Children’s Education for Holiness in Judaism: A Commandment and Absolute Dedication
Abstract
This article discusses the uniqueness of children's education for holiness in Judaism. The first part of the article analyses the obligation of children's education and its significance in Judaism, both parental and the communal responsibilities. The second and central part of the article examines the educational principles for holiness in Judaism, focusing on a number of aspects, including the importance of home and family; the relationship between home and school; the importance of individual education; motives of discipline, holiness and morality in early childhood education; the destructive effect of anger and the balance between authoritarianism and tenderness in education; and the importance of giving a personal example. In the final part of the article, the author emphasises the absolute devotion to education in Judaism, which is evident in the rights of teachers in Jewish law and in testimonies of Holocaust survivors about the Jewish devotion to learning in times of historical darkness. The author in this work analyses various Biblical and rabbinic sources from the Talmudic period to modern times. Much of this literature has been translated from Hebrew and Aramaic.
Keywords:
education, holiness, Jewish, parents, Rabbi, Talmud, teacher, TorahReferences
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