93: Teaching Jewish Values in Secular Subjects with Zahava Bauer

Zahava Bauer grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey and attended RYNJ and Maayanot there. She then ventured to Israel and attended Midreshet Harova, and then made her way to Stern College in NY where she double majored in English Literature and Jewish Education. She then completed a dual masters at Graduate Program for Advanced Talmud Study and Azrieli, finishing also with teaching certification in English for grades 7-12. Throughout this time, she worked in many camps including Mesorah, Stone, NCSY Israel trips, and Camp Shoshanim. Zahava teaches Language Arts as well as Holocaust Studies at Caskey Torah Academy’s middle school. 

 Gems:

• Bring everything back to Torah values.
• Create a space to talk about Hashem.
• Belief in Hashem is a journey.
• There is still a way to connect with Hashem.
• The more positive Jewish experiences, the better for our students.
• Give students the knowledge they’ll need to be an informed Jew.
• Connect with students and be a positive role model for them.
• The connection with our students, keeps them in Judaism.
• Help students connect with things that they are not familiar with.
• Teach students empathy and how-to walk-in others’ shoes.
• Tap into multiple ways to teach.
• Make the learning hands-on and allow for choice.
• Don’t take things personally.
• It’s better to lose the class than to lose yourself.
• Find people you love working with.

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