman has edited Experience & Jewish Education and thereby founded the field of Jewish Experiential Education.

This collection of articles were written by a variety of educators working in the field of Jewish experiential education. Included are articles by Rabbi Scott Aaron, Barry Chazan, Jacob Cytryn, Robyn Faintich, Rabbi Josh Feigelson, Clare Goldwater, Rabbi Owen Gottlieb, Daniel Held, Jeffrey S. Kress, Deborah Meyer, Deborah Price Nagler, Professor Joseph Reimer, Lisa Samick, Scott M. Sokol, Bradley Solmsen, Dr. Richard D. Solomon, Brent Chaim Spodek, Shuki Taylor, Abigail Uhrman, Molly Wernick, Joshua Yarden, and Mark S. Young. Topics include: What is Experiential Jewish Education?, The philosopy of information Jewish education, Neuroscience and Experiential Jewish Education, Skills and Characteristics of Experiential Jewish Educators, Jewish Identity and Experiential Jewish Education in Virtual Worlds and The Next Decade for Experiential Jewish Education.

If you think you are doing experiential Jewish education or want to you need this book.