Four Approaches to the Instruction of Halakha, Jewish Law

Abstract

ABSTRACT Jewish Schools spend a significant amount of time on the teaching of Halakha—Jewish Law, custom, and ritual. The practice is most prevalent in Orthodox schools, although in truth all Jewish schools spend some time on the instruction of this discipline. Schools differ widely as to the approach they take in the teaching of Halakha, and this submission investigates the different approaches taken to this teaching in Jewish Day schools, with a focus on real quantitative research as to Halakha education in Orthodox Schools.