The entire thrust of the Jewish Rabbinic Tradition is to accept the reality of development. Behavior reflects values, and values come from the study of the Torah. (Author)

In view of recent government proposals for "cyclical life planning" based on a sabbatical concept, this essay discusses the evolution of the Hebrew Sabbath and notes how those origins inform both the specific proposals for cyclical life planning and the general twentieth-century concept of sabbatical. (Author/LBH)

Explores the relationships between defensive style (repression-sensitization) and Jewish religiosity and death concerns in the context of differential levels of awareness of 64 Israeli students. Found that the personality attribute of defensive style was linked systematically to death concern at all levels of consciousness. Religiosity was less…

A history of the renaissance of Jewish letters and sciences in Arab lands from 637 until 1050. (MF)

Considers the rhetorical dimensions of apocalypticism and typology. Treats the following: brief history of both prophetic concepts, stylistic features of apocalyptic writings, persuasive appeal of apocalypticism, rhetorical dimensions of typology, and relevance to the rhetoric of our times. (PD)

Examined possible transmission of psychopathology from Jewish Holocaust survivors to their children and grandchildren. Adult children of Holocaust survivors obtained significantly higher scores on self-report measures of psychopathology than did control Jewish participants. Grandchildren received significantly higher psychopathology ratings from…

Examines factors facilitating support giving to members of the social network by elderly Jewish persons residing in assisted-living facilities in Israel. Results reveal that it is principally the perceived support measure along with two personal characteristics that explains the variance in support provision scores. (Author/MKA)

Places the epistemology of the mystical strain of Jewish rhetoric embedded in the Kabbalah within the philosophical context of Platonic and sophistic rhetorics. Suggests that this contextualization helps to show the epistemological relationship between this Jewish rhetoric and these other rhetorics and to delineate the distinctive epistemology of…

During the past decade, the author has conducted research about the learning journeys of contemporary Jewish adults enriched by insights of adult education scholars and practitioners. While the author has benefited from the perspectives of colleagues, it is the burgeoning population of adult students that has most profoundly influenced her…

A study used content analysis to examine the extent to which Jewish and Christian lifestyles were portrayed in 62 children's books of accepted literary worth. For each year from 1960 to 1990, the Newbery Award-winning book and one Newbery honor book were examined. A content analysis of 13 action categories found that the 5 most common actions…

This monograph explores the philosophy behind the havruta method of learning. It examines the history of learning be-havruta, describes the benefits, and evaluates whether two models from the world of general education cooperative learning and the cognitive approach may enhance the havruta system. The monograph outlines how this method was applied…

A proper understanding of the Judaic role is an essential part of a well rounded liberal arts education, and in order to accomplish this textbooks need to be revised and supplementary material needs to be made available that would effectively illuminate the unique development of the Jewish Community within America. (RB)