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Abstract
The article presents research from a practitioner research study conducted in a non-denominational Jewish secondary school. As part of the study, students created artistic works based on chapter 12 of the biblical book of Numbers. Four of the twelve student groups created works that directly engaged with their conceptions of God as represented in the text while also making direct links to God's role in their lives. Learning through the arts can be a powerful tool that teachers can draw on in order to provide space for students to reflect on their understanding of God and as a way to engage students in conversations about God.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I am grateful to my doctoral supervisor Chloë Brushwood-Rose for her support in helping to develop some of the ideas contained in this article.
Notes
Exodus 20:4 commands Jews to make no graven images or likenesses of God. This prohibition has been understood by some Jews to include any physical or visual representations of God.
CHAT's student demographic is comprised of students and parents whose identities might be described as solely or as a combination of Reconstructionist, Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, Zionist, secular, and secular-humanist. These Jewish denominations and political affiliations all hold different understandings of Judaism and its practice. The groups differ in their understanding of the nature and function of Jewish law and practice, the origins of the Bible, the existence of God, the role of women in society, the State of Israel and many other topics.
Throughout, all names have been changed to respect privacy and protect students’ identities.
The film is ambiguous about whether calling George a Queen Bee is a reference to her being in charge like a queen bee in her hive or as a queen bitch.
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Matt Reingold
Matt Reingold, Ph.D., is on the Faculty of Education, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]