Roads to the Palace

Michael Rosenak is Mandel Professor of Jewish Education, Hebrew University and a Member of the Academic Board, The Jerusalem Fellows, Jerusalem.

“… [an] impeccably researched and intelligently written volume.”  ·  Choice"Michael Rosenak is the world's preeminent philosopher of Jewish education. His new book is a deep and imaginative exploration of the relationship between the great texts of the Jewish pastand the most profound issues of contemporary Jewish education. It is a marvelous accomplishment."  ·  Berry W. Holtz, Jewish Theological Seminary of America"Michael Rosenak has written a beautiful, wise and knowing book ... Jewish educators of diverse commitments will all find themselves addressed in the book, and enlightened by it. Non-Jewish educators will learn that for them, too, the sources of Judaism carry urgent lessons for moral and religious education at the start of the twenty-first century. A truly important book."   ·  Arnold Eisen, Stanford University

• Chapter 1. Education, "Language" and "Literature"Chapter 2. A Philosopher of Judaism for Jewish EducationChapter 3. The "Fear of Heaven": God's TreasureChapter 4. Jewish Values: The Evil Inclination and BeyondChapter 5. Becoming an Insider: Initiation and CommitmentChapter 6. The Jewish Educator and Jewish Sources